ST. LOUIS – Two weeks ago, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe requested President Donald Trump issue a federal emergency declaration for the state of Missouri in response to the May 16 tornadoes and severe storms. Last week, Kehoe asked the president to approve a federal disaster declaration. Neither have been approved yet.

“No city is equipped to deal with a disaster the size of this tornado, period. And we need FEMA; we need FEMA’s help,” St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer said.

But Spencer noted Monday that getting FEMA’s help is a process.

“We are not the oldest, in fact, we are the newest application,” she said. “We do have the support of our governor, and I am going to remain constructive and hopeful through this process, because I believe it's the best way for us to move forward in the best

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