Good evening, St. Louis. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know.
1. EF-2 tornado slams Germantown, Ill.
A resident recalls how his family barely was indoors when an EF-2 tornado uprooted multiple trees at his home then continued throughout Germantown. “The wind changed and it started getting colder,” said Danny Guffey, Germantown resident. “So we all went in the house. Next thing I know, we got trees, smoke and everything, doors blowing open. Got pretty intense for about two or three minutes—We didn’t even know it hit until it hit.”
2. Former St. Louis alderman sentenced to prison for insurance fraud, lying to FBI…