1. A resident sits on her front porch on Enright Avenue in Academy, St. Louis, MO, with the remains of a neighboring house covering the ground after an EF3 tornado destroyed thousands of homes the day before, May 17th, 2025.

2. St. Louis University High running back Jordan Taylor runs with the ball during their home opener against Saint Ignatius College Prep in St. Louis, MO, on August 29th, 2025.

3. Mason Scharf pops bubbles with a stick outside his grandparents' home in Crestwood, MO on March 9th, 2025. His relatives returned to St. Louis from across the country to visit his grandfather before he underwent chemotherapy for throat cancer.

4. A couple is silhouetted by the sunset at Lake Michigan, MI, July 6th, 2024.

5. St. Louis University High school junior Javi Vijil (14) keeps his eye on the ball at the MSHSAA Class 4 Soccer Quarterfinal at Vianney High School in St. Louis, MO, November 15th, 2025.

6. Junior running back Jordan Taylor mentally prepares for a drill in a spring football practice at St. Louis University High in St. Louis, MO, on April 24th, 2025.

7. Models Alby Hendrickson and Chris Carson pose for a portrait at Compton Hill Resevoir Park in St. Louis, MO, November 8th, 2025.

8. A man shovels debris out of the second story of a home on Cates Avenue in Academy, St. Louis, MO, after an EF3 tornado destroyed thousands of homes the day before, May 17th, 2025.

9. Mia, 11, stands in front of the Civil Courts building with a Mexican flag during nationwide “No Kings” protests in downtown St. Louis, MO, Saturday, June 14, 2025.

10. Junior Keenan Harris (30) jumps to block a shot from opposing team Seckman Senior High school in the district final basketball game at St. Louis University High in St. Louis, MO, March 10th, 2025.

11. Graffiti is seen through weeds on the remains of a collapsed building in North St. Louis one month after May 16th's EF3 tornado, June 16th, 2025.

12. Burgers sit on racks on classic cars parked on display at a "Cars and Caffeine" event hosted by sports nutrition enterprise 1st Phorm in Fenton, MO, July 27th, 2025.

13. St. Louis University High school freshman Matthew Kraus screams a chant at the front of a crowd of freshmen students taking part in the school’s annual “running of the bills” tradition on August 29th, 2025 in St. Louis, MO. Freshmen cover themselves in blue paint and run into the football stadium for the first game of the year.

14. Cuban cyclist Marlies Mejías García celebrates as she crosses the finish line of the Womens Pro race at the Gateway Cup at Francis Park in St. Louis, MO, on August 30th, 2025.

15. German forward Cedric Teuchert of St. Louis CITY SC warms up on the sideline during a Major League Soccer match at Energizer Park in St. Louis, MO on August 30th, 2025.

16. A view from the stands of a Major League Soccer match between St. Louis CITY SC and the Houston Dynamo at Energizer Park in St. Louis, MO on October 5, 2024.

17. A bee flies towards the camera in St. Louis, MO, on August 3rd, 2025.

18. Defender Franco Escobar (2) of the Houston Dynamo attempts to kick the ball away from Swedish midfielder Rasmus Alm (21) of St. Louis CITY SC as he dribbles in a Major League Soccer match at Energizer Park in St. Louis, MO on October 5, 2024.

19. Starship frontman Mickey Thomas points to the crowd while performing at Third Degree Glass Factory in St. Louis, MO, October 21st, 2023.

20. A man flies the flag of St. Louis off the back of his moped at the intersection of Washington Place and Lake Avenue in St. Louis, MO, 24 hours after an EF3 tornado tore through the city.

21. Bystanders hold hands as they watch police respond to a fatal shooting on the 5200 block of Delmar in St. Louis, MO, Tuesday, February 27th, 2024.

22. Cyclists turn the corner at Eichelberger St. and Donovan Ave. in the Mens Pro race at the Tour de Francis Park segment of the Gateway Cup bike race in St. Louis, MO, on August 30th, 2025.

23. Soccer players from Liberty North and St. Louis University High walk onto the field at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO for the state semifinal game on November 22, 2024.

24. An arial view shows destruction at the intersection of Delmar and Union Blvd. in St. Louis, MO, one week after an EF3 tornado caused 1.6 billion dollars of property damage to the city, resulting in 3 fatalities.

25. A player dribbles a soccer ball during a soccer game at St. Louis University High in St. Louis, MO, October 1, 2024.