Man charged with scamming tornado victims seeking home repairs in north St. Louis ^22.4%

STLPR - By Kavahn Mansouri - 5/29/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 34.9% - Appeal to Emotion 18.9% - Hasty Generalization 11.6%

A High Ridge contractor is accused of defrauding victims of the EF3 tornado that tore through north St. Louis last May. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced her office has filed charges against Jacob Kaestner concerning the defrauding of 16 Missourians in connection with his business, JK Exteriors. The majority of the... more