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Jury awards former ESOP president $300K in lawsuit against St. Louis

1 year 10 months ago
A St. Louis jury has awarded $300,000 to former Ethical Society of Police President Heather Taylor in a discrimination lawsuit against the city. Taylor sued the city of St. Louis for damages in 2017, prior to becoming Mayor Tishaura Jones’ deputy director of public safety.  The lawsuit asserted that Taylor, who is African American, faced race-based discrimination while she was a sergeant with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, including discipline, ostracization and targeted harassment…
Kelsi Anderson

Washington University names new dean of Olin Business School

1 year 10 months ago
Washington University looked to Northwestern University for its next business school dean. WashU said Thursday it has named Michael Mazzeo, currently a professor of strategy at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, as the next deal of the Olin Business School, effective Jan. 1, 2024. He'll succeed Anjan Thakor, professor of finance and director of doctoral programs and the WashU's Wells Fargo Advisors Center for Finance and Accounting Research, who has served as interim business school…
Diana Barr

Former Saint Louis Public Schools Superintendent Kelvin Adams lands new job

1 year 10 months ago
Former Saint Louis Public Schools Superintendent Kelvin Adams has landed a position at Harris-Stowe State University. The historically Black public university, located in St. Louis, said Adams on April 3 will become associate dean and professor for the College of Education. It said in the associate dean position, he'll collaborate with the Dean of the College, Marrix Seymore, in support of strategic planning, faculty and staff development, and enrollment management. Adams will also consult with…
Jacob Kirn

St. Louis police to get largest raises in 2 decades, new union contract

1 year 10 months ago
The city of St. Louis has reached a landmark pay raise agreement with the St. Louis Police Officers Association that will give officers and sergeants their largest raises in at least two decades. The raises – which translate to about $6,000 to $8,000 for officers with 10 years of experience – are part of a collective bargaining agreement that more than two-thirds of the city’s police officers and almost all of its sergeants agreed to Thursday, according to St. Louis Police Officers Association…
Christine Byers, KSDK

Road safety group says nearly half of traffic fatalities in St. Louis happen on 9 roads

1 year 10 months ago
St. Louis and Missouri Department of Transportation leaders are working on ways to improve safety on major roadways throughout the city. On Wednesday, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones committed $46 million to improve roadway safety. Trailnet, an organization that pushes safe street strategies, conducted a road safety audit with MoDOT leaders on Page on Thursday. "We have all of this money coming in but if that isn't spent right away, we can't wait two to three years because people are dying right…
Rhyan Henson, KSDK