ST. LOUIS – Mayor Cara Spencer and Provisional Personnel Director John Unnerstall today announced changes to the City’s family and medical leave (FML) policy, bringing it more in line with that of other cities and governments. The changes, effective immediately, mean that City of St. Louis staff must now first tap accrued medical leave, sick leave, vacation leave and compensatory time before taking paid family and medical leave, a benefit passed by city ordinance in 2022 providing six weeks of paid leave for specific medical situations. An exception is made for the birth, adoption or foster care placement of a child, which City employees can take as paid leave before exhausting other forms of leave. Intermittent use of paid family is no longer allowed. Additionally, the City now has a separate leave policy to address the unique circumstances related to military leave. Unpaid family and medical leave provisions of the policy are unchanged. “I appreciate Director
Some had called for East-West Gateway to name population decline as a key regional issue and develop a plan to mitigate it. The planning group calls the issue a "symptom" of other problems.
We'll have mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies Saturday with temperatures in the low to mid 80s. A stray shower can't be completely ruled out, but most should stay dry. Temperatures on Sunday and Monday will be near 80 but clouds will be with us at times. Another cold front drops into the region in [...]
ST. LOUIS - A fire broke out early this morning in South St. Louis at the intersection of Pestalozzi and Nebraska, according to the St. Louis City Fire Department. The fire department reported flames shooting from the back of a two-story brick home just before 2:30 a.m. on their social media account. It remains unclear [...]
ST. LOUIS - A man was found dead following a shooting in the Mark Twain neighborhood of North St. Louis late Friday night. The incident occurred around 11:40 PM on North Euclid, where officers discovered the deceased man at the scene. Homicide detectives are currently investigating the case. Authorities have not yet released the identity [...]
O'FALLON, IL., - The Illinois State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in the 600 block of West Madison on Friday evening. Authorities said the incident involved an O’Fallon Police officer, who was not injured. Authorities said there is no danger to the public, and no suspects are being sought. The investigation is being conducted by the Illinois State Police in accordance with state law and department policy. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.
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