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St. Louis firefighters union sues following mayor's appointment of interim personnel director

2 years 6 months ago
The St. Louis firefighters union has sued the city of St. Louis, Mayor Tishaura Jones and the Civil Service Commission, calling the mayor’s recent appointment of an interim personnel director a violation of the city’s charter that could cause them “irreparable harm." Personnel Director Richard Frank resigned late last year due to medical reasons, and, per the city’s charter, an interim director was chosen from within the personnel division to serve until the mayor could appoint a permanent…
Christine Byers, KSDK

Forward Dre Davis Is One Of Tucker's Automotive and Tire Explorers' Male Athletes of Month

2 years 6 months ago
GREENVILLE - Illinois’ Class 2A Basketball Regional Championship belongs to the Marquette Explorers. The young Explorers team had a dominating performance against the Greenville Comets with a final score of 55-24. While putting up two points in the game, #11 junior point-guard, Dre Davis, did several other key things and played a role in the Explorers championship. Davis is one of the Tucker's Automotive and Tire Explorers' Male Athletes of the Month. Davis plays small-forward, point-guard, shooting-guard, and slots for some of the Explorer’s best players like Parker Macias, Kendall Lavender, and Owen Williams. A team is only as good as its worst player and with the Explorers winning another Championship, Davis deserves a lot of credit. When asked how it felt to be sharing the championship with his teammates, Davis said, “It just feels great. We put in the work every day, so to get this outcome is awesome. We were talking about this all week and this win was something

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Birds' Multidimensional Athlete MaCaylin Day Is One Of Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Female Athletes Of Month

2 years 6 months ago
BRIGHTON - Junior MaCaylin Day is a multi-dimensional student-athlete for Southwestern High School. For the winter, Day is one of the Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Female Athletes of the Month for the Piasa Birds. Day said she has always enjoyed playing her various sports. “I love the energy sports,” she said. “I like how I can play a sport and it takes everything off my mind. I love how I can provide a positive attitude even when things don’t go my way in athletics. Sports has taught me leadership and determination.” Day is an outside hitter/outside back performer in girls volleyball and plays the wing position in girls soccer. MaCaylin also plays club soccer. She said the club sports have also helped her be positive and her best self. Day said she plans to play college soccer at a four-year school. She is an exceptional student with a 3.4 GPA. At this time, she plans to major in occupational therapy in college. She added that her mom and

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Ameren Corp. names chief sustainability and diversity officer

2 years 6 months ago
Ameren Corp. (NYSE: AEE), the St. Louis-based utility company, has added diversity duties to the corporate role of sustainability chief as a longtime executive plans to retire. The company said that effective Tuesday, Gwen Mizell has been named chief sustainability and diversity officer, an expansion of her previous duties as chief sustainability officer. Mizell was named to the then new role of chief sustainability officer, as well as vice president of innovation, in October. She reports to Ameren…
Diana Barr

Danforth: 'Something is really wrong here' after Schmitt's 'Let's go, Brandon' speech

2 years 6 months ago
An elder statesman of Missouri politics is weighing in after Attorney General Eric Schmitt's comments this weekend at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) where Schmitt used a phrase that has a well-known double meaning. "Let's go fight. Let's go win. Let's go, Brandon. God bless America," the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate said as he concluded his remarks from the stage. Monday, Schmitt shared a clip of the comments on his campaign Twitter account with the phrase that doubles…
Casey Nolen, KSDK