St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden has postponed his plans to retire in February.
First reported by KSDK, the police chief will stay on the job “until further notice” amid a nationwide search for his replacement. Hayden has been in the role for four years, and his original plans had him retiring on his 35th anniversary with the force.
The search for Hayden’s replacement has been complicated, with Mayor Tishaura Jones telling the St. Louis Post-Dispatch last week that the process needed to restart amid a tangled conflict between City Hall departments vying to influence the process.…
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John Hayden will remain St. Louis’ Chief of Police until further notice as the search for his replacement continues, KSDK has learned.
Sources familiar with the negotiations said Hayden formally agreed this week to continue serving as chief beyond his Feb. 23 retirement date he announced in September. He has been at the helm for four years.
The move follows remarks Mayor Tishaura Jones made in recent weeks about the finalists for the job – one of whom has a pending discrimination lawsuit against…
Students at University of Missouri schools will not have to wear masks when they return to the classroom next week.
The UM Board of Curators met Tuesday morning to discuss potential Covid-19 policy changes as cases continue to rise across Missouri and the nation.
System President Mun Choi asked curators to consider two recommendations:
Masks required indoors for students, faculty and staff
Masks required in classrooms and student labs
The board rejected both recommendations in separate votes.…
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