Austin Huguelet

St. Louis City Hall Reporter at St. Louis Post-Dispatch

City Hall reporter @stltoday. @Mizzou grad. Baseball fan. All the pieces matter.

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St. Louis Missouri Sheriff: New No Gossipping Policy 'Supports a Stronger, More Respectful' Agency

4 days ago | officer.com | Austin Huguelet

ST. LOUIS — The city sheriff’s office is making another change under newly elected Sheriff Alfred Montgomery: It is asking its employees to take a stand against gossip. A notice distributed to deputies this week titled “Professional Conduct Policy: No Gossip Commitment” says the office’s ability to serve the public and uphold the law depends on mutual trust, unity and professional discipline. “Gossip compromises all of these,” the notice reads.
St. Louis sheriff blames budget woes on others. But firings he ordered cost $500K

5 days ago | stltoday.com | Austin Huguelet

ST. LOUIS — Sheriff Alfred Montgomery’s decision to fire more than a dozen staffers as he took office has cost the city nearly a half-million dollars in benefit payouts, the city’s finance chief says. Now those departures are helping fuel a budget deficit Montgomery says is threatening his office’s ability to transport inmates, a key duty of the city sheriff.
St. Louis has been trying to fix its tornado sirens for years

5 days ago | stltoday.com | Austin Huguelet

ST. LOUIS — Four years ago, the city’s emergency management chief went before aldermen and delivered some concerning news: The city’s tornado sirens were getting old. The sirens were seven years past the typical lifespan for such a system, said then-Commissioner Sarah Russell. Finding parts for repairs was becoming more expensive and difficult. “This is going to be a big concern to deal with,” Russell said.
Watchdog calls for St. Louis sheriff's ouster

1 week ago | stltoday.com | Austin Huguelet

ST. LOUIS — A group of attorneys is calling on state and local officials to remove St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery from office for failing to do his job, adding to a growing chorus criticizing of one of city government’s newest and most controversial figures.
St. Louis Sheriff's Office adds new policy in effort to limit gossip

1 week ago | police1.com | Austin Huguelet

By Austin HugueletSt. Louis Post-DispatchST. LOUIS — The city sheriff’s office is making another change under newly elected Sheriff Alfred Montgomery: It is asking its employees to take a stand against gossip. A notice distributed to deputies this week titled “Professional Conduct Policy: No Gossip Commitment” says the office’s ability to serve the public and uphold the law depends on mutual trust, unity and professional discipline. “Gossip compromises all of these,” the notice reads.
St. Louis aldermen OK tax relief for homes destroyed by tornado

1 week ago | stltoday.com | Austin Huguelet

ST. LOUIS — Aldermen have approved a plan to waive some taxes owed on homes destroyed by the tornado earlier this month. The bill passed Friday would allow the city assessor to reduce tax bills on such homes to reflect the amount of time people were living in them this year. That is, if people were living in a house from Jan. 1 until the tornado hit it, and they don’t come back for the rest of the year, taxes on the house would be reduced by 63%.
St. Louis sheriff to mayor: Give me more money, or I'll stop transporting some inmates

1 week ago | stltoday.com | Austin Huguelet

ST. LOUIS — The city sheriff is threatening to stop transporting city jail detainees to and from hospitals for medical care unless the city approves increases to his office’s budget. In a letter to Mayor Cara Spencer earlier this week, Sheriff Alfred Montgomery said his office, struggling with a budget crisis, had neither the money nor the responsibility for the service.
Psst: St. Louis sheriff tells deputies not to gossip

1 week ago | stltoday.com | Austin Huguelet

ST. LOUIS — The city sheriff’s office is making another change under newly elected Sheriff Alfred Montgomery: It is asking its employees to take a stand against gossip. A notice distributed to deputies this week titled “Professional Conduct Policy: No Gossip Commitment” says the office’s ability to serve the public and uphold the law depends on mutual trust, unity and professional discipline. “Gossip compromises all of these,” the notice reads.
St. Louis mayor vows to keep tornado-displaced residents

1 week ago | stltoday.com | Austin Huguelet

ST. LOUIS — Mayor Cara Spencer said Tuesday night she is working to keep every single resident displaced by the recent tornado from leaving the city. And she said she would stake her reputation on her success or failure. Spencer told residents at a church in the Grand Center neighborhood she campaigned on reversing the city’s long-running population decline, and she wasn’t going to waver now.
Rescuers search St. Louis rubble, crews work to clear streets after tornado

2 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Austin Huguelet

ST. LOUIS — Rescue crews, city officials and residents on Saturday continued to sort through the wreckage of a tornado that tore trees out of the ground, ripped off roofs, and pulled entire rooms off home after home here. Dozens of firefighters and rescue workers, who went door to door late into the night on Friday, returned Saturday for a more methodical sweep, with the help of the state’s urban rescue team. Building inspectors deployed to determine whether structures needed demolition.