Dana Rieck
Breaking News Reporter at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Riecking havoc one tweet at a time. @stltoday courts and cops reporter | [email protected] | 314-340-8344
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1 week ago |
stltoday.com | Dana Rieck
CLAYTON — A former employee of the Special School District of St. Louis County said he was fired for complaining about the qualifications of a top district official and for serving on a committee that hired a white man rather than a minority candidate. Gary Clodfelter, a white man who lost his job as the district’s facilities and operations director in May 2024, made the allegations in a racial discrimination lawsuit filed Tuesday in St. Louis County Circuit Court.
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1 week ago |
stltoday.com | Dana Rieck
ST. LOUIS — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Sunday asked President Donald Trump to approve a major disaster declaration to provide federal assistance to St. Louis, St. Louis County and six southeast Missouri counties that were hit by deadly storms earlier this month. Kehoe said he sent the request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help fund temporary housing, home repairs and other needs for people impacted by the storms.
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1 week ago |
stltoday.com | Dana Rieck
ST. LOUIS — At least one person was arrested Monday when cops were called to break up several large fights at a south city park, police said. Officers went to Tower Grove Park just before 7 p.m. on reports of multiple fights breaking out at a permitted event, St. Louis police spokesman Mitch McCoy said. McCoy confirmed around 6:55 p.m. that at least one person had been arrested. "Officers are in the process of clearing the park to ensure everyone's safety," McCoy posted on X.
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1 week ago |
stltoday.com | Dana Rieck
HAZELWOOD— An officer on Monday morning shot and injured a man who police say was wielding a knife. Hazelwood police were called to a domestic disturbance at about 11:30 a.m. in the 1300 block of Eagles Way Court, St. Louis County police said. Once there, police said an officer encountered a man with a knife. The officer fired his gun and struck the man. The man was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive, police said.
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1 week ago |
stltoday.com | Dana Rieck
ST. LOUIS — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Sunday asked President Donald Trump to approve a major disaster declaration to provide federal assistance to St. Louis, St. Louis County and six southeast Missouri counties that were hit by deadly storms earlier this month. Kehoe said he sent the request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help fund temporary housing, home repairs and other needs for people impacted by the storms.
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