“We will follow the Civil Service regulations to ensure accountability by staff,” Streets Department Director Betherny Williams said. Officials concede that the city initially failed to grasp the gravity of the record-breaking storm, and took too long to abandon policy of let…

The agreement includes 7% raises for police officers and sergeants but also slashes the number of budgeted officers from 1,224 to 1,100.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, their union and the city announced Tuesday they have all agreed to a raise for officers and sergeants.

St. Louis' mayor and police chief announced 7% across-the-board raises for city police officers. But to do it, they cut 124 empty officer positions.