Chad Davis
General Assignment ReporterChad Davis is a 2016 graduate of Truman State University where he studied Public Communication and English. At Truman State, Chad served as the executive producer of the on-campus news station, TMN Television. In 2017, Chad joins the St. Louis Public Radio team as a general assignment reporter. Chad is a native of St. Louis and is a huge hip- hop, r&b, and pop music fan. He also enjoys graphic design, pop culture, film, and comedy.
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Blake Lawrence, an attorney for the St. Louis sheriff's office, is on administrative leave after allegedly sending harassing text messages to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter. But he says the move is retaliation.
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A former personnel and fiscal operations director claims the sheriff sued her for testifying in the state's removal effort. She’s seeking back pay and punitive damages.
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The city’s financial watchdog warns of widespread financial mismanagement in the St. Louis sheriff's office under now-jailed Sheriff Alfred Montgomery and former Sheriff Vernon Betts.
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Missouri Department of Transportation leaders say they’re taking steps to better prepare for winter storms despite ongoing low staffing.
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Prosecutors said there wasn’t a way to effectively monitor Alfred Montgomery’s communications while he was on bond, and the judge agreed that the alleged burner phone was a step too far.
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Charlie, named after former zoo director Charles H. Hoessle, was adopted from the Bronx Zoo. The St. Louis Zoo has built out a new section of its herpetarium to house him.
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The sheriff was charged with witness retaliation and witness tampering.
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Ferguson residents spoke during a consent decree hearing Tuesday, praising the city’s progress but worried cuts will be a step backward.
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After less than a year, Alfred Montgomery faces removal efforts, controversies and multiple lawsuits. But he came in with big goals for the St. Louis sheriff’s office.
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British Airways is the latest airline to add service at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Flights are to begin in April.
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In a Tuesday order, Circuit Judge Joan L. Moriarty cited a lack of staff at the City Justice Center — and subsequent reductions in detainee services — as reasons to require Sheriff Alfred Montgomery's office to immediately provide transportation to external medical providers.
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Biking advocate group Trailnet and city leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of bike lanes to improve pedestrian safety along Tucker Boulevard.