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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Lt. Col. Kenneth Gregory will run the St. Louis County Police Department as acting chief after the retirement of Chief Mary Barton, who held the job for a year. -
St. Louis County’s acting health director wants an investigation after saying he was the subject of racial slurs and physical assault at a county council meeting.
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The St. Louis County Council voted Tuesday to overturn the county's indoor mask mandate. Opponents said County Executive Sam Page should have consulted council members before issuing the order.
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Some St. Louis County Council members say a mask mandate is not necessary. Others say County Executive Sam Page should have let the council decide whether to require people age 5 and older to wear masks in indoor public spaces.
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Marjorie Moore, executive director of VOYCE, a nonprofit that advocates for nursing home residents, said the facilities are trying to keep residents and workers safe as infections rise.
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The St. Louis County Council plans to subpoena County Executive Sam Page’s employment records as an anesthesiologist. The resolution passed after months of debate.
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Barber and beauty shops in Black St. Louis neighborhoods will help health officials persuade more people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Through Shots at the Shop, a national initiative of the Biden administration, the St. Louis Department of Health will ask barbers and beauticians to help inform people in their communities that the vaccine can save lives. City health officials plan to enlist at least 10 shops to hold vaccination events.
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St. Louis officials plan to use part of the Medium Security Institution known as the Workhouse as a temporary holding facility after most inmates are moved this week. Public Safety officials said they’ll use the Workhouse if the City Justice Center becomes too crowded.
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Several members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen are criticizing the city’s plan to close the Medium Security Institution known as the Workhouse in coming weeks. Some expressed concerns that moving inmates from the Workhouse to the St. Louis City Justice Center could lead to overcrowding.
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Black curators are documenting how the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement affected Black artists and their work. That's the message behind "Curating The End Of The World: Red Spring," an online exhibit curated by St. Louis organizers.
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Attorneys claim in a lawsuit that corrections officers regularly abused three current and former inmates at the St. Louis City Justice Center. The federal lawsuit filed Monday claims that City Justice Center staff violated the constitutional rights of the inmates by using tear gas on them and depriving them of water.
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Creve Coeur officials plan to ask artists to design a monument to honor a Black doctor forced to sell his land in the 1950s. The monument will be built at Dr. H. Phillip Venable Memorial Park. Until 2019, it was named for John Beirne, a mayor who compelled the sale through eminent domain.
![St. Louis County Health Director Faisal Khan [center] declares a public health emergency due to the opioid crisis at a press conference in June 2018 in Berkeley.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/685552c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2474x1378+0+39/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F63%2F14%2F4660ada541e6840e1f2ee5f0bd7a%2F062818-sf-opioidemergency-01-1-2.jpg)
