First Responders

A dispatcher explains how the new county law will help 911 dispatchers to lobby for better pay, benefits, training, mental health services and more.

Gov. Mike Parson opened up eligibility for police officers, firefighters and ambulance crews earlier this month, and the progress in getting them vaccinated has been slow but steady.

The highly contagious coronavirus has forced police and fire departments, often the most public-facing of city services, to change the way they interact…

Researchers at Washington University have found that paramedics and emergency medical technicians are seven times as likely as the general public to have…

If a woman at a restaurant chokes on a chicken bone, millions of people know to wrap their arms around her abdomen and dislodge it, thanks to countless…

FORT LEONARD WOOD — Soldiers in Missouri are testing new technology that could help save lives after a natural disaster or a terrorist bombing while…

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri is facing a volunteer shortage. More than 600 kids are waiting for a mentor — and about 80 percent are…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 25, 2013 - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon contended today that the state Senate was jeopardizing the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon contended today that the state Senate was jeopardizing the public’s safety by…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 30, 2012 - St. Louisan Sara Howard is watching the news closely for more information about…