"Supervisors in this department must be held to the highest standards because they are entrusted to set examples for others," Bridgeport Chief Roderick Porter said.

"You've got a low firing, low hiring environment" in the economy right now. When asked if it's AI, Powell shrugged: "there may be something there."

First Alert 4 is hearing from Gov. Mike Kehoe for the first time since President Donald Trump said St. Louis needs saving and floated the possibility of sending the National Guard to the city.

The National Weather Service has issued air quality alerts in Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.

Prosecutors say Michael Redmond “defrauded” the District when he worked remotely at Kramer Middle School and ran a Rhode Island high school during the pandemic.