Hosts Marc Cox and Kim St. Onge go through local news in the St. Louis Morning Brief, starting with the escape and recapture of 29-year-old inmate Mario Thomas, who climbed through the City Justice Center ceiling before being apprehended by fugitive task force officers near Tesson Ferry Road. The hosts examine regional political reactions to the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners approving a contract extension and salary increase for Police Chief Robert Tracy—raising his annual pay to $295,000 through 2030—which prompted criticism from Mayor Cara Spencer and local police labor unions over notification timing and budget allocations. The segment wraps up detailing an American Airlines flight making an emergency landing at Lambert International Airport following engine failure, alongside St. Louis Public Schools canceling the remainder of the Clyde C. Miller and Sumner High School joint football season due to an ongoing police investigation into allegations of student misconduct.
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