The new law also requires St. Louis to increase its spending on the police department each year through 2028. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is promising to defend the law. “Rather than ...

The Missouri legislature is likely one vote away from placing the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department under state control. The Senate voted 27-5 on Monday to pass a House bill placing control ...

(NewsNation) — Missouri lawmakers are poised to put control of St. Louis’ police department in the hands of a ...

Police in St. Louis, Missouri, have been battling stiff budget ... But the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) says it has shown some success in reining in spiraling crime figures ...

ST. LOUIS — Missouri took control of the St. Louis police department just before the start of the Civil War, a gambit by state leaders to prevent the city from rising up against their conspiracy ...

A new Missouri law gives a state board control over the St. Louis Police Department, instead of the mayor, similar to the system in Kansas City. The lawsuit calls it an unfunded mandate because it ...

The Missouri legislature on Wednesday passed a bill that places the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department under a state-appointed board. The bill now goes to Gov. Mike Kehoe. The St. Louis ...

Missouri Republican lawmakers are again considering legislation that removes local control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. The Missouri Senate and House held hearings Wednesday on ...

Back in 2012, Missouri voters approved taking away state control and giving the City of St. Louis oversight of its police department. “We can no longer continue kicking the can while people are ...

ST. LOUIS — A bill that would put the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department back under state control passed the Missouri House of Representatives Thursday. The bill, House Bill 495 ...

ALL RIGHT. Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe says he plans to sign a bill that would allow the state to re-take control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Our roundtable analyzes what ...