Guns are on Supreme Court’s agenda days after mass shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) — A potential expansion of gun rights is on the Supreme Court’s agenda, days after mass shootings in…
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Ex-officer killed at pawn shop to be honored
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A retired St. Louis police officer who died during a night of violent protests last year…
Oversight Board sought for correctional facilities
CITY HALL – A panel that investigated disturbances at the City Justice Center is recommending the establishment of an independent…
Chokehold ban, repeal of KC police residency rule advance
A bill banning police chokeholds and repealing a requirement that Kansas City police officers reside within the city received initial…
Groups decry Missouri bill against roadway protests
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Racial justice advocates and others decried on Monday a Missouri bill that would crack down on…
Trial for officers accused of beating Black colleague begins
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The federal trial for St. Louis police officers accused of beating a Black undercover colleague during…
Task force urges independent oversight of Justice Center
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A task force appointed to examine concerns about the troubled St. Louis City Justice Center is…
Stolen figure of homeless Jesus found smashed
DOWNTOWN WEST (AP) — A 400-pound Homeless Jesus statue stolen from in front of the closed New Life Evangelistic Center…
Jaco: Another dead child, another spasm of thoughts and prayers
The 9-mm bullet, made of lead encased in a alloy of copper and zinc and weighing about half an ounce…
Facial recognition company sued by activists
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Civil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies…
Missouri House passes bill for guns on public transit
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri’s House has passed a bill to allow guns on St. Louis buses and other forms…
Jury selection is first battleground at trial in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The fate of a former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck as…
Homeless Jesus is stolen from New Life Evangelistic Center
DOWNTOWN WEST (AP) — Some persistent thieves stole a statue of Jesus as a homeless man sleeping on a bench.…
In blow for reform prosecutors, no new trial in 1995 murder case
Nearly two years ago, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filed a motion for a new trial for Lamar Johnson,…
Gardner seeks to take back McCloskey case
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has asked the Missouri Supreme Court to restore her authority…
New mayor will inherit an old city death spiral
At the current rate of population loss and decay, St. Louis will cease to exist except as a collection of…