Missouri protests over Floyd’s death remain tense
(AP) — Missouri protests continued Monday over the death of George Floyd and police treatment of African-Americans, with gatherings in…
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Crowds at protests, erosion of trust upend coronavirus control
NEW YORK (AP) — Protests erupting across the nation over the past week — and law enforcement’s response to them — are…
Michael Brown Sr. joins Minneapolis demonstrators as protests sweep nation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protests formed across America again Sunday, even as glass and graffiti from the previous night’s unrest were…
Protests’ violence overnight leaves damage, tension
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Business owners in Ferguson as well as Kansas City were assessing damage and cleaning up Sunday…
Protesters block I-44 downtown; demonstrator dies in accident
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protesters blocked a downtown St. Louis interstate, set a fire in the road and broke into…
Out of control? St. Louis police struggle with negative headlines
ST. LOUIS – It has been a trying year for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. You need look no…
French: Police should ‘step up,’ clean own house before scolding the public
Last weekend, many people marked the five-year anniversary of the killing of teenager Michael Brown Jr. by Ferguson police Officer…
Database now tallies fatal police shootings here, nationwide
While the country’s collective camera was still capturing Ferguson amid the protests that followed the controversial killing of Michael Brown…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 23: Psych tests, licenses and firings — Cures for racism among police?
Upset with what they see as a flaccid City Hall response to a barrage of racist and violent Facebook posts…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 20: St. Louis Police Lt. Col. Ronnie Robinson, the holistic cop
Ronnie Robinson grew up along The Horseshoe, a U-shaped dead-end street on the edge of Wells-Goodfellow that descended into crime,…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 11: Leader of Ethical Society of Police says ‘definitely racism’ in force
A 19-year veteran of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Force, homicide detective Sgt. Heather Taylor says she feels like she…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 10: Public Safety Director Jimmie Edwards says he turned over officers for prosecution
Eleven St. Louis city police officers have been charged with crimes in the last seven months. Charges have included: federal…
Jaco: A toxic culture in black and blue
Detective Sergeant Heather Taylor is black, and a woman, and a cop, in that order. In her years on the…
Groups sue to end cash bail system in city
DOWNTOWN — A partnership of three non-profits unsheathed their legal swords in a federal lawsuit challenging St. Louis City’s cash…
Opinion: Hayden, Edwards remain blind to corruption in their department
Within the last 60 days, four St. Louis police officers were indicted for beating another officer who was black, on-duty…
St. Louis officer charged with killing another officer
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A male St. Louis police officer was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death…