Family, activists seek answers in Black Missourian’s death
SPANISH LAKE, Mo. (AP) — A puzzling, broad-daylight shooting at a small-town trailer park is renewing concerns among activists about…
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St. Louis police fail to report crime data for months
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Changes in the way St. Louis police record crime statistics have prevented the department from publicly…
Fewer 2020 traffic stops in Missouri, but racial disparity remains
(AP) — Traffic stops and arrests resulting from those stops declined sharply in Missouri last year due in large part…
Million-dollar grant will aid mentally ill potentially at risk of arrest
CITY HALL – The Department of Health has gotten the OK for a federal grant of more than a million dollars…
Evictions bill delayed to consider effect on landlords
CITY HALL – The sponsor of a bill in the Board of Aldermen dealing with illegal evictions has delayed action…
Grand juror speaks after judge ruling in Breonna Taylor case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A grand juror who won a court fight to speak publicly about the Breonna Taylor investigation…
City police rack up $14 million in overtime, audit finds
ST. LOUIS (AP) — City police spent nearly $14 million on overtime while struggling to fill 100 vacant positions, an…
In Taylor case, limits of law overcome calls for justice
“Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor” became a rallying cry this summer, emblazoned on T-shirts worn by celebrities and…
Police chief hopeful after residency law change
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief John Hayden is optimistic that the removal of the residency requirement…
Police accused of arresting woman for filming other arrests
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Friday accuses two St. Louis police officers of slamming a woman to…
Bill would toughen city policy on police use of force
CITY HALL – Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed wants to make sure that city police can’t use the kind…
Curfew set after violent night of protesting
DOWNTOWN – After a night of violent rioting, Mayor Lyda Krewson struck back with an executive order establishing a curfew…
Hundreds of stunt drivers, spectators crowd Fourth Street downtown
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Officers were called to downtown St. Louis this weekend to break up crowd of between 200…
St. Louis’ traffic police under quarantine
ST. LOUIS – Some city traffic police officers have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, and the traffic division is…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 28: Exclusive interview with Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner says the special prosecutor’s grand jury that disbanded without bringing any charges against her…
St. Louis Alderman Brandon Bosley arrested
ST. LOUIS – Third Ward Alderman Brandon Bosley was arrested over the weekend. A source with knowledge of the situation…