Missouri Republicans renew push to strip St. Louis of local police control
Mayor Tishaura Jones and police Chief Robert Tracy traveled to Jefferson City on Wednesday to testify against the idea.
Keep local control of police, St. Louis mayor tells GOP lawmakers
Tishaura Jones warns lawmakers that a takeover would undermine city’s progress on crime. But Gov. Mike Kehoe and Republican lawmakers are pushing for state control.
St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers to get 7% raise
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, their union and the city announced Tuesday they have all agreed to a raise for officers and sergeants.
Missouri Senate hears renewed effort to put St. Louis police under state control
In a matter of public safety, Missouri lawmakers don't believe St. Louis can do the job itself. That's why there's a renewed push for state control of city police.
Missouri lawmakers will once again consider state takeover of St. Louis police
The Missouri Senate will once again consider whether to place the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department under state control.
Senators to discuss future control of St. Louis City police department
Missouri lawmakers will discuss putting the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department back under state control.
St. Louis, police union agree to 7% raise
The city of St. Louis police department said Tuesday that it and the officers' union had reached an agreement for 7% raises for police officers and sergeants, but also slashed the number of budgeted officers from 1,
More potholes could emerge around St. Louis this winter – Here’s why
With an intense stretch of snow and freezing temperatures to start this year, it's a prime time for potholes to pop up around ...
St. Louis man admits to armed carjacking, shooting incidents
A previously convicted felon from St. Louis appeared in federal court on Tuesday and admitted to a carjacking, a shooting, ...
An internet sales tax in St. Louis County? Council reconsiders it
The sales tax is already collected in brick-and-mortar stores, but out-of-state online retailers aren't required to charge ...
St. Louis city officials aim to catch up on trash pickups
ST. LOUIS – Hundreds of south St. Louis residents are fed up as trash piles up in their icy neighborhoods. Residents on ...
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Vacant Historic St. Louis, MO, Church Destroyed in Three-Alarm Fire
Master streams from aerial ladders were utilized as St. Louis firefighters battled the intense fire that remains under ...
St. Louis represented seven times in 2025 James Beard Foundation Awards semifinalists
Four chefs, two beverage experts and one local bakery are among the St. Louis-area honorees named Wednesday as semifinalists ...
St. Louis-area ironworker sues after crane accident leaves him amputated
A St. Louis County contractor faces a lawsuit after a crane accident last year resulted in lower-body amputations for an ...
St. Louis teachers’ union calls for State Board of Education member to step down
The union representing St. Louis teachers is calling for State Board of Education member Kerry Casey to resign after she ...