Missouri will oversee two police departments – Kansas City and soon, St. Louis. Gov. Mike Kehoe has signed an anti-crime package into law today that will form a state board to watch over the St. Louis Police Department. The six-member board will consist of the St....
A wide-ranging anti-crime bill will soon be Missouri law. Gov. Mike Kehoe is scheduled to sign the bill into law Wednesday. It will take effect immediately because lawmakers added an emergency clause before final passage. HB 495 will return control of the St. Louis...
What does a safer Missouri mean for the city of St. Louis? That’s what some Democratic lawmakers are considering after Senate Republicans passed a sweeping crime bill on Thursday. The plan includes returning control of the St. Louis Police Department to the state....
A Missouri Senate showdown has ended over a bill that would recreate a state-run board of police commissioners to oversee the St. Louis Police Department, similar to what Kansas City currently has. After about 8 hours of Democrats delaying a vote, the Senate has...
