by Sue Danielson | Apr 6, 2026 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
Police Departments and Sheriff’s Offices throughout Missouri, awarded state funded-Blue Shield grants have been using the funds to pay for a variety of law enforcement equipment. Rolla Assistant Chief Will Loughridge says in their case, the $50,000 grant has...
by Sue Danielson | Feb 20, 2026 | News
(Jefferson City, MO) — The Missouri Department of Public Safety has announced the first round of “Blue Shield” law enforcement grants for 2026. DPS Spokesman Mike O’Connell says the first 15 Shield communities announced this year, can use the $50-thousand...
by admin | Mar 17, 2022 | News, Politics / Govt
Republican State Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer is proposing Senate Bill 1181 which would eventually eliminate the state income tax for law enforcement officers. If it becomes law, it will allow members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, peace officers and federal law...