Independence Police Chief Adam Dustman announced an internal investigation into a November police shooting that killed a ...

Placing the St. Louis Police Department under a state-appointed board has been a priority for Gov. Mike Kehoe. The Republican ...

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department will once again be under state control. The Missouri House voted 113-39 on ...

Missouri took control of the St. Louis police department just before the start of the Civil War, a gambit by state leaders to prevent the city from rising up against their conspiracy to align the ...

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe says he plans to sign a bill that would allow the state to re-take control of the St. Louis ...

The Missouri Senate easily approved a state takeover plan for the police department over the objections of the city’s mayor and local senators. Four Democrats voted for the bill.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — St. Louis would lose control over its police force under a bill Missouri lawmakers approved Wednesday, possibly joining a few cities nationally where local elected ...

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department According to reporting from the Missouri Independent ...

Missouri Prosecutor Declines to Charge a Police Officer Who Shot and Killed a Woman and Infant INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A prosecutor has declined to file criminal charges against a Missouri ...

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