ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis police union founded by a group of Black officers nearly 50 years ago has a new president. Sgt. Donnell Walters’ election as leader…
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SLMPD officers will be wearing body cameras soon
ST. LOUIS (AP) — City police officers will soon be wearing body cameras. The police department expects to begin using the cameras by the end of November, Public Safety Director…
McCloskeys plead not guilty to charges from waving guns at protest
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple celebrated in some circles and vilified in others for waving guns at protesters marching on their private street,…
Son of Sweetie Pie's owner pleads not guilty in nephew's death
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An uncle pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges alleging he was involved in a murder-for-hire plot that led to the fatal shooting of his nephew,…
Law enforcement preps for potential election-related unrest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal and state law enforcement officials have begun expanded preparations for the possibility of widespread unrest at the polls on Election Day, a response to extraordinarily high…
Takeaways from VP debate: a more civil fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — In normal times, vice presidential debates don’t matter much. But in an election year as wild as 2020, everything is magnified. Vice President Mike Pence faced considerable…
White men are bulk of Trump's top federal prosecutors
The nation’s top federal prosecutors have become less diverse under President Donald Trump than under his three predecessors, leaving white men overwhelmingly in charge at a time of national demonstrations…
City ties record homicide rate of 69 per 100,000 residents
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis has tied its all-time record homicide rate following a shooting death at a north side bar. William Edwards, 36, of Cahokia was killed Sunday…
Conservative hoaxers face charges over false voter robocalls
Two conservative operatives were charged Thursday in connection with false robocalls that aimed to dissuade Black residents in Detroit and other Democratic-leaning U.S. cities from voting by mail, Michigan’s attorney…
Police seek to get hundreds of stolen items back to owners
ST. LOUIS (AP) — After a recent theft arrest, St. Louis police are trying to find the owners of as many as 300 recovered stolen items. Police say they found…
9 charged after McCloskey confrontation won't be prosecuted
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nine people charged with misdemeanor trespassing after a racial injustice protest in which demonstrators walked through a private street in the upscale Central West End neighborhood…
Judge rejects Gardner's suit alleging racist efforts at ouster
A federal judge tossed out on Wednesday a federal rights lawsuit filed by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and blasted her claims that she was the victim of a…