While Missouri continues to struggle with one of the highest rates of gun deaths in the country, Republican lawmakers are advancing a litany of bills aimed at further loosening the…
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'It’s up to Black men to teach Black boys,' panel says
ST. LOUIS – If members of an online panel who spoke up Thursday night are right, the best way to cut the murder rate in north St. Louis may be…
Study proposes changes in city police
CITY HALL – A national consulting firm is proposing major changes in the city police designed to improve police procedures and reduce violence in St. Louis. An administrative review of…
Police chief hopeful after residency law change
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief John Hayden is optimistic that the removal of the residency requirement for his department will help fill several vacancies – perhaps…
Chief pushes back on police union's call for outside support
ST. LOUIS – After a violent night on June 1-2, the business manager of the St. Louis Police Officers Association issued a letter saying his group no longer had faith…
Curfew set after violent night of protesting
DOWNTOWN – After a night of violent rioting, Mayor Lyda Krewson struck back with an executive order establishing a curfew of 9 p.m. to 6 a.m, starting Tuesday. In a…
Assistant police chief says he was passed over for being white
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ assistant police chief is suing the city and the police department, alleging that he was passed over for the city’s top police job because…
Charles Jaco: A toxic culture in black and blue
Detective Sergeant Heather Taylor is black, and a woman, and a cop, in that order. In her years on the force, and as president of the Ethical Society of Police,…