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A decade after St. Louis officially reclaimed local control of its police, a Missouri Senate bill would put the department back under state control — a policy originally born out pro-slavery leaders’ attempt to maintain power 150 years ago.

A proposal targeting St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, a Black Democrat, will be expanded to allow takeover by governor’s order anywhere in the state with violent crime rates.

Missouri's state treasury has a large surplus after 28 months of double-digit revenue growth and federal payments tied to COVID-19 relief and recovery. The extra money should help smooth any economic downturn while also allowing for new spending initiatives.

Missouri's state treasury has a large surplus after 28 months of double-digit revenue growth and federal payments tied to COVID-19 relief and recovery. The extra money should help smooth any economic downturn while also allowing for new spending initiatives.

Within seven minutes of receiving a 911 call about an active shooter in a St. Louis high school, police and armed security guards were already in the building and engaging

State legislators vow to debate push arming school staff and and regulating gun sales in response to the school shooting in St. Louis.

New members added to a crucial committee at the last minute staved off an early death for part of Gov. Mike Parson’s special session agenda.

New members added to a crucial committee at the last minute staved off an early death for part of Gov. Mike Parson’s special session agenda.

More than half the frontline staff working in the Children’s Division at the start of the last fiscal year left by the end of the year. Some who remain take second jobs or sell plasma to make ends meet. It’s a situation advocates warn puts Missouri’s most vulnerable children at risk.

Voters will decide this fall whether to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri. But critics have concerns about the amendment's expungement provisions, and the fact that it will allow the state to continue capping business licenses.