Missouri House OKs state takeover of St. Louis police
Republican state lawmakers this year have renewed an effort to end local control and revive state control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
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Republican state lawmakers this year have renewed an effort to end local control and revive state control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
The bills could come up for initial votes as soon as next Friday.
Police say requiring a permit to carry firearms seems to have resulted in fewer people openly packing heat
From 2016-19, annual crash totals averaged 111. In the past four years, they’ve averaged 143.
Editorial: The fact that St. Louis police vehicles are crashing into things more often these days is troubling, but so is the department’s continuing lack of transparency about the issue.