City officials say the state’s plan to wrest back control of the police department is an attempt by white conservatives to weaken Black political influence. It’s part of a broader pattern of Missouri Republicans trying to override the will of voters.

An adult male and a nine-month-old infant were found fatally shot around the Academy/Sherman Park neighborhood in north of St. Louis.

Look again at the Kansas City experience and our ongoing public safety crises before mandating a return to state police control for St. Louis.

A section of the former Saint Louis City Police Headquarters building broke-off Thursday morning and landed on the sidewalk below.St. Louis City Police say the chunk came off the building, which is now being used for police academy training,

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s shooting range is so crucial for training that it stays busy even during the winter, former facility director Clarence Hines said.

The Missouri House also passed legislation barring state funds from going to diversity, equity and inclusion programs and a bill shielding companies from having to place specific cancer warnings on pesticides.

The proposed change would reverse a 2012 voter-approved measure that gave St. Louis local control of its police force for the first time since the Civil War.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reports that officers responded to a shooting at the QuikTrip located in the 2800 block of Gravois at around 7:45 p.m. Officers say they found a 27-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his lower back.

Faith leaders from St. Louis joined the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and area police chiefs in an important meeting on Thursday night, aimed at strengthening neighborhood partnerships and reducing violence.

According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded shortly before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday to a shooting in the 7500 block of Minnesota Avenue. There, they found a 27-year ...