St. Louis mayors calls lawmakers 'disrespectful' in attempt to move SLMPD to state control
Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) heavily criticized statements made by the Right Rev. Mariann Budde on Tuesday at the inaugural prayer service held for President Trump. “The person giving this sermon should be added to the deportation list,” Collins wrote in a post on the social platform X, alongside a clip of Budde’s comments. Trump has…
St. Louis Mayor Jones to Testify Against State Control of SLMPD in January
ST. LOUIS - Mayor Tishaura Jones will be in Jefferson City, Mo., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, to testify against SB44 (Fitzwater), SB52 (Schroer) and HB49
Missouri lawmakers consider placing St. Louis City police department under state control
The mayor of the City of St. Louis called lawmakers from outside the city “disrespectful” for filing legislation to put the city’s police department back under state control.
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones testifies against state control of SLMPD
St. Louis City Mayor Tishaura Jones went over to the Missouri state capitol Jefferson City Wednesday to testify against state control of the city’s police department.
Keep local control of police, St. Louis mayor tells GOP lawmakers
Tishaura Jones warns lawmakers that a takeover would undermine city’s progress on crime. But Gov. Mike Kehoe and Republican lawmakers are pushing for state control.
Mayor Jones, Chief Tracy combat state control of St. Louis Police Department
The St. Louis mayor and police chief were in Jefferson City to fight off another attempt by the ruling majority to take back control of city police.
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department relaunches Citizens Academy
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) is set to relaunch the Citizens Academy program, a program that offers ...
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7-Year-Old Girl in Critical Condition After Being Found Unresponsive at Midtown St. Louis Hotel Pool
A 7-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a Midtown hotel pool and is now in critical condition; police investigate the ...
St. Louis homeless advocacy group admits it shared false information about unhoused person freezing to death
ST. LOUIS — An unfounded claim about a homeless person freezing to death in St. Louis recently was shared by numerous people ...
Body cam shows officers walk away from man found shot, still breathing: ‘Let’s cruise around and come back’
Shocking body camera footage shows two St. Louis police officers walking away from a still-breathing victim of a gunshot ...
Child found unresponsive in Midtown hotel pool
Detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating after a young girl was found unresponsive in a ...
Investigators use MetroLink surveillance audio, crime cameras to arrest carjacking suspect
Using surveillance footage, police tracked Javonte Alfred, 20, from the crime scene to a MetroLink train, where cameras ...
Police said there was no cold-related death
There's a social media post circulating about a member of our unhoused community dying in the cold weather in the area of Washington and Tucker. @SLMPD and @STLFireDept have no records of this ...
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Crime continues to decline in city
When Mayor Tishaura Jones was sworn in at City Hall in April 2021, she said she was dedicated to reducing crime, especially ...
St. Louis, SLMPD agree to 7% pay raise for officers
A seven percent pay raise is on the way to St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers in an effort to help with staffing ...