JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Missouri House bill that would shift control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to a state-appointed board is gaining momentum, moving closer to clearing the ...

The City of St. Louis has filed a major lawsuit challenging Missouri's state takeover of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police ...

The Missouri legislature is likely one vote away from placing the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department under state control. The Senate voted 27-5 on Monday to pass a House bill placing control of ...

Hear more about the state takeover of the police department on The 314 Podcast. The bill to return control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to a board appointed by Missouri’s governor ...

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As Missouri stands on the verge of controlling the police forces in Kansas City and St. Louis, new polling suggests that Missouri voters oppose the idea of state control in policing. The poll, ...