St. Louis City, Metropolitan Police

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.
Keep local control of police, St. Louis mayor tells GOP lawmakers
“We will follow the Civil Service regulations to ensure accountability by staff,” Streets Department Director Betherny Williams said. Officials concede that the city initially failed to grasp the gravity of the record-breaking storm, and took too long to abandon policy of let…
St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers to get 7% raise
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, their union and the city announced Tuesday they have all agreed to a raise for officers and sergeants.
St. Louis, SLMPD agree to 7% pay raise for officers
The negotiations were voted on and approved by the St. Louis Police Officers' Association (SLPOA). St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones says raising pay has proven to be effective when it comes to boosting recruitment.
St. Louis mayor announces police raises, and cuts to officer counts
St. Louis' mayor and police chief announced 7% across-the-board raises for city police officers. But to do it, they cut 124 empty officer positions.
Missouri Senate hears renewed effort to put St. Louis police under state control
In a matter of public safety, Missouri lawmakers don't believe St. Louis can do the job itself. That's why there's a renewed push for state control of city police.
Senators to discuss future control of St. Louis City police department
Missouri lawmakers will discuss putting the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department back under state control.
St. Louis, police union agree to 7% raise
The city of St. Louis police department said Tuesday that it and the officers' union had reached an agreement for 7% raises for police officers and sergeants, but also slashed the number of budgeted officers from 1,
St. Louis-area ironworker sues after crane accident leaves him amputated
A St. Louis County contractor faces a lawsuit after a crane accident last year resulted in lower-body amputations for an ...
January 22 recap: St. Louis news you may have missed today
If the dogs are declared dangerous, the owner has 35 days to comply with a set of regulations allowing the animals to be ...
St. Louis apartment complex faces bitter cold without heat
Some residents of Washington Apartments in St. Louis can't get away from the frigid temperatures, and dozens of residents are ...
More potholes could emerge around St. Louis this winter – Here’s why
With an intense stretch of snow and freezing temperatures to start this year, it's a prime time for potholes to pop up around ...
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 ...
St. Louis Forecast
A significant change in the weather is in the forecast for Southern California, including the likelihood of rain. An area of ...
Historic St. Louis church destroyed by fifth fire in five years
In North St. Louis, another historic church has been lost to a fire—the fifth in just five years. Investigators are still ...
St. Louis represented seven times in 2025 James Beard Foundation Awards semifinalists
Four chefs, two beverage experts and one local bakery are among the St. Louis-area honorees named Wednesday as semifinalists ...
St. Louis files jail reports each month. Injuries from riots, attacks, stabbings aren't in them.
Reports on use-of-force at St. Louis jails show that, despite 1,700 incidents, just nine resulted in injury. And the city ...
St. Louis city officials aim to catch up on trash pickups
ST. LOUIS – Hundreds of south St. Louis residents are fed up as trash piles up in their icy neighborhoods. Residents on ...