Missouri’s government landscape in 2025 is shaped by heated debates and major changes. The controversy surrounding local ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announces the appointees for the St. Louis City Board of Police Commissioners in June. The state ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe doubled down on his support for a state takeover of the St. Louis Police Department on Tuesday, telling lawmakers during his first State of the State address that crime in ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe insists that the state takeover will help revive the police force, reduce crime, and keep more people and businesses in St. Louis. The lawsuit was filed one day before ...

The city of St. Louis and the leader of its city council filed a federal lawsuit Monday against a new Missouri law putting a state-appointed board back in control of the local police department ...

The state law imposes penalties – up to $50,000 – for assisting with the enforcement of federal laws that Missouri’s General Assembly believes may be unconstitutional, including those ...

The state of Missouri took over control of the St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri police departments in 1861. This happened often in Border States at the start of the Civil War.

ST. LOUIS — The City of St. Louis has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Missouri in an effort to block its takeover of the city's police department. The lawsuit's named plaintiff ...

A new Missouri law gives a state board control over the St. Louis Police Department, instead of the mayor, similar to the system in Kansas City. The lawsuit calls it an unfunded mandate because it ...