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Carolina Hidalgo | St. Louis Public Radio/St. Louis police issued a record number of court summonses for illegal dumping in 2022. Some predominantly Black neighborhoods bear the brunt of the problem. -
Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public RadioDoyle announced he would retire from the county’s police department earlier this month after serving more than 30 years.
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Missouri courts need state funds to expunge marijuana convictions by deadline: 'It's a mammoth task'A huge selling point for those who voted for Amendment 3 in November was the automatic expungement provision — meaning people who have already served their sentences for past charges will have their records cleared. All marijuana-related misdemeanors must be expunged by June 8 and felonies by Dec. 8. -
In documents filed late Tuesday night, lawyers for St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner said Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has not met the high standard under state law to remove her from office.
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Illinois' high court put the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform — short for Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today — on hold in December just hours before it was scheduled to take effect. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case.
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In 2019, East St. Louis reported 36 homicides. The next year, Illinois State Police formed a partnership to help with criminal investigations and community partnerships. Last year, the city’s homicides dropped to 25.
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Federal judge allows Missouri ban on enforcing federal gun laws to stay in place while state appealsMissouri is appealing a federal judge’s decision striking down the Second Amendment Preservation Act, which allows citizens to file suit for up to $50,000 if they believe that police enforcement of federal gun laws violated their right to keep and bear arms.
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The law at question bans the sale and manufacture of a long list of firearms defined as “assault weapons."
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On Wednesday, the state announced plans to dramatically reduce the number of patients with developmental disabilities who live at the embattled state-run Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center.
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Raw sewage backups and chronic flooding have been a decades-long issue in Centreville, now Cahokia Heights. Residents previously filed two federal lawsuits over these issues in 2020 and 2021.
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The jury award to Heather Taylor, now the deputy director of public safety, is among the largest settlements the city has had to pay out. The city will also be responsible for Taylor’s attorneys fees.
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Unions representing patrol officers and sergeants overwhelmingly approved the deal. The raises are among the largest for the department in nearly three decades.
