Police accountability

Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem denied the city’s claims that the 2021 state law bolstering protections for police under investigation for misconduct was unconstitutional.

Thousands of people whom Normandy police jailed, fined or filed a warrant against between 2013 and 2021 can receive money from a $1.3 million class-action settlement. People who are eligible have until Aug. 26 to join the suit.

The special investigation examined thousands of hours of overtime incurred by police officers to fix up the city jail.

A report by the Center for Policing Equity provides public safety recommendations to St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and city police.

Records show that two Independence, Missouri, police employees reported working more than 1,000 hours of overtime in 2021, raising questions about safety and who's watching extra pay at City Hall.

The police union in the city voted on a no-confidence measure last week.

Independence is revisiting its policies after discovering that a police officer made close to $170,000 in overtime pay in 2021, making him the highest paid city employee that year.

The City of St. Louis has asked a judge to strike down a wide-ranging bill that boosts protections for police under investigation for misconduct.

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and Public Safety officials plan to ensure that police officers stop using force far more often on Black people than on white people.

Council members were opposed to the cost and called them unnecessary, but changed their position when the police chief said the cameras are essential equipment.