Policing

The Missouri Senate heard testimony Wednesday on the bill. Under the legislation, which the House passed in early March, the governor would appoint four members to a board of police commissioners. The mayor of St. Louis would also serve on that board.

The St. Louis Police Officers Association’s new contract with the city would be voided if the state takes control of the department, which is being considered by the Missouri legislature

Doyle announced he would retire from the county’s police department earlier this month after serving more than 30 years.

Protesters gathered in front of St. Louis Police headquarters shortly after the release of videos that showed five Memphis police officers beating Tyre Nichols, who later died.

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.

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

A St. Louis attorney told the Missouri Supreme Court that the Second Amendment Preservation Act was an "unintelligible statute" that has confused state law enforcement.

Seven years after Ferguson and months after the George Floyd murder verdict, police reform has stagnated. The legal system remains stacked in favor of police. The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting funded a team of a dozen college journalists to take a broad look at the issues.

The Social Workers for St. Louis Initiative aims to connect nonviolent people experiencing mental health crises with trained health care workers — rather than police officers.