ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis sheriff's deputy was charged Wednesday after he allegedly had sexual contact with an incarcerated woman inside the City Justice Center jail in downtown St. Louis.

St. Louis first lost full control over its police department during the Civil War in 1861, when Missouri was sharply divided between Union and Confederate supporters. St.

“Rather than waste taxpayer funds in an attempt to defund the police, we would encourage city leaders to focus their efforts on building a safer St. Louis,” James Lawson, a deputy chief of ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — 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 ...

A veteran East St. Louis police officer changed his plea on criminal charges of official misconduct and aggravated battery in connection with the arrest of a teenager in October of 2023.

“Rather than waste taxpayer funds in an attempt to defund the police, we would encourage city leaders to focus their efforts on building a safer St. Louis,” James Lawson, a deputy chief of staff for ...

A man is in custody after federal investigators say he robbed a credit union in Mesa, then tried to flee on an electric scooter before being arrested a short time later. Arizona Democratic leaders ...