Lawmakers Announce Statute To Combat Carjackings

St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  Lawmakers are taking steps to combat carjackings in Missouri. Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined other lawmakers during a Monday press conference to announce a measure to better track carjackings and create harsher penalties. The statute was introduced that  would allow prosecutors to charge carjackers with motor vehicle hijacking rather than a broader robbery…

SLU And NGA Present Mapping Statistics On Crime, Poverty

St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  St. Louis University and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency are using technology to address poverty and crime. Saint Louis University (SLU) and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) four part series, “Geospatial 101” explores how geospatial data is used to visualize patterns of poverty, crime, and unemployment. During the second part of the series…