CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A consultancy has determined that police in St. Louis and St. Louis County are lagging far behind their counterparts elsewhere in the U.S. and lacking broad strategies to fight crime. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that two reports released Monday by New York-based Teneo describe distinct challenges for the city and…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri saw an uptick in reports of discrimination and harassment in the 2017-2018 school year from the previous year, according to new data. The university’s Office for Civil Rights and Title IX received 750 reported violations of its anti-discriminatory policy last year, up from 693 reports the previous…
By DEB RIECHMANN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An upcoming administration report about the circumstances surrounding the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi may put President Donald Trump in a diplomatic bind: how to admonish Riyadh for the slaying yet maintain strong ties with a close ally in the Middle East. “We’ll be having…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Three years after the Ferguson Commission’s landmark report, only five of the 47 signature priority recommendations have been implemented. That’s according to Forward Through Ferguson’s inaugural State of the Report, which was released Wednesday, the eve of the 4th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown during a police confrontation…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill says federal drug enforcement officials didn’t hold major drug distributors accountable while prescription opioids flowed into Missouri between 2012 and 2017. McCaskill released a report Wednesday that she says found three major distributors reported wildly different numbers of suspicious shipments of opioids to the U.S. Drug…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — While opioid related deaths continue to increase in Missouri, the growth rate is slowing down, according to a new report. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services found that there was a 4.7 percent increase in opioid deaths from 2016 to 2017, the Columbia Missourian reported. That rate is much…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are weighing after the release of the House Special Committee report on embattled Governor Eric Greitens. The cites testimony from a woman who claims Greitens initiated a physically aggressive unwanted sexual encounter and threatened to distribute a partially nude photo of her if she…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A special legislative committee investigating Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says it will release its report Wednesday. A news release from the Missouri House says the House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight is scheduled to release its findings at 5 p.m. Wednesday. The investigation is a potential precursor to impeachment proceedings. The…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) The Missouri House committee investigating Governor Eric Greitens has declined a request to delay it’s findings. Attorneys for Greitens say state lawmakers’ investigation into the Republican governor could taint jurors in his upcoming criminal trial. The Governor allegedly took and transmitted a nonconsensual photo of a partially nude woman with whom…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis missed out on nearly $17 million in revenue during the last fiscal year because of property tax breaks meant to stimulate development, according to a financial assessment by the city comptroller’s office. The annual report, which quantified the value of the tax breaks, discloses the value of commonly used…