St. Louis Metropolitan Police

Police attribute the trend to greater community partnership. Experts said the decline may have been even more dramatic if resources didn’t have to be used for the tornado.

A Missouri statute that went into effect in August 2024 called Blair's Law not only prohibits celebratory gunfire, but also creates statewide penalties for it.

St. Louis Police Chief Robert Tracy extended his contract with the police department on Monday, signing a new three-year deal.

An unidentified man in his 50s was pronounced dead Tuesday night at a local hospital after suffering a medical emergency at the jail, police say.

Police say the arrest came after they interviewed a third witness last month.

The 43-year-old woman was in custody of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department in its prisoner processing unit at the St. Louis City Justice Center when the incident occurred.

Without enough resources to meet their needs, families of homicide victims say, years later, they're still struggling to cope.

The multimedia art installation and reporting project features six original portraits by local artist Cbabi Bayoc, inspired by a years-long investigation by St. Louis Public Radio, APM Reports and The Marshall Project into the more than 1,000 unsolved homicides over the last decade.

In St. Louis, people whose loved ones were killed said they didn’t know what to expect from the police. This guide explains the process.

For those whose loved ones were killed in St. Louis, the investigative process could be improved with empathy, better communication and frequent updates.