A Missouri Senate showdown has ended over a bill that would recreate a state-run board of police commissioners to oversee the St. Louis Police Department, similar to what Kansas City currently has.

A lawsuit filed in Jackson County Circuit Court in late October 2024 alleges Missouri state Sen. Barbara Washington, a ...

Mostly Republicans have supported a state takeover of the St. Louis police. But more Democrats could soon follow.

GOP-controlled Senate adopted legislation authorizing the state to take over St. Louis police. It still needs a final vote in ...

The Missouri Senate Education Committee discussed legislation Tuesday ... The committee also heard a bill sponsored by state Sen. Nick Schroer, a Republican from Defiance, that would hold library ...

The Senate adjourned for the week without voting on the bill. If the Senate passes the bill, it would need to go back to the ...

After two years of stalemates and gridlock, the Missouri Capitol finally has a functioning legislature. But for Dems, these ...

(First Alert 4) - A bill in the Missouri Senate heading to committee this ... SB 318 is sponsored by Republican Sen. Nick Schroer, who represents District 2, which includes parts of St. Charles ...

The Senate is expected to approve the bill on Monday. Because the Senate made changes to the House bill, it would go back to ...

Cancel anytime. Sen. Nick Schroer, R-Defiance, listens to debate on the last day of the legislative session on Friday, May 12, 2023, on the Senate floor in Jefferson City. JEFFERSON CITY ...

Two bills floating in the Missouri Senate aim to honor President Donald Trump with a few stretches of roadways. Nick Schroer, a Republican senator from St. Charles County (located northwest of St.