New oversight plan means closer scrutiny of St. Louis police
Eight years after Michael Brownโs death pushed the St. Louis region front and center into the national debate over police accountability, the cityโs elected officials and its police associations are at odds over a new oversight plan.
St. Louis mayor blasted for revealing identity of protesters
FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2019, file photo, St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson sits during an NCAA college basketball game between Saint Louis and Seton Hall in St. Louis. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson knows the trauma of violence she and her children were present when her first husband was shot to death 25 ago during an attempted carjacking. St. Louis was violent then, as it is now. Floyds death reignited tensions in St. Louis. Just as in St. Louis, demonstrators and some City Council members have sought a drastic reduction in the law enforcement budget.