The body camera footage from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police officer who fatally shot a 17-year-old in 2024 was obtained during discovery in a lawsuit filed by the teen’s parents.

The Missouri National Education Association, which raised the initial challenge, plans to appeal to the state’s highest court.

A St. Louis judge will weigh arguments on whether the sheriff’s department can join a lawsuit over who has the right to choose the interim sheriff.

Other police departments across the country are investigating cases that may be linked to the suspect since he left St. Louis in 2015.

After a two-year court battle, Sniper 1 can finally be identified as Keaton Siebenaler. KCUR and The Midwest Newsroom have confirmed he departed the Joplin Police Department in August and graduated from the MSHP academy last week.

Jonel Coleman has been at the helm of the county jail for seven months. She reflects on efforts to reduce overcrowding and increase staff as the jail awaits a follow-up inspection.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri has ended the City of Pagedale’s consent decree barring systemic predatory policing for profit practices.

Donald Fields was indicted in 2022 but not arrested until 2025. He also faces multiple state charges including child rape and molestation.

The lawsuit filed Thursday says provisions of the takeover law setting mandatory budget levels violate Missouri's constitutional provision on unfunded mandates.

The St. Louis Civilian Oversight Board can no longer review police complaints, but longtime board member Ciera Simril said it’s not over yet and encourages the state board to engage with city residents.