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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2019

Video: Missouri Officer Who Rescued Kitten from Overpass Now Has a New Pet

Recently released body-camera footage shows an officer with the North Kansas City (MO) Police Department coming to the rescue of a tiny kitten trapped on the Jersey barrier between the northbound and southbound lanes of an area highway shortly before Christmas.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 18, 2018

Missouri Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Dissolve Dozens of Local Police Departments

A former police officer—now an elected official with the Missouri House of Representatives—wants to force any city with a population of 5,000 or fewer inhabitants, with an area of less than two square miles, to disband its police department and contract for law enforcement services with either the county police department or a larger neighboring city.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2018

Missouri City Approves Foundation to Enable Donations to Police

The Ellisville City Council on Wednesday approved creating a charitable police foundation to allow donations from local businesses and residents to fund some police department equipment and supplies.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 6, 2018

Good Samaritan Helps Police End Vehicle Pursuit in Missouri

The founder of a non-profit foundation that trains police and military personnel in the St. Louis area found himself involved in some real-world law enforcement activity on Wednesday, as he maneuvered his vehicle to stop two women fleeing police on an area highway.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 6, 2018

St. Louis Officers Indicted for Beating Undercover Officer During Demonstration

Four Officers with the St. Louis Police Department have been indicted by a federal grand jury and may face federal charges of civil rights violation, obstruction of justice and lying to federal investigators.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 15, 2018

Missouri Town Disbands its Entire Police Force

The small town of Garden City (MO)—located about 50 miles southeast of Kansas City—disbanded its entire police force Wednesday, saying that the chief received word that he was instructed by the city council to lay off 100 percent of their police department effective immediately.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 19, 2018

Police Surprise Missouri Family after Burglar Steals Kids' "Chore Jar" Money

When Des Peres Department of Public Safety Detective Trent Koppel asked members of the department to help fill two new tip jars to replace those stolen from two local kids, every single member of the department made a contribution.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 5, 2018

Missouri Councilman Apologizes for Statements Perceived as Anti-Police

A City Councilman in Columbia, MO, has apologized for comments he made about police that drew criticism from that city's police union.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2018

St. Louis Official Sues City Over Tear Gas at Protest

A St. Louis official who joined protests after former Officer Jason Stockley was acquitted of murder last year in the shooting of drug suspect Anthony Lamar Smith is suing over the police response to the demonstrations.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2018

Missouri Deputy Drowns After Patrol Car Washed Off Road

Sheriff Arnott told reporters that Roberts had just cleared a call, which was a 911 hang-up, when he radioed in that his car had been washed off the roadway.

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