Law Enforcement
Multimillion-dollar Public Safety Complex coming to BransonBRANSON, Mo. – A Public Safety Complex is coming to Branson, as the city has purchased the old White House Theater to host the police department and other… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Defunding the Police will make Missouri less safeAs Missouri’s Attorney General, I have worked to get violent criminals off our streets and justice for victims. In my first weeks as your Attorney General, I launched… Read More
Immigration
Immigration and border security realities: continued successes for Operation Lone Star, but record number of dead(The Center Square) – Texas law enforcement officers working through the state’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star, continue to thwart human smuggling activity as U.S. Customs and Border Protection… Read More
2022 election
Attorney General Eric Schmitt: Missouri voters want a fighter in U.S. Senate but Busch Valentine is tax-and-spend liberal ‘heiress’JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With the 2022 midterm elections less than two weeks away, Missourians want a fighter to represent them in the U.S. Senate, “not another tax-and-spend… Read More
Crime, Immigration
Florida law enforcement officers seize enough fentanyl to kill state’s entire population(The Center Square) – In the past few months, Florida law enforcement officers have seized enough fentanyl to kill the state’s entire 22 million population. Attorney General Ashley Moody announced… Read More
Crime
DEA: 36 million lethal doses of fentanyl removed from U.S. communities from May to September(The Center Square) – As a result of law enforcement operations from May through September of this year, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and law enforcement partners confiscated 36 million… Read More
Crime
Law enforcement group argues ‘Defund the Police’ movement, ‘rogue prosecutors’ drove 40% spike in murders(The Center Square) – Some law enforcement groups and police experts are blaming rising violent crime on a “toxic trio,” pointing the finger at anti-police rhetoric, lax prosecutors and the… Read More
2022 election
State Rep. candidate Tom Hutsler hits closing stretch of campaign, sporting support for law enforcement and education reformPARKVILLE, Mo. – Platte County native and businessman Tom Hutsler is running to represent Missouri’s 12th House District by way of supporting law enforcement and education reform. … Read More
Immigration
VIDEO: Texas DPS, Texas National Guard apprehend human smugglers, gang members at border(The Center Square) – Law enforcement officers working through Operation Lone Star continue to interdict criminal activity at the Texas-Mexico border, including apprehending human smugglers and gang members. Members of… Read More
Law Enforcement
Poll: Voters support funding police, dealing with violent crime(The Center Square) – Voters largely support policies allowing police to detain suspects charged with violent crimes, a new poll shows. That’s in contrast to recent policies being enacted in… Read More
National
18 AGs call on Biden to classify illicit fentanyl as weapon of mass destructionCBP agents in fiscal 2021, 2022 have confiscated enough fentanyl at southern border to kill nearly 5 billion people (The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Connecticut… Read More
Politics
AJ Exner running for state representative on family-centered platformSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – AJ Exner is a DNA testing expert running for state representative in Missouri’s 135th district, hoping to unseat a one-term Democrat who flipped the seat blue in… Read More
Press Release
Gov. Parson Awards Public Safety Medal to First Responders and Civilians for Heroic Actions in 2021(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – This morning, Gov. Mike Parson awarded Missouri Public Safety Medals to a total of 23 first responders and four civilians… Read More
Crime
Report: New York City is the most dangerous “Sanctuary Community” in America(The Center Square) – As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott continues to bus foreign nationals who’ve entered the U.S. illegally to New York City, a new report reveals that the Big… Read More
National
Poll: Americans skeptical of DOJ’s motives in Trump raid(The Center Square) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation raid on former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence has led to a drop in trust for the law enforcement agency, a… Read More
Law Enforcement
Over 82% of Missouri law enforcement agencies eliminate sexual assault evidence backlogs(The Center Square) – More than 82% of Missouri’s law enforcement agencies no longer have a backlog of Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) kits, according to a 105-page… Read More
Crime
Gov. Pritzker defends end to cash bail despite law enforcement criticisms(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker is defending the SAFE-T Act despite criticisms from law enforcement statewide that it will make Illinois less safe. The Safety, Accountability, Fairness and… Read More
National
FBI wants to snoop into Missouri gun owners’ confidential records. Here’s what a Missouri senator and attorney general think of thatThe FBI is snooping around Missouri gun owners’ records for some reason, and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley demands to know why. He said he plans to… Read More
National
Gaetz introduces bill to ban IRS from acquiring ammunition(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, has introduced a bill to ban the Internal Revenue Service from acquiring ammunition. The Disarm the IRS Act would ban the… Read More
Law Enforcement
New Missouri law gives Kansas City police 25% of city’s budget(The Center Square) – A new law requires the Kansas City board of police to receive 25% of Kansas City’s general revenue fund, an increase from the previous amount… Read More