Note: This video is from March 12, 2025.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The bill for the state to take control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is one step away from being put into law by Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe. But one extra line in the bill would force the sheriff to have additional training before taking office.
Missouri House Bill 495 , sponsored by Rep. Brad Christ, R-Sunset Hills, states that “the sheriff of any city not within a county shall be required to hold a valid peace officer license pursuant to chapter 590 within two years of being elected as sheriff.”…