Josh Renaud

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department chief is receiving criticism over a promotional video some say lacks diversity. Video imagery is from the promotional video, paid for by the St. Louis Police Foundation. Video editing and narration by Beth O’Malley

These are the local school districts with the highest median salary for educators.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch tracks the data behind reported homicides on an interactive map that allows readers to explore information in various ways. Explore the homicide tracker.

Photographs from St. Louis Post-Dispatch staff and freelancers for the week beginning Sept. 24, 2023. Video by Beth O’Malley

St. Louis stopped submitting crime data to the state for eight months, resulting in the FBI publishing incorrect annual crime numbers for St. Louis in two national publications for 2021.

The agency provided gross pay records to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Wednesday, nine months after the original request was sent.

Local police reporting on use of force has spiked in Missouri since new law requiring participation in FBI data collection.

The Post-Dispatch discovered the vulnerability in a web application that allowed the public to search teacher certifications and credentials.

The Post-Dispatch discovered the vulnerability in a web application that allowed the public to search teacher certifications and credentials.