Missouri Highway Patrol

Missouri State Representative John Voss speaks at the future location and build site of the new Missouri State Highway Patrol crime laboratory in southeast Missouri.

SEMO Partners with Missouri Highway Patrol to Build Regional Forensic Lab on Campus

A new crime lab on the Southeast Missouri State University campus in Cape Girardeau aims to expand forensic services, increase the speed of evidence testing, and boost training across more than a dozen Southeast Missouri counties. The future site will be near 1221 Broadway Street, located next to the SEMO Athletics offices, with some space used in the same building.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon shakes the hand of Missouri Highway Patrol captain Ron Johnson after announcing that Jackson will head up law enforcement activities for the patrol in Ferguson.

Crime & Safety

Nixon Puts Highway Patrol In Charge In Ferguson, Seeks Softer Tone

Jo Mannies

(Updated at 4:20 p.m., Thurs., Aug. 14) As of Thursday, the Missouri Highway Patrol is now in charge in Ferguson. And Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, who...

Politics

Blacks, Women are Very Under-Represented in Patrol Ranks

KSMU’s Jennifer Davidson

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it’s trying to more accurately reflect the diverse population it serves.For Lieutenant Roger Whittler, a recruiter…

Politics

ATF Denies Requesting CCW List

St. Louis Public Radio’s Marshall Griffin

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is denying claims that it took part in a joint request for Missouri’s list of conceal carry weapons…