St. Louis police board wants the city to spend $68M more on the department by June 30 ^11.2%

St. Louis Public Radio - By Rachel Lippmann - 5/11/2026, 11:36 PM

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The state-appointed board that oversees the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department wants to force the City of St. Louis to spend an additional $68 million on the department in the next seven weeks. The Board of Police Commissioners filed a suit Monday asking a judge to rule that the city has failed to meet its minimum funding... more