Sam Dotson

The top news story early on Jan. 7, 2010, was the winter weather. Three inches of snow had fallen overnight, and it was still snowing. Temperatures were…

For the first time in its history, the St. Louis Police Department can look beyond its ranks for a new chief, something that officers and community…

On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Rachel Lippmann welcome Alderman Brandon Bosley to…

St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson retired Wednesday, one day after Mayor LydaKrewson took over. The news was welcomed by those who've been critical of the…

St. Louis' homicide level remained unchanged in 2016 compared with the previous year — 188. At the same time, aggravated assaults and other violent crimes…

Updated Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. with video from Chief Dotson — St. Louis Metropolitan Police officials say the suspect in the ambush of a police officer has…

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief Sam Dotson has ended his run for mayor, just more than a month after it began.Dotson said in a statement emailed to…

An attempt by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen to record its discontent with a sitting police chief running for mayor fell short on Friday.The resolution…

The decision by St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief Sam Dotson to run for mayor without resigning his current post isn’t a very popular one.On the day…

The race to be the next St. Louis mayor is getting more crowded.A day after St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson jumped in the contest and St. Louis…