Tishaura Jones warns lawmakers that a takeover would undermine city’s progress on crime. But Gov. Mike Kehoe and Republican lawmakers are pushing for state control.

The mayor of the City of St. Louis called lawmakers from outside the city "disrespectful" for filing legislation to put the city's police department back under state control.

The St. Louis mayor and police chief were in Jefferson City to fight off another attempt by the ruling majority to take back control of city police.From the 1800′s until 2013, Jefferson City ran the St.