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Missouri Senate Approves Legislation Eliminating St. Louis Police Residency Requirement

The Missouri Senate on Wednesday passed legislation eliminating the residency requirement for St. Louis police officers. On Tuesday, senators during the special session also advanced legislation through a committee that they say is tough on crime.

On Wednesday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Sarah Fenske talked with St. Louis Public Radio’s Jefferson City statehouse reporter Jaclyn Driscoll about the latest developments

St. Louis on the Air” brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. The show is hosted by Sarah Fenske and produced by Alex Heuer, Emily Woodbury, Evie Hemphill and Lara Hamdan. The audio engineer is Aaron Doerr.

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Alex Heuer joined St. Louis Public Radio in 2012 and is the executive producer of St. Louis on the Air. Alex grew up in the St. Louis area. He began his public radio career as a student reporter at Tri States Public Radio in Macomb, Illinois and worked for a few years at Iowa Public Radio. Alex graduated summa cum laude from Western Illinois University with a degree in history and earned a teaching certificate in 6 - 12th grade social studies. In 2016, he earned a Master of Public Policy Administration with a focus in nonprofit organization management and leadership from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He has won local and national awards for reporting and producing and his stories have been featured nationally on Morning Edition and All Things Considered.