The city of Fayette has approved funding to purchase an incinerator for drug evidence disposal just two weeks after the publication of a KBIA Investigative series that detailed the city’s lack of access to a reliable method of drug evidence disposal.

In the final installment of The Weight of Evidence, we’ll hear from citizens and city officials about how they feel the December 2023 incident was handled - and what recovery resources are available in Fayette.

In the fourth installment of The Weight of Evidence, we hear about drug disposal options for law enforcement and everyday people – and the challenges that can come with it.

In the third installment of The Weight of Evidence, we take a look at Missouri laws around evidence disposal and where the Fayette Police Department may have gone wrong.

In the second installment of The Weight of Evidence, we talk about drug disposal, why it exists and what can happen when it’s not done safely.

In the first installment of The Weight of Evidence, we’ll take a trip to where it all began - a town of 2800 people in North Central Missouri called Fayette.