The Latest Breaking News from Grant Stevens

SA's State Emergency Service will use large sandbags dropped by helicopter to reinforce a levee protecting water supply infrastructure along the Murray.

Hundreds of homes are among 4000 South Australian properties set to be flooded along the Murray with authorities to contact residents about emergency plans.

Police Commissioner Grant Stevens says people should consider the family of a six-year-old girl who died from suspected neglect as police arrive at the home to conduct a forensic sweep. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the images and names of people who have died.

South Australian authorities will not rule out reintroducing restrictions ahead of an expected rise in COVID cases in the coming weeks, as the new subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 take hold. The state has recorded 4,072 new cases today.

Police refuse to speculate on whether they will invest in facial recognition software after Adelaide City Council voted unanimously not to include the technology in new security cameras being installed across the CBD.

South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens says the force is struggling to recruit new officers and has cancelled three training courses.

South Australia's police union is calling for an urgent reshuffle of the state's policing model as SA Police deals with staff shortages and a lack of recruits.

SA's top cop says he sympathises with a mum whose car was stolen with her baby inside while she ducked into a deli.

After 793 days making huge decisions over the lives of South Australians, Grant Stevens is stepping out of the COVID-19 spotlight. He reflects on "pissing off" half the population during the state’s pandemic response.