Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick opened an investigation this week after First Alert 4 Investigates reported the City of Kirkwood spent $30,000 meant for remediation of the opioid crisis on a snowplow truck. The money came from opioid settlement funds as part of Missouri’s lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies. Kirkwood is projected to receive about $450,000 over the 16 years of payouts. First Alert 4 Investigates uncovered the expenditure as part of a broader investigation into transparency and accountability in the tens of millions of dollars in opioid settlement funds that are flowing into dozens of local municipalities. Although the spending reports are public, details are often left out of documents explaining how the money was used to remediate the opioid crisis. The enforcement is also unclear: The Missouri Attorney General’s Office, which litigated the settlement, and the Department of Mental Health, which collects the spending reports, both said their offices do not enforce the spending.