Except that they are elected and I think McCullough is running unopposed again. McCullough is generally a decent guy and has had some really rough cases through his office. What possessed him this time is anyone's guess.
McKaskill got elected on the coattails of a stem cell proposition. Man, was that a whopping mistake.
Firing is one thing, especially if it was an elected position. That should require some form of impeachment. Suspension is different. Usually the governor is in charge of all law enforcement in the state, even if the prosecutors and sheriffs are elected. Perhaps Missouri has a different provision, but it would surprise me. One expects that the governor can tell any other official that he is suspended pending the outcome of an investigation. Since the governor didn’t say that, maybe he can’t.