Governor Jay Nixon

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A business owner, two pastors, a community activist and a police detective are among the 16 people appointed by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon to an independent panel tasked with helping the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson heal after the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown...

Jefferson City – Gov. Jay Nixon arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday (Sept. 27) as part of a delegation of four U.S. Governors that included Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Tennessee Gov. William Haslam. This is the fourth trip to Afghanistan for Gov...

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — City leaders in Ferguson, Missouri are pledging their full cooperation with a federal civil-rights investigation into their police department following the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The unarmed black man was shot and killed August 9th by a white officer, Darren Wilson...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A person briefed on the matter says the Justice Department plans to open an investigation into the practices of the Ferguson, Missouri Police Department. The person said the investigation, which follows a police officer's shooting of an unarmed black man on August 9th, could be announced as early as today...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri dairy farmers are urging lawmakers to override Governor Jay Nixon's veto of legislation authorizing financial incentives for their industry. The dairy cattle incentives are included in two broader agriculture bills that Nixon vetoed because they would shift regulation of deer farms from the Conservation Department to the Agriculture Department...

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The streets of Ferguson were peaceful for another night as protests and tensions have been subsiding in the city where a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black 18-year-old. About 100 people gathered yesterday evening, walking in laps near the spot where Michael Brown was shot on August 9th...

Governor Jay Nixon issued a prepared statement about the situation in Ferguson.  

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration has extended a ban on flights operating below 3,000 feet over Ferguson, Missouri, for a week "to provide a safe environment for law enforcement activities." The notice, now effective through Aug...

Jefferson City, MO: Governor Jay Nixon has signed an executive order directing additional resources through the Missouri National Guard to help restore peace and order and to protect the citizens of Ferguson. “Tonight, a day of hope, prayers, and peaceful protests was marred by the violent criminal acts of an organized and growing number of individuals, many from outside the community and state, w

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities in a St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown  was shot and killed by a police officer have used tear gas to try to disperse protesters after flaming projectiles were thrown from the crowd. Police also used smoke bombs last night, after directing people to go home...