The Missouri governor’s office said Friday it doesn’t have the authority to appoint a special prosecutor reinvestigate the 2014 fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, despite pressure from Brown’s mother to do so.
Attorneys for the police force and prosecutor that oversaw the grand jury investigation after Michael Brown's 2014 death in Ferguson have asked a federal judge to consider blocking the release of "grisly" photographs of the black 18-year-old's body to his family's attorneys, worried they could prompt violence if leaked.
Gunshots rang out but apparently hit no one after a car struck a protester during a peaceful demonstration in Ferguson, Mo., on the second anniversary of Michael Brown's death.
The two-year anniversary of Michael Brown's fatal shooting by an officer was marked with a memorial service and a moment of silence on the Ferguson street where he died.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County faces sharp criticism from several organizations over a long delay in filing criminal cases against protesters arrested in Ferguson last year following the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The groups said it violated constitutional rights...
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A Washington Post reporter arrested while covering protests in Ferguson, Missouri, last year has been charged with trespassing and interfering with a police officer. National desk reporter Wesley Lowery was ordered to appear in court in St...
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A demonstration along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri, has been disrupted by gunfire. Shots rang out just after 11:15 p.m. Sunday. Protesters who had gathered in the street fled in multiple directions, hiding behind cars and taking cover in buildings...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Michael Brown's parents is moving to federal court. The suit against the city of Ferguson, former police chief Tom Jackson and Darren Wilson was filed last month in state court. Jackson and Wilson filed to have the suit moved on grounds that it deals with constitutional issues...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate has passed a bill to limit police use of deadly force, an effort to address issues raised following the fatal police shooting of black 18-year-old Michael Brown. Senators on Wednesday voted 32-2 in favor of the measure...