Ferguson voters to again consider tax increase
Ferguson voters in April approved a half-cent sales tax increase and narrowly defeated a property tax increase
Chief Moss makes first hire since consent decree
( KTRS ) The City of Ferguson has officially sworn in a new Police officer. Area native, Drew Canaday, is the seventh African- American police officer in the department. He is the first recipient of a scholarship adopted by Ferguson City Council members in 2014, to attend the St. Louis County Police Academy. Officer Canaday…
Federal appeals court reinstates Ferguson grand juror’s suit
The lawsuit claims St. Louis County’s prosecutor mischaracterized the jury’s findings when he announced in November 2014 that the panel declined to indict officer Darren Wilson
Lawyers for Ferguson seek any Michael Brown juvenile records
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The city of Ferguson, Missouri, and other defendants in a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the parents of Michael Brown are seeking access to any sealed juvenile records pertaining to the black teen whose 2014 fatal shooting by a white police officer set off large protests. An attorney for Ferguson, the…
Appeals court upholds dismissal of lawsuit in Ferguson case
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A three-judge Missouri Court of Appeals panel says a judge correctly dismissed a lawsuit that sought an independent probe of a prosecutor’s handling of grand jury proceedings in the Ferguson police shooting of Michael Brown. The panel in St. Louis ruled last week that a St. Louis County judge was “well…
Judge orders release of grand jury documents to Michael Brown’s family
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A St. Louis federal judge is ordering for the first time the release of unredacted grand jury transcripts in the Ferguson police shooting death of Michael Brown to lawyers for his family. U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber signed off Monday on an order requiring St. Louis County prosecutors to…
Ferguson’s city attorney Karr announces resignation
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – Ferguson’s city attorney says she’s stepping down, just a few weeks after the St. Louis suburb engulfed in racial unrest since Michael Brown’s 2014 death announced they were looking to replace her as local prosecutor. Stephanie Karr announced her resignation Monday in writing, calling the decision her own. Karr has been…
Missouri Democrats see scant progress on police oversight
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — There are two weeks left for the Missouri Legislature to pass bills, and some Democrats are frustrated another year has passed without major changes to the state’s law enforcement policies. Lawmakers are trying to bring the state’s laws into line with a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that police can…
The Latest: Ferguson voters pass 1 tax hike, not the other
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – Ferguson voters have approved one tax increase but rejected another, creating uncertainty about whether the town where 18-year-old Michael Brown died in a 2014 police shooting will be able to afford changes required in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. Complete, unofficial results show voters in the Missouri town…