St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A group of clergy members have a warning for the judge deciding the ruling in the first-degree murder trial of a former St. Louis police officer. The group gathered in downtown St. Louis on Friday, where a letter composed by clergy members was read, calling for the conviction of former St.…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri’s Columbia campus has announced revised policies related to protests, with the changes coming nearly two years after the campus was besieged by demonstrations over racial concerns. The new policies announced by university leaders include a commitment to “protecting the rights of expression, assembly, protest, and dissent.” Outdoor…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Ferguson has lost two more cases against protesters. A St. Louis County judge on Tuesday found Michael Powers and Meghan Flannery not guilty of failure to comply charges. Three other rulings announced last week also resulted in acquittals for protesters. The private lawyers acting as prosecutors for Ferguson billed the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The charge of the Ferguson Commission is coming to an end. The Commission is set to disband on Thursday December 31st. The work will continue through the partnership of Focus St. Louis and former Ferguson Commission members and staff. This transition is entitled “Forward Through Ferguson Design.” Back in November of 2014,…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) Today marks the one year anniversary of a Grand Jury’s announcement not the indict then Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown. Since then, signs of hope have emerged. Some of the nearly two dozen businesses destroyed in the November 24th riots have reopened. Concrete barricades that…