By ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey will “now officially go down as the worst leader, by far, in the history of the FBI,” President Donald Trump declared on Twitter Friday. “I did a great service to the people in firing him,” he wrote. It’s…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A federal investigation will look into possible civil rights violations by police in the St. Louis area in the two months since protests broke out after a white former police officer was acquitted in the shooting death of a black suspect. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the investigation in a…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) The Department of Justice is raising some concerns with the Code of Conduct ordinance Ferguson passed last summer to restore order to the city council meetings. A special city council meeting was Thursday afternoon, where city leaders and the city’s attorneys discussed making amendments to the ordinance. City Manager De’Carlon Seewood says…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) Ferguson’s Independent Monitor is gathering public feedback to help in the process of overseeing the city’s consent degree with the Department of Justice. On Wednesday night, community members were given one on one time with the team during a community meeting. Clark Ervin who is leading the team, says public input is…
7 – The number of African-Americans who were stopped 30 times or more from 2010-15 by the Baltimore PD
( KTRS ) The Ferguson City Council has unanimously agreed to accept a U.S. Justice Department plan to overhaul its embattled police force and municipal court system. Elected leaders in the city, where the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown helped spark the Black Lives Matter movement, voted Tuesday night to approve the DOJ consent…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) The Ferguson City Council is scheduled to vote once again on the proposed agreement with the Department of Justice Tuesday night. Last month the council approved the consent decree with several amendments. This prompted the DOJ to file a lawsuit against the north county community. Ferguson reconsidered the agreement after the DOJ…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) The city of Ferguson is one step closer to resolving a lawsuit with the Department of Justice. A first reading of a measure approving an agreement with the DOJ was given at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. Mayor James Knowles says he believes passing the consent decree is what should be done.…
