CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A St. Louis County man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his friend on a Ferguson street in 2013. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 32-year-old Terry Lee Simmons was sentenced in the shooting death of 28-year-old Quinton Luckett. Luckett was fatally shot on Nov. 9, 2013. Prosecutors…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) Family, friends, and the community are preparing to say goodbye to a long-time political figure who has been described as a symbol of hope for the city of Ferguson. That’s what was expressed toward the late Councilman Brian Fletcher at Tuesday night’s Ferguson City Council meeting. Mayor James Knowles said Fletcher really…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) The city of Ferguson is mourning the loss of a long-time political figure. Councilman Brian Fletcher passed away in his sleep Sunday morning. Fletcher became the 2nd Ward Councilman after defeating Bob Hudgins in the April election. He also previously served as the mayor of Ferguson. Fletcher was the founder of the “I Love…
( KTRS ) Lawmakers are again pushing for bills to address concerns that brought national attention to St. Louis after the civil unrest in Ferguson. The fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in 2014 sparked protests in the area and around the country. Lawmakers last session passed a bill to limit the power and revenue-generating…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A 21-year-old man is the latest suspect to be accused of assisting in the looting that followed last year’s grand jury decision not to indict a Ferguson police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1YN7YYW) reports that St. Louis County prosecutors have charged Donovan Doan of…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) Two protesters arrested in Ferguson during last year’s civil unrest are challenging the St. Louis County ordinance cited in their arrest, calling it too vague. The Reverend Melissa Bennett and KB Frazier filed suit against the county, county counselor Peter Krane and Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster. They claim the ordinance violates…
WASHINGTON (AP) – A person familiar with the matter says the Justice Department is close to an agreement with the police department in Ferguson, Missouri, about making widespread changes within the agency. Such an overhaul could avert a civil rights lawsuit that federal officials have the option to bring against departments that resist changing their…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – One of the more visible protesters during last year’s unrest in Ferguson has been sentenced to eight years in prison for starting a fire at a gas station during demonstrations after a fatal police shooting in nearby Berkeley. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1RHvk25 ) a St. Louis County circuit judge…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – Top Missouri Highway Patrol commanders and Ferguson police returned to the scene of sometimes violent protests after Michael Brown’s shooting death – not to make widespread arrests or to deploy tear gas, but to help an anonymous benefactor spread some unexpected holiday cheer. The secret Santa is a Kansas City businessman…