Ferguson, MO (KTRS) Interim Ferguson Police Chief Andre Anderson will soon be heading back to Arizona. Anderson has submitted his resignation effective December 2. Anderson was appointed by Interim City Manager Ed Beasley to a six month contract to implement long standing improvement in the Ferguson Police Department. “I am grateful for the opportunity that allowed…
(KTRS) – Ferguson officials, guests, and a very important bakery owner were on hand for the groundbreaking of a Starbucks. Natalie DuBose is the owner of Natalie’s Cakes and More and her recent partnership with the coffee shop giant has enabled her to grow her company from three employees to 13. In November of last…
( KTRS ) The city Ferguson has announced the hiring of a new city manager. According to a statement, released late Tuesday night, the city council chose De’Carlon Seewood. Seewood will fill the vacancy created when former City Manager John Shaw resigned in March following a scathing report by the U.S. Department of Justice over racial profiling…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A St. Louis County 19-year-old is accused of assisting in the looting that followed a grand jury’s decision a year ago not to indict a Ferguson police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that prosecutors have charged Ithamar Trotter with second-degree burglary. Authorities allege Trotter…
Ferguson, MO (KTRS) Ferguson Mayor James Knowles denies rumors that a decision has been made on a new city manager. This was in response to Nicky Hawthone’s comments during the public open mic session at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. Hawthorne who is a volunteer for the city of Ferguson, told the mayor and the city…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – One of the more visible protesters during last year’s unrest in Ferguson has pleaded guilty to starting a fire at a QuikTrip in Berkeley in December. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/1Ho1S9e ) 19-year-old Joshua Williams of north St. Louis County pleaded guilty to arson, burglary and stealing Monday in St.…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – Several groups are joining together for events in Ferguson, Missouri, for the anniversary of the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Organizers are calling it the “Ferguson Uprising Commemoration Weekend.” Plans announced Monday include a silent march starting at 11 a.m. Aug. 9 from Canfield Drive, the site of the shooting,…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis civic group that promotes downtown businesses has told its members that the grand jury considering charges in the Ferguson police shooting case hasn’t reached a decision. Downtown STL Inc. told members in an email Saturday that the grand jury will reconvene Monday to continue deliberating whether charges are…
