CLAYTON (AP) — After a third review failed to uncover enough evidence to charge the officer who fatally shot Black 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson in 2014, some prosecutors and…
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At Lewis' funeral, Obama calls for renewing Voting Rights Act
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama used Rep. John Lewis’ funeral on Thursday to issue a stark warning that the voting rights and equal opportunity the late civil rights…
County prosecutor won't charge Wilson in Brown’s death
CLAYTON (AP) — St. Louis County’s prosecutor announced Thursday that he would not charge the former police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, a dramatic decision that could…
Armed U.S. agents on city streets: Can Trump do that?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The administration of President Donald Trump’s deployment of agents with tactical gear to confront protesters in downtown Portland, Ore., has sparked debate over the use of federal…
Gardner charges couple who pulled guns on protesters
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner charged a white husband and wife on Monday with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice…
How the Black Lives Matter generation remembers John Lewis
Of all the ways that John Lewis influenced American life and politics, his indelible impact on young people may be among the most enduring. From student activist to elder statesman,…
Parson says pardon likely if St. Louis couple charged
(AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican, told a radio host that based on the information he had received, it’s likely he would pardon a white St. Louis couple…
Hawley seeks civil rights probe in case of St. Louis couple
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., urged Attorney General William Barr on Thursday to launch a federal civil rights investigation of St. Louis’ elected prosecutor, accusing her…
Trump bristles at question about police killing Blacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump bristled at a reporter’s question about police killing African Americans and defended the right to display the Confederate flag as he continued to play…
Trump 'focused' on situation with St. Louis couple, Parson says
(AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says President Donald Trump is focused on and concerned about the possibility that a white St. Louis couple could face criminal charges for displaying…
Arrest made in attack on city workers during protests
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A protester has been charged in connection to last week’s attack on two city employees who were trying to tow a car from a no-parking zone…
New city law cracks down on police use of force
CITY HALL – A new St. Louis law on use of force by city police officers really only codifies policy going back years. The Board of Aldermen approved on July…