St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell received his second injection of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday. The prosecutor invited the media to his medical appointment to raise awareness…
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U.S. jail populations dropped, rose slightly in pandemic
(AP) — Jail populations across the U.S. dropped by nearly a quarter at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, before rising slightly again in the heat of the summer, according…
Gathering marks 6th anniversary of Brown's death
FERGUSON (AP) — Family and friends of Black teenager Michael Brown Jr. said his death after being shot by a white police officer in Ferguson remains painful and frustrating six…
Change laws that shield police, County prosecutor says
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…
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…
The Jaco Report, Ep. 32: The Ferguson Commission five years later
ST. LOUIS – Five years after “Ferguson” became both world-wide shorthand for often-deadly brutality against black people by white police officers and a metaphor for urban uprisings countered by para-military…
MetroSTL with Antonio French - Episode #1
In this episode, host Antonio French and reporters from The NorthSider and The SouthSider newspapers take a look at Wesley Bell and Kimberly Gardner, the two reformer prosecutors elected after…