Another institution is under investigation after a noose was found hanging from a tree just a few miles from Ferguson, Mo. The noose was found at North Tech High School Wednesday morning, according to KMOV. It isn’t yet clear if a student or a member of the school staff discovered it. After the police were called, the device was taken down. […]
Oh, Missouri. Oh Missourah? Or is it Oh Misery if you are receiving food stamps? (Or live in Ferguson?) A Republican state lawmaker in Missouri is apparently pushing for legislation that would severely limit what food stamp recipients can buy, reports The Washington Post. The bill being proposed would ban recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits […]
In further fallout from the recently released Department of Justice report into the corrupt and racist court and police system of Ferguson (this verified by comprehensive data), the Missouri Supreme Court announced this evening that a state judge will take over municipal court cases in the St. Louis suburb. SEE ALSO: Ferguson Mayor Says Race Not […]
Missouri has become the epicenter of police brutality in the United States in recent months, and now the St. Louis county police department has yet another death on their hands. With the death of 18-year-old Vonderrit Myers at the hands of an off-duty St. Louis Metropolitan officer last Wednesday, October 9th, the city is now in the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials in Ferguson, Missouri, are charging nearly 10 times the cost of some of their own employees’ salaries before they will agree to turn over files under public records laws about the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The move discourages journalists and civil rights groups from investigating the shooting and its […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s government said Wednesday that the police shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, is evidence that the United States is a “graveyard of human rights.” The comments by a Foreign Ministry spokesman fit a pattern by North Korea of seizing any opportunity to turn the table […]
Contention is growing in racially charged Ferguson, Missouri between police and citizens. This, despite the presence of the Missouri National Guard and the White House dispatching Attorney General Eric Holder to monitor the situation. Nightly arrests and strong arm tactics by the police have created a lot of anger among many protesters. Control tactics by […]
Rev. Al Sharpton says we’re missing one key thing in the Michael Brown story: justice. The Ferguson police chief has revealed the name of Mike…
The nation is outraged over Michael Brown‘s murder, but Pastor Jamal Bryant says we can’t be more angry than his family. Bryant had the opportunity…
The town of Ferguson, Mo., is under a strict curfew following nights of protest after 18-year-old Michael Brown (pictured below) was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson on August 9th. Now Hampton, Mo., resident Joshua Hampton, along with his girlfriend and a friend, allege they were arrested for sitting in his aunt’s driveway, reports […]
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed an executive order Monday morning that could send the National Guard to Ferguson. He wrote in a statement posted to his official Web site this morning: “Tonight, a day of hope, prayers, and peaceful protests was marred by the violent criminal acts of an organized and growing number of individuals, many from outside the […]
KMOV’s Brittany Noble has been covering the murder of 18-year-old Michael Brown and the subsequent protests in Ferguson, Mo., since his tragic death. Noble brought us the first interview with Brown’s mother and continues to cover the events in Ferguson as they unfold. On Tuesday, NewsOne‘s Senior Editor, Abena Agyeman-Fisher, spoke with Noble via Skype about […]
