Consent Decree

Ferguson resident Anthony Cage addresses the mayor and city council members at Saturday's public hearing on the Department of Justice's proposed consent decree.

Passion, worry reign at Ferguson's second consent decree forum

Community stakeholders continue to give conflicting messages to Ferguson city council members as the council approaches an expected vote Tuesday on a…

Attendees listen as speakers comment on the Department of Justice's proposed consent decree at Ferguson's city council chamber on Feb. 2, 2016.

Government, Politics & Issues

Behind the Headlines: UM system struggles, divide over Ferguson consent decree, NGA protests

Kelly Moffitt

In our weekly "Behind the Headlines" segment, “St. Louis on the Air” host Don Marsh discussed several of the top news stories that caught St. Louisans’…

Ferguson City Councilmembers Brian Fletcher, Ella Jones and Wesley Bell take their oaths of office on Tuesday.

Government, Politics & Issues

Ferguson, Justice Department officials report progress in negotiations

Ferguson city officials said they are "optimistic" that they will reach a deal with the U.S. Justice Department to overhaul the city's police department…

Organization for Black Struggle members organize activists and Ferguson residents into a group outside the Ferguson Police Department Thurs Dec. 3, 2015 to call for public input in the city's consent decree.

Government, Politics & Issues

Activists, Ferguson residents, call for public hearing once consent decree is filed

As negotiations to reform the Ferguson Police Department continue between the city of Ferguson and the U.S. Department of Justice, a group of Ferguson…

A federal judge has approved a consent decree that requires the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to spend almost $5 billion on removing illegal sewer bypasses, like the one pictured here.

Federal judge approves MSD consent decree

Rachel Lippmann

Updated at 5:45 with statement from the Attorney General's office.Updated at 2:00 with comments from MSD, Missouri Coalition for the Environment.A federal…

Under a consent decree given court approval today, the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District will have to eliminate 200 of illegal sewer bypasses like this one by 2033.

Court to review settlement over MSD Clean Water Act violations

Rachel Lippmann

A consent decree that will settle a four-year-old lawsuit against the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District over violations of the Clean Water Act is a…