Ferguson consent decree

In 2014, Troy Doyle spent hours on duty along West Florissant during the protests over Michael Brown’s killing. Now, he is in charge of the department whose actions helped set off a nationwide movement for policing reform.

Ferguson Police Chief Troy Doyle says a cultural shift in the department has led to improved recruitment efforts — and greater community trust.

The Eastern District of Missouri is one of 13 courts participating in a pilot program allowing audio livestreaming of court proceedings on YouTube. While the program temporarily lifts a ban on broadcasts of proceedings, they cannot be recorded.

The Ferguson Monitoring Team and the National Police Foundation will conduct a community survey to allow residents to rate the performance of police officers. Survey respondents also will rate their level of confidence in the police department, their willingness to work with police.

Blake Strode, executive director of ArchCity Defenders, and Jacki Langum, the organization’s advocacy director, talk about the group’s 10th anniversary on…

Exactly one month after a Ferguson police officer killed Michael Brown about a mile from her home, Fran Griffin attended her first city council…

Nearly five years after Michael Brown’s death sparked protests and a movement over police treatment of African-Americans, his mother, Lezley McSpadden, is…

Ferguson has made good progress in reforming its police department and municipal court, a federal judge said Tuesday, though it’s far from over.Ferguson’s…

The city of Ferguson has decided it will no longer prosecute Fred Watson.Ferguson’s municipal prosecutor officially dropped the charges Monday against…

On August 9, 2014, Ferguson officer Darren Wilson shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old, in the Canfield Green apartment complex.…