Michael Brown

Keith Rose is one of four plaintiffs in a $20 million lawsuit filed against the city of Ferguson, prosecutors Stephanie Karr and J. Patrick Chassaing and several Ferguson police officers.

Ferguson monitor says city is on pace to meet requirements of consent decree

Chad Davis

Ferguson residents, activists and the Department of Justice discussed the progress of federally mandated changes to Ferguson courts and policing at a…

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch announces on Nov 24, 2014, that the grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson on any of five counts that were presented to it.

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State appeals court blocks Darren Wilson grand juror from speaking about the case

Rachel Lippmann

Updated Dec. 12 at 4:50 p.m. with comments from Tony Rothert and Bob McCulloch — The Missouri Court of Appeals has become the latest to rule against a…

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St. Louis police union's business manager to run for Jefferson County county executive

Jeff Roorda, the business manager for the St. Louis Police Officers Association, is running to become the next county executive of Jefferson County.It’s…

St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch announceson Nov. 24, 2014, that a grand jury has chosen not to charge Darren Wilson in Michael Brown's death.

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Missouri appeals court weighs grand jury secrecy vs. right to contradict officials

Rachel Lippmann

Updated at 3:10 p.m. Aug. 16 with comments from oral arguments, new headline — A grand juror who was on the panel that did not charge ex-Ferguson police…

Michael Brown Sr. places roses along Canfield Drive before the start of a moment of silence for his son, Michael Brown.

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Prayers, silence mark anniversary of Brown’s death; focus for rest of week on community events

Rachel Lippmann

There were tears shed, prayers said and more than four minutes of silence observed Wednesday at the site of Michael Brown’s fatal shooting in Ferguson…

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Reflecting on changes in the region 3 years after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson

Kelly Moffitt

Wednesday, Aug. 9 marks the third year since the police shooting death of Michael Brown Jr. in Ferguson, which set off a wave of protests and activism in…

Protesting youth were stranded on the street after curfew when Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and imposed a midnight-to-5 a.m. curfew in Ferguson in August 2014.

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'Ferguson became a giant': How 3 years of activism is slowly reshaping the St. Louis area

Jason Rosenbaum

The 2014 death of Michael Brown, a black, unarmed 18-year-old, at the hands of a white police officer unleashed anger and activism throughout the St.…

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What’s changed — and what hasn’t — three years after Michael Brown’s death

Rachel Lippmann

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.…

Protesters walk down West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson on Aug. 9, 2016, two years after Mike Brown was killed by a Ferguson police officer.

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Michael Brown’s 2014 death casts long legal shadow in Ferguson

Rachel Lippmann

A black U.S. Navy veteran sued the city of Ferguson this week, alleging his rights were violated during a 2012 arrest for ordinance violations.It’s the…

Leaders prepare to cut the ribbon in front of the Ferguson Community Empowerment Center on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. It's on the site of the QuikTrip that was burned during protests following Michael Brown's fatal shooting.

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Ferguson community center opens at site of QuikTrip burned during 2014 protests

Rachel Lippmann

Updated at 4:50 p.m. July 26 with additional comments from the ceremony — In 2014, the burned-out Ferguson QuikTrip quickly became a national symbol of a…