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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 31, 2015

4 Journalists Arrested During Ferguson Protests Sue Police

Four journalists arrested during last summer's Ferguson protests over the shooting death of Michael Brown filed a federal lawsuit Monday against St. Louis County police and 20 of its officers, accusing them of violating the reporters' civil rights and unjustifiably detaining them.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2015

Missouri Officers Find Father, Children Dead After 23-Hour Apartment Standoff

Two children and an adult male were found dead when law enforcement made entry to a southwest Springfield, Mo., apartment Monday evening, ending a nearly 24-hour standoff situation, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2015

Police Deny Excessive Force Claim by Ferguson Shooting Suspect's Lawyer

In addition, Christmas said the officers hit by gunfire were shot by accident, but would not say how he knows that if Williams was not the shooter. He said Williams did not fire a gun that night.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 16, 2015

Suspect Held in Ferguson Officer Shooting

A man who participated in a protest outside the Ferguson police station Wednesday night returned to the area and fired shots — possibly at someone other than police — that wounded two officers, authorities said Sunday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 12, 2015

Ferguson Ambush Part of Disturbing Trend

The number of law enforcement officers shot to death in the line of duty rose more than 50% in 2014, NLEOMF said in a December report.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 12, 2015

Video: 2 Officers Shot in Ferguson During Protest

Two police officers were shot just after midnight Thursday outside the Ferguson police department. One officer was hit in the face, the other in the shoulder. The wounds have been described as "very serious" but not "life-threatening."

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 12, 2015

Ferguson Home Raided in Search of Shooters, Wounded Officers Treated and Released

Officers swarmed a home in Ferguson, Mo., Thursday morning in a search for those responsible for the shooting of two police officers outside the Ferguson police department about midnight.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 11, 2015

Ferguson Police Chief Resigns

Police Chief Thomas Jackson has resigned from the Ferguson (Mo.) Police Department effective March 19.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2015

Video: Justice Department Demands Changes After Investigation Reveals Ferguson Uses Police to Generate Revenue

The report describes a city government that uses its police and courts as an ATM, tolerating a culture of police brutality while pressuring the police chief and court officials to increase traffic enforcement and fees without regard to public safety.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2015

Ferguson Not Alone in Attracting Justice Department Ire

The report includes information on what is happening in Cleveland; East Haven, Conn.; Missoula County, Mont.; New Orleans; Albuquerque; and Newark.

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