Missouri Officer Kills Armed Teenager

12/24/14 11:47 AM PST

A Berkeley, Missouri police officer shot and killed a teenager at a gas station, after the victim reportedly pulled out a gun

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Tags: missouri, ferguson, berkeley, teenager, police officer, shooting

School Replaces Blind Boy's Cane with Pool Noodle

12/19/14 11:39 AM PST

After a bus driver reportedly saw Dakota Nafzinger, 8, using his cane violently, his elementary school gave him a pool noodle instead

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Tags: blind, missouri, bilateral anophthalmia, elementary school, punishment

‘Justice for All’ March Mounts Capitol Hill

12/15/14 3:30 PM PST

Protestors brought fight for racial equality to Capitol Hill, chanting ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘I Can’t Breathe’ to commemorate recent deaths of unarmed citizens by police officers

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Tags: march, protest, racial profiling, al sharpton, civil rights, ferguson, missouri, eric garner, mike brown, police, law enforcement, grand jury, indictment, attorney general, eric holder, washington

President Convenes Task Force to Address Police Conflicts

12/03/14 9:57 AM PST

President Obama announced December 1st he will sign an executive order asking Congress for funding for wearable cameras for 50,000 police officers and a review of how police departments use surplus military equipment

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Tags: police, law enforcement, ferguson, missouri, wearable cameras, oversight, transparency, military equipment, president obama

Obama Says 'There is No Excuse for Violence' in Ferguson

11/25/14 2:34 PM PST

President Obama urges protesters in Ferguson, Missouri to refrain from violent demonstrations following a grand jury decision to not criminally charge a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager

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Tags: ferguson, missouri, st. louis, barack obama, michael brown, darren wilson, police, shooting, grand jury decision, justice, law enforcement

Rioting Erupts in Ferguson, Missouri after Grand Jury Decision

11/25/14 10:48 AM PST

Businesses are destroyed in a night of rioting after a grand jury decides not to indict a police officer in the death of a black teen

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Tags: grand jury, riot, ferguson, missouri, police, fire, indict, darren wilson, michael brown

Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson Reportedly Plans to Resign

11/21/14 11:43 AM PST

The police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9th, is reportedly in the process of resigning while a federal grand jury determines whether he should face criminal charges

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Tags: darren wilson, ferguson, michael brown, police officer, fpd, missouri, state of emergency, grand jury, resignation

Missouri Executes 9th Inmate of 2014

11/19/14 1:41 PM PST

A 56-year-old man was put to death 20 years after he killed a gas station attendant while the man's 8-year-old stepdaughter watched.

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Tags: leon taylor, missouri, execution, gas station, death, nixon, lethal, injection, newton

State of Emergency Declared in Missouri

11/18/14 10:54 AM PST

Federal grand jury will determine whether Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson will face any criminal charges for the shooting death of Michael Brown

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Tags: ferguson, missouri, jay nixon, michael brown, darren wilson, state of emergency, william brooks, naacp, civil unrest, protest

Oops! Florida Dream Home Built on Wrong Lot

10/15/14 2:42 PM PST

A couple was shocked to find out that their $680,000 Florida vacation home was built on the wrong lot

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'Ferguson October' Brings Hundreds to Missouri Streets

10/14/14 4:57 PM PST

Tensions heighten in Missouri after another black teenager is killed by police — however, officers say he fired shots first

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Tags: ferguson, missouri, michael brown, st. louis, vonderrit myers jr., police shooting, cornel west

Thousands of Venomous Spiders Finally Kicked Out of Home

10/14/14 9:23 AM PST

After years of legal issues and eight-legged nightmares, a house in Missouri is finally being fumigated to get rid of thousands of brown recluse spiders

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Tags: spiders, brown recluse, house, missouri