The Washington Post editorial board is excoriating the White House for an alarming report surfacing that Cuban military agents were given a tour of a pivotal Key West military facility upon the invitation of the U.S. military.
Show Me State politicians show their disgust at Rams owner Stan Kroenke for abandoning St. Louis.
Over the weekend, 32 African-American members of the University of Missouri-Columbia football team joined a group of students staging a hunger strike to protest purported acts of racism on campus.
“I came to the United States 11 years ago,” said Sam Chow, the owner of On On Chop Suey Restaurant. Chow says he worked as a cook in other establishments and eventually opened up his own restaurant in 2009. That
Ferguson rioters ran over an elderly man when they stole his car Wednesday night. The man, who uses an oxygen tank, was talking to Jaye Perry, 52, of Ferguson in the parking lot of the Faraci Pizza as they watched
Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder (R) said that Michael Brown’s stepfather should be “arrested and charged” for inciting riots in Ferguson on Wednesday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.” “He should be arrested and charged with inciting to riot” Kinder stated after hearing
Tuesday during his press conference Breitbart’s Kerry Picket questioned Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) about Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder claims that the Obama administration leaned on the Missouri Governor to keep the National Guard out of Ferguson. Nixon said, “That is
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D) came under political fire from his Lt. Governor Peter Kinder (R) for failing to deploy the Missouri National Guard in Ferguson before rioting got out of control. Kinder appeared on Fox News Tuesday morning with
FERGUSON, Missouri–Missouri Governor Jay Nixon called Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder’s charge against him, relating to National Guard deployment in Ferguson on Monday, “absurd.” Kinder told KTRS on Tuesday morning that he wants to know if the Obama administration, particularly the
As Ferguson rioters and hoodlums were burning down buildings in their communities, shooting at police officers, looting stores, and pelting CNN reporters with rocks and bottles on Monday evening, the NAACP invoked Trayvon Martin in vowing to fight the “appalling”
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke (D) declared that President Obama’s calls for calm in Ferguson were “done with a wink and a nod” on Tuesday’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Channel. “I heard some of the
Tuesday during his press conference Gov. Jay Nixon said the the National Guard’s presence in Ferguson will be massively increased for tonight. Partial transcript as follows: I am deeply saddened for the people of Ferguson who woke up this morning
Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder (R) said that pressure from federal officials was the only explanation for Missouri Governor Jay Nixon’s (D) refusal to send the National Guard to Ferguson on Tuesday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “It’s
Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, a Republican, is demanding that the state’s Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon offer a public explanation as to why he told the National Guard which he had previously mobilized to stand down in Ferguson, Missouri, on
Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder tells KTRS‘s McGraw Millhaven and Kelly Jackson that Governor Jay Nixon ignored the Mayor of Ferguson’s desperate pleas last night to send in the National Guard when riots erupted in his town. Kinder adds that Nixon
A Ferguson, Missouri grand jury will not bring any criminal charges against Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, 28. Wilson was under investigation for shooting Michael Brown, 18, on August 9, 2014. The decision was announced by a St. Louis County prosecutor,
As the nation waits for a grand jury to reveal whether Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson — who fatally shot black teen Michael Brown — will be indicted or not, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon addressed a group of reporters. Nixon called
As Ferguson and cities around the country are on edge for potential unrest after the grand jury’s decision on whether to indict officer Darren Wilson is announced, the president of the NAACP said he was disappointed that officials were more
FERGUSON, Missouri—-The Ferguson Police Department is reporting that six protesters were arrested late Wednesday night when demonstrators and law enforcement faced off in front of the police department. Protesters gather at the South Florissant Road site located next to the
As Ferguson, Missouri percolates with tension in anticipation of a grand jury decision whether to indict police officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown, some Sacramento-area clergy head there to quell possible violent outbreaks. Missouri Governor
After Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) declared a state of emergency on Monday days before the Ferguson grand jury is expected to make its decision on whether to indict the officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, the NAACP condemned
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay reacted to Governor Jay Nixon’s declaration through an executive order that the National Guard would be activated for the next 30 days. Slay stressed to reporters at a press conference on Monday that the guard
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the National Guard ahead of a grand jury decision about whether a white police officer will be charged in the fatal shooting of
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in his state on Monday. The order was posted as St. Louis residents wait anxiously on the decision of the county’s grand jury as to whether or
The FBI is warning citizens of Ferguson, Missouri, that the pending release of the grand jury’s decision as to whether or not an indictment will be handed down against officer Darren Wilson for the August shooting of teenager Michael Brown
A video released by The St. Louis Dispatch on Friday showed Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson with his union lawyer Greg Kloeppel and two police officers leaving the Ferguson police station for the hospital a little after 2PM on August 9—immediately following Wilson’s
A rapper using the name Tef Poe was among the delegation from Ferguson, Missouri to the Geneva-based UN Committee on Torture. On Twitter, Poe bragged he was going to Geneva “to slap these Ferguson pigs with war crime charges and torture charges.” Michael Brown’s
Tuesday, Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) laid out his law enforcement plans for Ferguson in anticipation of the grand jury decision on whether or not charges will be brought against police officer Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown shooting case. Nixon
Somebody’s butt may be on the line after an inappropriate tweet was posted on Governor Jay Nixon’s Twitterfeed, Tuesday morning. A member of his staff – or perhaps the governor himself – tweeted the following picture to encourage Missourians to
Two anti-Common Core activists in Missouri have joined in filing a lawsuit against state officials that challenges the state’s payment of taxpayer funds to the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC), one of the two federally funded multi-state groups that are
A new poll by the Kansas City-based Remington Research Group shows that the vast majority of St. Louis residents disapprove of the way the media handled the Ferguson story. 73% of those surveyed said the media actually made things
The Missouri House has joined the Senate in overriding Governor Jay Nixon’s (D) veto of SB 656–legislation allowing schools to train teachers to become “School Protection Officers” and carry guns on campus with which to protect children. On September 10,
On September 10, the Missouri Senate voted to override Governor Jay Nixon’s (D) veto of SB 656–the legislation to allow schools to train teachers to become “School Protection Officers” and carry guns with which to protect children on campus. SB
In July, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D) vetoed SB 656–legislation that would have allowed schools to train faculty to become “School Protection Officers” and carry guns with which to protect children on campus. The Missouri General Assembly will convene on
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday ordered the Missouri National Guard to begin withdrawing from Ferguson, where nightly scenes of unrest have erupted since a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old nearly two weeks
On Thursday, the NAACP officially alleged that it was “impossible” for St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch to be impartial and called for a special prosecutor to investigate the shooting death of Michael Brown. NAACP President and CEO Cornell William
Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder (R-MO) slammed Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) for his lack of communication with other officials regarding the situation in Ferguson. “If you wanted to support this governor as a fellow constitutional officer of state government, you would
Wednesday on KTRS, Missouri State House Majority Leader John Diehl (R-Town and Country) slammed Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) for undermining the grand jury process with a video statement he released calling for “a vigorous prosecution.” Diehl questioned the governor for “what
On Tuesday, Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) released a message regarding the ongoing situation in Ferguson, MO. Transcript as follows: “Ten days ago, a police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, in broad daylight. Since then, the world has watched a
Early Tuesday morning local time in Ferguson, MO, Missouri Highway Patrol Cpt. Ron Johnson explained why his tone had changed in the recent days since he was named by Gov. Jay Nixon (D-MO) to run point on security as protest
