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Why Darren Wilson Says
He Shot Michael Brown

Nov 25, 2014 7:40 AM CST

Why Darren Wilson Says He Shot Michael Brown

Inside the officer's Sept. 16 grand jury testimony

(Newser) - "You want me to just go with the whole thing?" So asked Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson near the start of his Sept. 16 grand jury testimony , per a transcript released last night. What follows is Wilson's explanation of what happened in the last minutes of Michael Brown's...

What Ferguson
Grand Jury
Saw, Heard

Nov 25, 2014 6:45 AM CST

What Ferguson Grand Jury Saw, Heard

Including photos of Darren Wilson's face

(Newser) - Why did the grand jury decide against indicting Darren Wilson ? Soon after the decision was announced, the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney's office released thousands of pages of evidence that had been presented to the jurors over 25 days of meetings that included testimony from around 60 witnesses....

St. Louis Skies Now Cleared After Shots Diverted Flights

UPDATED

Nov 25, 2014 4:35 AM CST

St. Louis Skies Now Cleared After Shots Diverted Flights

29 arrests made after chaos follows Brown decision

(Newser) - The Federal Aviation Administration diverted about 10 St. Louis-bound flights to other airports last night because of reports of gunshots fired into the sky in Ferguson, Mo. The FAA says the flights were rerouted "to provide a safe environment for law enforcement activities," though the AP notes those...

Obama Calls for Peace as Ferguson Erupts

Obama:
'We Need to
Accept' This
Decision

Nov 25, 2014 12:30 AM CST

Obama: 'We Need to Accept' This Decision

No excuse for violence, president says

(Newser) - President Obama appealed for calm and understanding in Ferguson, Mo., after a grand jury decided not to indict in the death of Michael Brown, pleading with both residents and police officers to show restraint. "We are a nation built on the rule of law, so we need to accept...

Ferguson Grand Jury:
What We'll Never Know

Nov 24, 2014 11:06 PM CST

Ferguson Grand Jury: What We'll Never Know

Vote count won't be made public

(Newser) - Authorities have released evidence presented to the grand jury that decided not to indict Darren Wilson, but some facts won't be made public—including who was on the jury. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch says the 12 grand jurors were "working, not retired, working professional, blue...

Lawyers: Ferguson Cop
'Followed His Training'

Nov 24, 2014 9:30 PM CST

Lawyers: Ferguson Cop 'Followed His Training'

Anger greets grand jury decision

(Newser) - Soon after the grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson was made public, his lawyers issued a statement saying the Ferguson police officer "followed his training and followed the law" when he shot and killed Michael Brown. The statement stressed that the decision was made by a "...

What Michael Brown's
Parents Have to Say

Nov 24, 2014 8:41 PM CST

What Michael Brown's Parents Have to Say

They express 'profound disappointment' at outcome of grand jury

(Newser) - Moments after St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch announced that the grand jury decided not to indict Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson, Michael Brown's parents released a statement via attorney Benjamin Crump on Twitter . What Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr., wanted to say: "We are profoundly disappointed...

No Charges for Ferguson Cop

Nov 24, 2014 8:27 PM CST

No Charges for Ferguson Cop

No criminal charges for Darren Wilson in shooting of Michael Brown

(Newser) - He's cleared: Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson will not face criminal charges in the shooting death of Michael Brown, reports CNN . St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch announced the grand jury's decision tonight, asserting among other things that "eyewitness accounts conflicted with physical evidence." He...

St. Louis Mayor:
Violence
'Will Not
Be Tolerated'

Nov 24, 2014 6:06 PM CST

St. Louis Mayor: Violence 'Will Not Be Tolerated'

He and governor urge calm ahead of grand jury decision

(Newser) - About two hours ahead of the grand jury announcement in the Michael Brown shooting, the governor of Missouri and the mayor of St. Louis issued an appeal for calm. Neither revealed whether officer Darren Wilson will be indicted on criminal charges or exonerated, but Mayor Francis Slay predicted that "...

Ferguson Schools
Will Be Closed Tomorrow

Nov 24, 2014 5:15 PM CST

Ferguson Schools Will Be Closed Tomorrow

Districts start holiday break early ahead of grand jury decision

(Newser) - The grand jury has made its decision in the Michael Brown shooting, and so has the Riverview Gardens School District. That district encompasses the Canfield Green apartment complex where Brown was shot; it's closing tomorrow (it technically added a day to the start of the Thanksgiving break) "due...

Michael Brown
Family Asks for
4.5 Minutes
of Silence

Nov 24, 2014 3:56 PM CST

Michael Brown Family Asks for 4.5 Minutes of Silence

It's a reference to the number of hours he spent on the street after being shot

(Newser) - With the grand jury decision expected to be announced later today in the death of Michael Brown, the teen's family has requested a moment of silence once it is made public. The family called for 4½ minutes of silence, which CNN explains is a reference to the approximately 4½...

Ferguson Grand Jury
Decision Coming Today

Nov 24, 2014 1:10 PM CST

Ferguson Grand Jury Decision Coming Today

St. Louis newspaper expects news conference at 6:30 ET

(Newser) - Today's the day: A grand jury has decided whether Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson will face criminal charges in the shooting death of Michael Brown, reports the Washington Post . An attorney for Brown's relatives says they have been notified that the decision is in and that it will...

Woman Killed by Gun She Bought to Prep for Ferguson

Nov 24, 2014 8:20 AM CST

Woman Killed by Gun She Bought to Prep for Ferguson

Sources: Boyfriend says she was waving it around when car accident happened

(Newser) - As the St. Louis Post-Dispatch describes it, the events of Friday evening sound tragic but unremarkable: Police responded to a call of a woman shot in the head in a car around 11:45pm; 26-year-old Becca Campbell was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. But police sources close to...

2 Men in Ferguson Accused
of Planning Pipe Bombs

Nov 22, 2014 8:41 AM CST

2 Men in Ferguson Accused of Planning Pipe Bombs

They were caught in FBI sting ahead of grand jury decision

(Newser) - Reports of two arrests in Ferguson don't bode well for calm once a grand jury decision is announced in the Michael Brown shooting. Reuters quotes a law enforcement source as saying that two men who belong to the New Black Panther Party were caught trying to buy material for...

Grand Juries
Are a Farce—
but Not in
Ferguson

OPINION

Nov 19, 2014 12:27 PM CST

Grand Juries Are a Farce— but Not in Ferguson

Prosecutor's move points way to fairer process: David Feige

(Newser) - Grand juries were invented to protect citizens from rushed and unfair prosecution, but today, they do quite the opposite, writes David Feige at Slate . Prosecutors normally play a "controlling role" in the grand jury process, taking charge of who's allowed in meetings and presenting jurors with "as...

Video, Radio Calls
Offer Clearer Picture
of Ferguson Events

Nov 15, 2014 3:40 PM CST

Video, Radio Calls Offer Clearer Picture of Ferguson Events

Officer Darren Wilson appears in footage following encounter

(Newser) - More details in the shooting of Michael Brown are emerging after the St. Louis Post-Dispatch released video footage and radio calls from the hours surrounding the event. The calls offer a glimpse of Darren Wilson's messages in the moments before the shooting, while video reveals Wilson heading to the...

Teacher Fired
Over Ferguson Tweets

Nov 15, 2014 9:12 AM CST

Teacher Fired Over Ferguson Tweets

Texas woman apologizes over racially charged messages

(Newser) - A veteran teacher in Texas is out of a job after unleashing some volatile tweets about the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Mo., reports USA Today . The school board in Duncanville yesterday fired Vinita Hegwood, an African-American teacher of English, for messages like this one a week ago: "Who...

Missouri Governor Warns Ferguson: No Riots

Nov 11, 2014 4:14 PM CST

Missouri Governor Warns Ferguson: No Riots

State, city prepare ahead of grand jury decision

(Newser) - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said today that law enforcement officials have been working around the clock to make sure residents and businesses are kept safe once prosecutors announce whether a Ferguson police officer will face charges for fatally shooting 18-year-old Michael Brown . A grand jury is expected to decide later...

Report: No Civil Rights Charges for Ferguson Cop

Oct 31, 2014 4:54 PM CDT

Report: No Civil Rights Charges for Ferguson Cop

Washington Post says investigators don't think they have a case

(Newser) - Don't expect the Ferguson police officer who shot Michael Brown to face civil rights charges. The Washington Post interviews Justice Department investigators and reports they have "all but concluded" that they have no case against Darren Wilson. The inquiry isn't done yet, and the story includes quotes...

New Autopsy:
Michael Brown
Shot in Hand
at Close Range

Oct 22, 2014 7:49 AM CDT

New Autopsy: Michael Brown Shot in Hand at Close Range

Supports 'significant altercation' in car; Toxicology finds pot in his system

(Newser) - Two different autopsies, two different conclusions: The official St. Louis County autopsy of Michael Brown , killed by officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9, indicates the Ferguson teen was shot at close range in the hand—contrasting with results of a private autopsy released Aug. 18 that said Brown had no...