St. Louis

Good Morning Everybody! On so many mornings, I report stories of injustice and racism, stories of police brutality and discrimination, but this is one of those mornings where I’m glad to be reporting some very good news and I want to tell you how we can duplicate that good news all over the country. On […]

A white man, Patrick John Owens, who claimed two African-American brothers robbed him at gunpoint, lied about the incident and is now behind bars. Turns out the crime was reversed: Owens actually pulled a gun and tried to rob Christopher and Jerry Tate on a St. Louis street corner. The Tate brothers are thanking their […]

Leaders of faith and businesses in the city of St. Louis are outraged about the treatment of African-Americans in the city and are having an economic boycott. Fox 2 Now reports that Rev. Dinah Tatman is responsible for putting the boycott together. She feels that African-Americans are brutally mistreated by police and receive “criminalization and […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Several elected officials and faith leaders on Monday called for an investigation into the way police arrested and incarcerated protesters at a suburban St. Louis mall, with many referring to the altercation as a “police riot.” Police from both agencies involved in the arrests defended officers’ actions, saying demonstrators got out […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two St. Louis-area police agencies are defending their actions in arresting nearly two dozen protesters at a mall amid complaints that the demonstrators were taken down forcefully, including a female pastor allegedly put in a chokehold. A protest Saturday at the St. Louis Galleria in Richmond Heights, Missouri, was one of […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protesters chanting “free our people” gathered outside the jail in downtown St. Louis for more than two hours to show solidarity with those arrested during demonstrations that turned ugly over the weekend, but there was no new vandalism overnight. Demonstrators outside the jail late Monday criticized authorities for keeping some of […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protesters chanting “free our people” gathered outside the jail in downtown St. Louis for more than two hours Monday night to show solidarity with those who remain behind bars. \Police said more than 120 people were arrested during Sunday’s protests over the acquittal of a white former police officer in the […]

35-year-old Jason Stockley was acquitted for the 2011 shooting and killing 24-year-old Anthony Lamar Smith and the city of St.Louis went on a protest. Board member of the Ethical Society of Police, Reddit Hudson is responsible for the video being released explained why Jason Stockley should have gone to jail. He explained, “We actually put that video […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hundreds of police officers in riot gear mobilized in downtown St. Louis after another day of peaceful protests over an ex-police officer’s acquittal in the death of a black man, a scene that grew ugly after nightfall amid dozens of arrests and reports of property damage and vandalism in the streets. […]

Ex St. Louis officer Jason Stockley has been acquitted in the killing and death of 24-year-old Anthony Lamar Smith. Since the verdict, the city of St. Louis reacted in a series of protest all across the city. If you want to stay connected with the protest, we suggest following these main Twitter accounts: @ShaunKing is […]

UPDATE: Ten law enforcement officers have been injured during protests in St. Louis after a judge acquitted a white former police officer in the shooting death of a black man. More than 20 arrests have been made and the number is expected to go up. Following last nights protest, over 280 people marched inside of two […]

Six-year-old Jeffrey Laney recently made an emotional plea to end gun violence in a video, which has gone viral and won more than 90,000 views.