Missouri governor lifts state of emergency in Ferguson
/Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced Wednesday that he was lifting the state of emergency he had declared last month amid chaos on the streets of Ferguson.
Nixon had first declared a state of emergency on Aug. 16, signing an executive order and implementing a curfew between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. The curfew, which he had said was needed to restore peace, was in place for two nights, as Nixon lifted it once he announced that he was calling in the Missouri National Guard.
On Wednesday, Nixon (D) announced that the state of emergency was being lifted because people are “getting back to their normal routines” in Ferguson.
