Ella Jones

Where candidates for Ferguson mayor stand on issues of safety, budget, DOJ compliance and more

Kelly Moffitt

On Wednesday's St. Louis on the Air we aired highlights of the Ferguson Mayoral Forum held earlier this week at the Ferguson Community Center. Incumbent…

Residents and activists pressure Ferguson's City Council members to agree to the Department of Justice's proposed consent decree during a public forum on the decree in March of 2016.

Government, Politics & Issues

Ferguson’s next mayor faces repairing city’s reputation

Jason Rosenbaum

Numerous challenges await Ferguson’s next mayor, including a tight budget, frayed race relations and an understaffed police department. But the winner of…

Ferguson City Councilmembers Brian Fletcher, Ella Jones and Wesley Bell take their oaths of office on Tuesday.

Government, Politics & Issues

Ferguson's new council members take their oaths — and face tough challenges

Jason Rosenbaum

Right after Ella James, Wesley Bell and Brian Fletcher were sworn in as new members of the Ferguson City Council, one of the legislative body’s veteran…

Ella Jones, center, looks up at the television during last week's election in Ferguson. Jones easily won a city council race in a suburb that's been rocked by strife and discord.

Government, Politics & Issues

With wild election in the books, newly minted Ferguson council members look to the future

Jason Rosenbaum

When Ella Jones walked into Drake’s Place last Tuesday night, her diverse group of supporters was ready for a celebration.As her well-wishers munched on…

A woman casts her vote on election day in Ferguson on April 7, 2015.

Government, Politics & Issues

Ferguson voters add 2 African Americans to city council

Jason Rosenbaum

Ferguson residents voted to add two African Americans to the city council, a move that diversifies an elected body that was overwhelmingly white in a city…