In the wake of Friday night's disturbances, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency and set a midnight curfew for Ferguson tonight.
Amy Nelson on the ground in Missouri reports that this means in practice a return to the more heavy-handed police tactics we saw earlier in the week:
Missouri State Highway Patrol just showed up. They will be blocking off the liquor mart parking lot w yellow tape as holding pen for media.
— Amy K. Nelson (@AmyKNelson) August 16, 2014
and then once curfew hits, will be patrolling the street asking people to go home. Will officers be in riot gear? "Most yes," rep told me.
— Amy K. Nelson (@AmyKNelson) August 17, 2014
