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MISSOURI

Governor vows

no Ferguson rioting

Police will work to protect peaceful protesters after a grand jury's decision in the Michael Brown shooting case is announced, but those who cross the line into violence will face consequences, Gov. Jay Nixon warned Tuesday.

More than 1,000 police officers have received special training ahead of a decision expected this month about whether Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson, who is white, faces criminal charges for fatally shooting Brown, 18, who was black and unarmed.

The National Guard will be available if needed, and a unified command of state, St. Louis, and St. Louis County police will provide security at protests.

At a news conference with law enforcement officials to outline preparations, Nixon recalled violent protests that occurred soon after Brown was killed in August.

"That ugliness was not representative of Missouri, and it cannot be repeated," he said. - AP

MARYLAND

Rape accusee divorces

A former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader who has been charged with raping one teenage boy and providing others with alcohol is divorced from her estranged husband, a prominent Maryland energy executive. A Baltimore County judge signed Mayo and Molly Shattuck's divorce order Nov. 3. It was the same day a grand jury indicted Molly Shattuck on charges of third-degree rape, unlawful sexual contact, and providing alcohol to minors.

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COLORADO

Trapped within walls

Authorities say a man who was freed from a space between two walls of a Colorado department store may have been there for several days yelling for help. Longmont Police Sgt. Matt Cage says Paul Felyk was rescued Tuesday. The Longmont Times-Call said that firefighters used a saw to cut into the side of the building to free him. The 35-year-old was hospitalized, and his condition was unavailable. - AP

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