Gov. declares emergency, imposes curfew in Ferguson

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Saturday and imposed a curfew in the St. Louis suburb where a black teenager was shot to death by a white police officer a week ago.<br /> <br /> Nixon said that though many protesters were making themselves heard peacefully, the state would not allow a handful of looters to endanger the community. The curfew will run from midnight to 5 a.m.<br /> <br /> "We must first have and maintain peace. This is a test. The eyes of the world are watching," Nixon said. "We cannot allow the ill will of the few to undermine the good will of the many."<br /> <br /> Tensions in Ferguson flared late Friday after police released the name of the officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown and documents alleging Brown robbed a store before he died.<br /> <br /> Nixon also said the U.S. Department of Justice is beefing up its investigation of the shooting.<br /> <br /> Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson, who is in charge of security in Ferguson, said there were 40 FBI agents going door-to-door starting Saturday, talking to people who might have seen or have information about the shooting.<br /> <br /> Nixon and Johnson spoke at a church in Ferguson, where they were interrupted repeatedly by people demanding justice and objecting to the curfew.<br /> <br /> Johnson assured those in attendance that police would communicate with protesters and give them ample opportunity to observe the curfew.