Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency and is implementing a midnight to 5 a.m. curfew in Ferguson. He says many protesters are making themselves heard peacefully and there must be calm if justice is to be served.
Nixon says the state will not allow a handful of looters to endanger the community.
He also says the U.S. Department of Justice is beefing up its investigation of the shooting.
Tensions reignited late Friday after police released the name of the officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown and surveillance tapes and documents alleging Brown had robbed a convenience store before the shooting.
Despite heavy rainfall and lightning, hundreds of protesters gathered Saturday night at a busy thoroughfare that's been the site of previous clashes with police. Dozens of officers, a much more visible presence than the night before, stood watch -- including some with shields.
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Anger spurred by the death of a black teenager at the hands of white police officer boiled over when protesters stormed into a Missouri convenience store — the same store that Michael Brown was accused of robbing.
Police and about 200 protesters clashed again in Ferguson, Missouri late Friday after another tense day in the St. Louis suburb, a day that included authorities identifying the officer who fatally shot Brown on Aug. 9.
At the same news conference in which officer Darren Wilson was named, Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson released documents alleging Brown stole a $48.99 box of cigars from the store.
About midnight, protesters broke into that store and threw objects at police. Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson says police used one canister of tear gas.
Other protesters yelled at the aggressors to stop what they were doing, and about a dozen people eventually helped protect the convenience store by blocking the entrance. State police say some people threw rocks and other objects at police, but no arrests were made.
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