Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has lifted the state of emergency he declared on Aug. 16 in response to looting and violent protesting in Ferguson after 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot by a Ferguson police officer, according to Reuters.
A state grand jury and the U.S. Justice Department are still investigating the shooting, Reuters reported.
Nixon cited a return to some normalcy in the St. Louis suburb, with school back in session and businesses reopening, calling the progress "a testament to the efforts of community and faith leaders" who worked with government and police officials to return peace to the streets, according to Reuters.
"Over the past week, we've seen students getting back to school, businesses reopening their doors and folks getting back to their normal routines," Nixon said in a statement, Reuters reported.
His decision means the Highway Patrol is no longer in charge in Ferguson, Reuters reported. Nixon also terminated an executive order that had activated the Missouri National Guard.
Demonstrators have continued to protest in Ferguson, calling for prosecutors to charge Wilson in Brown's death and for police to change tactics, according to Reuters.
There have been no violent clashes in about two weeks like those in which police in riot gear fired tear gas to quell crowds and made scores of arrests, Reuters reported.
Law enforcement and witness accounts of the shooting have differed. Police have said Brown struggled with Wilson and other witnesses have said Brown held up his hands and was surrendering when he was shot multiple times, according to Reuters.
A county grand jury has begun hearing evidence about the police shooting and the U.S. Justice Department has opened a separate investigation, Reuters reported.
Brown's death focused global attention on the state of race relations in the United States and evoked memories of other racially charged cases, including the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African American, in Florida in 2012, according to Reuters.
