City & County
Former JSU President Found Guilty in Prostitution Sting
A Mississippi judge has found Jackson State University's former president guilty of misdemeanor charges related to a prostitution sting.
City & County
Autopsy: Death of Harvey Hill in Madison County Detention Center Ruled Homicide
The death of 36-year-old Harvey Hill on May 6, 2018, in the Madison County Detention Center was a homicide, the Mississippi State Medical Examiner's Office has determined.
Crime
Indictment: Threat to Kill Mississippi's Only Black US Rep.
A federal indictment accuses a Mississippi man of threatening to kill the state's only Black U.S. representative and his staffers.
City & County
Mayor Lumumba Bans Police Chokeholds, Restricts Firing at Moving Vehicles, More
Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba, in an executive order today, prohibits the Jackson Police Department from using choke-holds, knee-on-neck or any other tactic that restricts breathing in an amendment of its ...
City & County
Mayoral Executive Order Amending the City of Jackson Police Department's Use of Force Policy
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba signed an executive order amending Jackson Police Department's use of force policy.
Crime
Criminal Justice Reform Alive at Capitol, But Gang Bill, Teacher Pay Raises Dead for Now
Mississippi legislators’ ambitious plans for funding initiatives like state employee and teacher pay raises have taken a backseat to dealing with the coronavirus crisis, which is obliterating both state revenues ...
Crime
Mississippi DA Releases Case Files in Fatal Police Shooting
A Mississippi district attorney has released evidence files in the case of a white officer who fatally shot a black man during a 2015 traffic stop.
Crime
Three Charged in $180 Million Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
An indictment against three individuals for their alleged involvement in various schemes to defraud Medicare, TRICARE, and private insurance companies, and their conspiracy to launder the proceeds has been unsealed ...
City & County
Families Accuse JPD Of Police Brutality, Demand Justice
Four Jackson families whose loved ones were victims of local police violence, three of them fatally, spoke out yesterday, publicly calling for justice in the wake of national awareness over ...
Crime
Byram Police: A Model for Domestic-Abuse Response?
Byram Police Chief Luke Thompson acknowledges that the typical method of responding to a domestic call fails both the victims and the community at large.
City & County
Hinds Supervisor Archie Wants Police Reform; County Studying Homelessness
Hinds County District 2 Supervisor David L. Archie has called for police reforms in the wake of the death of 46-year-old George Floyd in Minnesota, which led to protests around ...
City & County
Governor Sends National Guard to D.C., Unclear Whether Will Patrol Jackson Protests
The State of Mississippi has sent members of the Mississippi National Guard to Washington, D.C., amid the heavy protest actions taking place around the White House and the nation.
Civil Rights
Dropping Case of White Ex-Cop a 'Knife' to Trust, Rep Says
A Mississippi lawmaker on Thursday criticized the state attorney general's decision to drop the prosecution of a white former police officer who was indicted in the 2015 shooting death of ...
Crime
Mississippi to Restart Inmate Transfers, with Virus Caution
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Corrections says it will soon restart the transfer of inmates from county jails into state prisons and from one prison to another—a ...
City & County
After Video Emerges, JPD Investigating Officer Over Rough Treatment, Threats
A Jackson police officer captured by video Friday pinning a young man by the neck backward to the top of a car is on administrative leave pending an Internal Affairs ...
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Blogs
- Casino-Mogul Trump Going Against the Odds With 'Muslim Ban'
- Town Hall with Dr. Kai Smith
- VIDEO: One on One With Chief Vance
- 'Taking Back Our Community' Meeting Planned for Thursday in South Jackson
- Sandra Bland Traffic Stop Video Hits YouTube
- AG Hood Wants Explanation in Byrom Death-Sentence Reversal
- In the Fight for Jackson's Future, Who Can Immigrant Communities Trust?
- Jim Hood Orders 2 Executions then Defends U.S. Human Rights in Geneva 10 comments
- Does 'Open Carry' Actually Increase Gun Violence?
- Where's the Money? MSDH Withheld $600K from DV Shelters
Blogs
- Casino-Mogul Trump Going Against the Odds With 'Muslim Ban'
- Town Hall with Dr. Kai Smith
- VIDEO: One on One With Chief Vance
- 'Taking Back Our Community' Meeting Planned for Thursday in South Jackson
- Sandra Bland Traffic Stop Video Hits YouTube
- AG Hood Wants Explanation in Byrom Death-Sentence Reversal
- In the Fight for Jackson's Future, Who Can Immigrant Communities Trust?
- Jim Hood Orders 2 Executions then Defends U.S. Human Rights in Geneva 10 comments
- Does 'Open Carry' Actually Increase Gun Violence?
- Where's the Money? MSDH Withheld $600K from DV Shelters
