Case Questioned in Silicone Injection Death
Defense attorneys for a woman accused of killing a Georgia woman in 2012 through illicit silicone buttocks injections are attacking the prosecution's evidence.
Crime
Lessons from Ferguson
Understanding the historical significance of the Ferguson uprising is what drove a handful of activists from Jackson to go to Ferguson in support of protesters and observe organizing strategies being …
Federal Prosecutions Not Easy in Police Shootings
As the Justice Department probes the police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old in Missouri, history suggests there's no guarantee of a criminal prosecution, let alone a conviction.
Crime
Jury Chosen in Buttocks Injection Death Trial
Opening arguments are scheduled Tuesday in the trial of a woman charged with giving unlicensed buttocks injections that prosecutors say killed two women.
Mississippi Man Shot After Cross Burning in Yard
A Mississippi sheriff says a man was beaten and shot two weeks after calling authorities to report a cross burning in his yard, and investigators are trying to determine whether …
Storify: R.L. Nave on the Ground in #Ferguson
News Editor R.L. Nave headed to Ferguson, Missouri, this weekend to report on the continuing protests that followed the shooting by police of
Ferguson: Michael Brown, Killed by Cop, Suspected in $49 Cigar Robbery
A suburban St. Louis police chief on Friday identified the officer whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager ignited days of heated protests, and released documents alleging the teen …
City & County
Hell’s Warriors in 'Gideon's Army'
Dante encounters an inscription posted above the entrance that reads: “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.”
Crime
Jordan Presses New Appeal of 1976 Death Sentence
A Mississippi death row inmate is asking the full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hear an appeal.
City & County
WLBT: Quentin Whitwell Stepping Down
Crime Down as Leadership Shifts
Jackson Ward 1 Councilman Quentin Whitwell will retire this fall, WLBT reports.
Suburban Detroit Man Found Guilty of Murder In 'Porch Shooting'
DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit man who insisted he killed an unarmed woman on his porch in self-defense was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday after the jury rejected his …
Justice
DA Plans to Retry Michelle Byrom
Months after the Mississippi Supreme Court reversed Michelle Byrom's death sentence, Byrom is finally off death row and back in the custody of Tishomingo County.
Report: Retaliation by Supervisors Common at VA
Medical professionals from coast to coast have pointed out problems at the VA, only to suffer retaliation from supervisors and other high-ranking officials, according to a report Monday by a …
City & County
JPD Chief Horton Retires Amid Botched 911 Call Scandal
Lindsey Horton, one of Mayor Chokwe Lumumba's first and most popular appointments last year, is stepping down from his post as Jackson's police chief, effective immediately.
Justice
Byrom Moved to Tishomingo Co. for New Trial
Death row inmate Michelle Byrom has been moved to the Tishomingo County jail where she will await a new trial.
