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Police: Hostage-Taker Gave No Signs of Compromise
Police tried to buy time and create a rapport by meeting the gunman's initial demands.
Cover
2013 Crossroads Film Festival
The 14th Annual Crossroads Film Festival runs from Thursday, April 11, through Sunday, April 14. The festival features more than 140 films, of which many are made in Mississippi, produced …
Music
The Dear Hunter’s ‘Migrant’ Moves, Shifts
If lead singer, multi-instrumentalist and one-man renaissance Casey Crescenzo's post-hardcore history kept your attention directed away from The Dear Hunter's previous releases, his newest album "Migrant" promises to turn your …
By the Handful
Fannie Lou Hamer, a folk philosopher of the Civil Rights Movement, knew what she was up against in a state and region where an entrenched hard-right oligarchy ruled at the …
Begin a New Day
It's been a rough couple of weeks for Jackson, with two highly regarded local men meeting untimely deaths.
City & County
Remembering Eric Smith
Eric T. Smith was always busy. He was a husband, a father and a man who cared about his neighbors.
Question o' the Week: What is the most powerful film you’ve ever seen?
What is the most powerful film you’ve ever seen?
Coroner: Man Shot Self Twice After Killing Officer
The murder suspect who killed a detective at police headquarters in Mississippi's capital city last week shot himself twice in the head after shooting the officer four times, the coroner …
Alert to Congress: Nuclear Evacuation May Bog Down
A new government report challenges a pillar of planning for disasters at American nuclear power plants.
Student Arrested in Texas College Stabbing Attack
A student went on a building-to-building stabbing attack at a Texas community college Tuesday, wounding at least 14 people before being subdued and arrested, authorities said.
More Than a Dozen Hurt in Texas College Stabbing
More than a dozen people were wounded when a suspect went building-to-building in an apparent stabbing attack at a Texas college campus Tuesday, authorities said.
Person of the Day
Judge James E. Graves
Fifth Circuit Judge and Clinton native James E. Graves Jr. will receive an award in May honoring a lifetime of work in the Mississippi legal system.
Pentagon Struggles with High Cost of Health Care
The loud, insistent calls in Washington to rein in the rising costs of Social Security and Medicare ignore a major and expensive entitlement program—the military's health care system.
Airline Passenger Complaints Surged in 2012
Airline passengers are getting grumpier, and it's little wonder.
Cold Case Arrest Prompts Cross-Country Probe
When Los Angeles cold case detectives caught up with Samuel Little this past fall, he was living in a Christian shelter in Kentucky, his latest arrest a few months earlier …
Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, Dead at 87
Love her or loathe her, one thing's beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain.
City & County
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
MBI: Suspect Shot Officer, Then Himself
Jeremy Powell shot Detective Eric Smith before killing himself.
City & County
Det. Eric Smith Remembered
Eric T. Smith was a husband, a father and a man who cared about his neighbors. Like many Mississippians, he was an avid New Orleans Saints fan as evidenced by …
Justice
Who Polices Prosecutors Who Abuse Their Authority? Usually Nobody
After serving 13 years in prison for murder, Tony Bennett was released when a state appeals court found that the prosecutor who had handled his case had violated a basic …
