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Crime
Minor Sex Trafficking Sting Nets 28 Arrests, But No Children
In a national sting operation aimed at recovering children exploited into sex trafficking, the Jackson division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation made 28 arrests—but found no children.
City & County
JPD Seeking Kidnapper; No Homicides; Low Crime for State Fair, JSU Game
The Jackson Police Department is on the lookout for a man accused of kidnapping and holding a 19-year-old woman hostage for two days.
Person of the Day
Benardrick McKinney
A native son of our state and a former Mississippi State University player, Houston Texans linebacker Benardrick McKinney is blossoming into a star on the defensive side of the ball.
Trial Delayed for Man Accused of Bribing Former Prison Chief
The trial of a physician accused of bribing Mississippi's former corrections commissioner has been delayed until February.
Abortion
Judge Blocks Planned Parenthood Medicaid Reimbursements Law
A federal judge has enjoined a Mississippi state law that prevented the Division of Medicaid from reimbursing the state’s Planned Parenthood clinic and the only abortion clinic for offering birth …
Trustees: Jackson State Must Act Now to Stanch Cash Drain
College Board officials are intervening in Jackson State University's finances, saying the 10,000-student university's cash reserves have been spent down to a dangerously low point.
Person of the Day
Frankye Adams-Johnson
As October marks the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, Jacksonians are celebrating one of their own, former Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement Chairperson Frankye …
Education
State Accountability Ratings Gloomy for Jackson Schools
For the first time in several years, Jackson Public Schools has joined the Mississippi Department of Education's list of failing districts in the state, with 17 JPS elementary and middle …
City & County
Fondren Residents Push Back on Neighborhood Gates, City Backtracks
Walter "Dick" Dickerson and his wife have lived on Ridge Drive the Woodland Hills subdivision in Fondren for the last 21 years. It's not a gated community, and he does …
Trump on Clinton: 'Such a Nasty Woman'
Donald Trump asserted in the final presidential debate that no one respects women more than he does. Yet in its closing moments, standing onstage with the first major-party female presidential …
Trump Refuses to Say if He'll Accept Election Results
Threatening to upend a fundamental pillar of American democracy, Donald Trump refused to say in the final debate that he will accept the results of next month's election if he …
Hood: Credit Reporting Agencies' Actions Hurt Consumers
Mississippi residents will receive three years of free access to their own credit reports under an agreement three credit reporting agencies have made with the state's top legal officer.
Trump May Not Accept Election Results, Republicans Disavows Statement
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Threatening to upend a fundamental pillar of American democracy, Donald Trump refused to say Wednesday night that he will accept the results of next month's election …
Politics
Caller to Black JFP Writer: 'I want to offer her a plane ticket back to Africa' (LISTEN)
"I want to offer her a plane ticket back to Africa if she thinks America is so bad. Um, I would love to pay for her ticket. Also tell her …
The Slate
The next two weeks are going to be interesting in Dallas. There is going to be a ton of talk about who should be the starting quarterback for the Cowboys …
Domestic Violence
Healing and Finding Joy After Domestic Abuse
Many think overcoming abuse equals leaving the abuser. But leaving does not heal the anguish and pain automatically. Sure, removing yourself from an abusive situation is an important step; however, …
Mississippi: Stop Disenfranchising Black Voters
Mississippi has the second highest rate of voter disenfranchisement in the country, largely due to post-sentence restrictions. The state is one of 12 where a person can serve his or …
City & County
In Search of the Wheel’s Hub
What exactly was Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith looking for when he subpoenaed a circuit-court judge in January?
Education
UPDATED: Would a New Formula Fund Public Schools Better?
After a litany of lawsuits, public outcry and legislative drama, Mississippi's GOP leaders have joined forces with a New Jersey-based nonprofit to see if the state's public-school funding formula should …
Jailed 96 Days on Bogus Charge: It is No One's Fault?
Pulled over for traffic violations, Jessica Jauch was held for 96 days in a Mississippi jail without seeing a judge, getting a lawyer or having a chance to make bail. …
