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 his Facebook photo collection.
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 rule of law by withholding critical evidence from Bennett's attorney.
James Meredith
Harvard University's Graduate School of Education is awarding James Meredith its Medal for Education Impact, the highest honor the school awards.
It's the Weekend!
On Saturday, NatureFEST is at 10 a.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
Mayor Calls for Moment of Silence
Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. is asking Jacksonians to remember Det. Eric Smith at noon today.
Suspect Jeremy Powell Committed Suicide After Shooting Officer
The second deceased individual identified as Jeremy Powell.
Mississippi Lawmakers Finish Their 2013 Session
Mississippi lawmakers ended their three-month session Thursday, but they'll return to the Capitol in the next several weeks to handle a big piece of unfinished business: Keeping the Medicaid program alive beyond July 1.
Judge to Hear BP's Bid to Block Settlement Payouts
A federal judge is set to hear arguments on BP's request for an order blocking what could be billions of dollars in settlement payouts to businesses who claim the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cost them money.
Ala. Legislature Votes to Pardon Scottsboro Boys
Opening a final chapter to one of the most important civil rights episodes in American history, Alabama lawmakers voted Thursday to allow posthumous pardons for the "Scottsboro Boys": nine black teens who were wrongly convicted of raping two white women more than 80 years ago.
Laws, Rumors Have Ammo Flying Off Store Shelves
Gun enthusiasts fearful of new weapon controls and alarmed by rumors of government hoarding are buying bullets practically by the bushel, making it hard for stores nationwide to keep shelves stocked and even putting a pinch on some local law enforcement departments.
House Group Finalizing Immigration Bill
A group of Republicans and Democrats in the House is finalizing a sweeping immigration bill that offers work permits and the eventual prospect of citizenship to millions of people living illegally in the United States, aides say.
Iran Nuke Talks Open, EU Asks Tehran to Compromise
Talks seeking to find common ground between Iran and a group of six nations over concerns that Tehran might misuse its nuclear program to make weapons appeared to run into trouble shortly after they began Friday.
FAA Funded Airport Towers Using 30-Year-Old Data
The government has been using 30-year-old data on aircraft collisions to justify the cost of operating control towers at small airports even though accident rates have improved significantly over that time.
Official: Obama Proposes Cuts to Social Security
President Barack Obama's proposed budget will call for reductions in the growth of Social Security and other benefit programs while still insisting on more taxes from the wealthy in a renewed attempt to strike a broad deficit-cutting deal with Republicans, a senior administration official says.
US Adds 88K Jobs, Unemployment Rate at 7.6 pct.
March's job gains were less than half the average of the previous six months.
Det. Eric Smith Killed at JPD Headquarters
Today, around 8:15 p.m., Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. announced that Det. Eric Smith died today in the Jackson Police Department headquarters in downtown Jackson.
Senate Panel Blocks Bomgar from Education Board
The Senate Education Committee blocked Joel Bomgar's nomination to join the state Board of Education Thursday on an 8-7 vote.
Developing ... Officer and Suspect Dead Inside JPD Headquarters, MBI Taking Over Investigation
Watch this space for confirmed details of reported shooting at Jackson Police Department headquarters in downtown Jackson ...
Famed Movie Critic Roger Ebert Dies
Roger Ebert, the most famous and most popular film reviewer of his time who became the first journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for movie criticism and, on his long-running TV program, wielded the nation's most influential thumb, died Thursday. He was 70.
Angry Vets Bring VA Problems in Focus
More problems at the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson came to light at a town hall-style meeting Wednesday.