Jackson mourns officer death in accident
JACKSON — Officials in Jackson are mourning the death of a police officer killed in a highway accident while he was on duty over the
Jackson police: Man shot trying to run over cop
JACKSON — Jackson police say an officer fired his gun at a suspect who allegedly tried to run the officer over. The shooting happened about
Suspects turn the tables in many cases
JACKSON — Over the past decade, more Mississippi law enforcement officers have been shot to death with their service weapons than suspects’ guns. “It suggests
Police: Suspect, officer struggled for several minutes before shooting
Two detectives tried for three or four minutes to restrain a murder suspect they had been questioning before the suspect wrestled away a gun, fatally shot one of the detectives and then committed suicide, officials said Monday.
Authorities say video shows Jackson police officer shooting
Authorities have a video from a police interrogation room that shows a murder suspect shooting a detective to death before killing himself with the officer’s gun, a person with knowledge of the investigation said Saturday.
Breathtaking Old Masters go on exhibit in Jackson
The Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson has opened the exhibit Old Masters to Monet: Three Centuries of French Painting from the Wadsworth Atheneum. It will be on view through Sept. 8.
Whistle-blowers allege wrongdoing at VA center
Employees at a Veterans Administration hospital in Mississippi have reported a range of “serious wrongdoing,” including improperly sterilized instruments and missed diagnoses of fatal illnesses, an independent federal investigative agency said in a letter to the White House.
Blues Marathon expected to draw 3,000
Runners from 47 states and 10 countries will take to the streets of Jackson to compete in the sixth annual Mississippi Blues Marathon.
Plane crash in Jackson kills three
Three pilots flying together to a federal safety conference died when their single-engine plane faltered in midair and crashed into a house that went up in flames.
Black couple says racism forced wedding relocation
A Jackson couple says the church where they planned to get married turned them away because they are black.
Political stress erupting at state Capitol
Three months into the Mississippi legislative session, nerves are fraying and tempers are flaring at the state Capitol.
Changing of Jackson airport’s name to be expensive
The Jackson City Council this month approved the renaming on Jackson Municipal Airport Authority.
100,000 without water in Jackson
The city of Jackson says 100,000 people are without water after a 54-inch water main broke.
Steve Mullen: A to-do list for the Not From Here
People who are new to this corner of the earth quickly realize there are two types of people: Those who are From Here and those who aren’t.