10 Local Stories This WeekThings seemed to return to normal after Hurricane Isaac and the three-day Labor Day weekend slowed down the capital city last week.
More Anderson Case Hate-Crime Charges?A federal grand jury in Jackson met to consider more hate-crime charges in the death of James Craig Anderson who was run over by a white teenager.
Inmate Pleads Guilty in Prison RiotOne inmate has pleaded guilty in a deadly Adams Count prison riot last May; a second prisoner has been charged in the case.
Record Presence for Gays at Democratic ConventionThe Democratic National Convention is a watershed event for America's gay rights movement, which never before has been embraced so warmly by a major political party.
Ex-Marine Kills 2, Self at NJ Supermarket Authorities say the gunman in the New Jersey supermarket shooting fired at at least six employees, including one outside the store, before killing himself.
Updated: Man Gets 99 years for Sex Assault of Texas Girl The prosecution and defense are set to make closing arguments in the first trial stemming from the alleged sexual assault of a young Texas girl by 20 men and boys over three months of 2010.
City, County Seek Details of DOJ ClaimsOfficials in Meridian and Lauderdale County want details from the Justice Department to back up its allegations that local students' rights have been violated.
Norway's Killer of 77 Deemed SaneBreivik got what he wanted: a ruling that paints him as a political terrorist instead of a psychotic mass murderer.
JPD Reports Crime IncreasesViolent crime in Jackson is up 92 percent from the same week last year reported the Jackson Police Department in its weekly statistics.
Cause of Riot Revealed Little made sense in the hours after a riot erupted at a privately run federal prison in Natchez on May 20.
Is 'Forcible' Better than 'Legitimate'?Unless you've been hiding from everything electronic this week, you've heard about Rep. Todd Akin, a six-term Republican from Missouri, making comments about rape last weekend.
'Toxic' Rep. Akin Fights to Save GOP Senate Bid Rep. Todd Akin fought to salvage his Senate campaign Monday, even as members of his own party turned against him and a key source of campaign funding was cut off.
Things seemed to return to normal after Hurricane Isaac and the three-day Labor Day weekend slowed down the capital city last week.
Violent crime in Jackson is up 92 percent from the same week last year reported the Jackson Police Department in its weekly statistics.
Little made sense in the hours after a riot erupted at a privately run federal prison in Natchez on May 20.