Jackson's Next Top Cop Is ...On Monday, at Westside Community Center on Wiggins Road, Lee Vance and Juan Cloy talked about their approaches to crime prevention and policing.
NUTS Seeks Help, Lou's Comes to Belhaven and Kemper Begins OperationsNUTS (Neat Used Things for Sale), a fundraising store for the Good Samaritan Center located at 114 Millsaps Ave., sustained massive flood damage when more than a foot and a half of water entered the store during the torrential rains …
Cat CoraCat Cora is teaming up with local chefs and Table 100 in Flowood on Aug. 19 for a fundraiser called "Mississippi Culanthropy" that will benefit future UMMC nursing students with a scholarship.
No Welfare Cut for Kids if Parent Tests for DrugsMississippi children would not lose welfare if a parent's benefits are cut off because of positive tests for illegal drugs, according to rules set by the state Department of Human Services.
Pathologist: 'We Don't Know' If Missouri Teen Shot With Hands UpAn unarmed teenager whose fatal shooting by police has sparked rancorous protests in suburban St. Louis suffered a bullet wound to his right arm that could indicate his hands were up or his back was turned, but "we don't know," …
James Meredith Lauds Ferguson Protests as Vital to 'Black Race'James Meredith, who is known for making provocative statements, said the Ferguson protests are more important historically than even the violence that erupted from his own admission to Ole Miss in 1962.
Persons of the Day: Lee Vance & Juan CloyToday, Mayor Tony Yarber announced the two finalists for the top job at the Jackson Police Department: Lee Vance, a longtime assistant chief who is now serving as acting chief; and Juan Cloy, the assistant police chief in Canton. Cloy …
Disabilities in Kids Rise; Not Physical Problems Disabilities among U.S. children have increased slightly, with a bigger rise in mental and developmental problems in those from wealthier families, a 10-year analysis found.
Storify: R.L. Nave on the Ground in #FergusonNews Editor R.L. Nave headed to Ferguson, Missouri, this weekend to report on the continuing protests that followed the shooting by police of
McDaniel Wants Closed Party PrimariesState Sen. Chris McDaniel says the election process should be more restrictive, calling for a closed party primary at a press conference today.
Ferguson: Michael Brown, Killed by Cop, Suspected in $49 Cigar RobberyA suburban St. Louis police chief on Friday identified the officer whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager ignited days of heated protests, and released documents alleging the teen was killed after a robbery in which he was suspected …
It's Official: McDaniel Files Suit in State Court to Overturn PrimaryJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A tea party-backed candidate asked a Mississippi court on Thursday to declare him the winner of the June 24 Republican runoff against incumbent U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran or order a new election.
Ferguson Protests Continue for 4th DayPolice used tear gas and smoke bombs to repel crowds who threw Molotov cocktails during another violent night on the streets of a St. Louis suburb in the wake of the shooting of the unarmed 18-year old Michael Brown.