Sunday Edition
- 7 Admit Sham Marriages and Crime Reports in Immigration Scam
Tarunkumar and Sachin Patel wanted to find a way so that more of their friends and business associates from India could get permanent legal status to remain in the United States. But they admitted Monday their plans were federal crimes.
- Police Officer Named in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Gets New Job
The Starkville Police Department has hired a former Columbus officer who is a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit.
- Candidates Disagree About Need for Supreme Court Unity
The challenger in a Mississippi Supreme Court race says the current office-holder disagrees too often with other justices.
- Fair Food: Inspected and Ready to Eat
The Mississippi State Department of Health wrapped up inspections of 130 food booths at the State Fair right before it opened on Wednesday night. - Pop-Up Makerspace at FFT Showcasing JPS Elementary Students' Creations
One robot fires miniature red plastic cannons with fierce accuracy; others imitate dogs. With the tap of a keystroke, a 3-D printer develops families of little filament creatures. Student-designed computers with Wi-Fi access operate miniature Ferris wheels. - Tim Brown
Mississippi is getting its second visit from a member of the 2002 AFC champion Oakland Raiders. - Taking Softer Tone, Pence Says Clinton is Admirable
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence on Thursday offered rare praise for Hillary Clinton, saying both the Democratic presidential nominee and Donald Trump have "many admirable qualities" for young people to look up to.
- Ole Miss Student Apologizes for Lynching Remark
A white University of Mississippi student is withdrawing from school and publicly apologizing for his Facebook post about lynching people who were protesting the killing of a black man by North Carolina police officers.
- City Agrees to Stop Interfering with Anti-abortion Protesters in Fondren
The City of Jackson recently entered into its second consent decree with a group of these protesters over interactions with the Jackson Police Department, alleging that police officers have consistently infringed their First Amendment rights since 1996. - NSA Contractor Accused of Taking Classified Information
A contractor for the National Security Agency has been arrested on charges that he illegally removed highly classified information and stored the material in his home and car, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
- Mississippi Governor Declares Racial Reconciliation Month
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is declaring October to be racial reconciliation month.
- Paris Climate Agreement to Take Effect Nov. 4
A landmark agreement on climate change will enter into force on Nov. 4, backed by a coalition of the world's largest polluters and small island nations threatened by rising seas.
- LAPD Chief Hastens Video Release to Stem Tensions
Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck has become the latest to hasten the release of video of a deadly confrontation between police and a black man in order to ease public tension.
- State Cuts to Funding Reduce Jackson Libraries' Operating Hours
The Jackson Hinds Library System (JHLS) will reduce hours beginning October 10, 2016 at all 15 libraries due to a recent $50,000 cut to the library system's state-based Personnel Incentive Grant program. - FBI Seeking Info on Child Sexual Assault Victim
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking the public’s assistance with obtaining identifying information regarding an unknown male who may have critical information pertaining to the identity of a child victim in an ongoing sexual exploitation investigation. Photographs and …