Jackson News

Mayor Frank Melton treated his upcoming federal charges like a laughing matter but was serious when explaining some of his actions.

A Jackson man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2004 rape of a 12-year-old girl.

The man responsible for overseeing Mississippi's highway construction projects says he was forced to retire by Mississippi Department of Transportation Executive Director Butch Brown.

Christopher Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years and eight months in prison for his role in the armed bank robbery of BankPlus in Clinton, Miss., on Dec.

Mayor Frank Melton and his two police bodyguards, Michael Recio and Marcus Wright, were indicted last week on three counts each of conspiracy and violating the civil rights of an owner of a private residence ...

Mississippi is opening a private lands alligator hunting season in seven counties later this year, according to the Commission on the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.

JACKSON - Nine people were arraigned today in Richland on multiple felony counts, accused of being members of the Chicago-based street gang Simon City Royals and performing a "beat down" on three men last ...

Wed, Jul 16, 2008 The mayor of Mississippi's largest city has pleaded not guilty to federal charges stemming from a sledgehammer attack on a suspected crack house in 2006.

A Jackson man has been sentenced to serve seven years prison after pleading guilty to injuring a Mississippi Capitol police officer during a 2005 DUI-related accident.

Jackson Mayor Frank Melton has pleaded not guilty to federal charges related to a sledgehammer attack on an alleged crack house.

A pallet company on Mill Street filed a law suit Monday against the city of Jackson, Mayor Frank Melton and ten unidentified individuals.

A Jackson man will serve 25 years in prison for driving drunk and causing an accident that resulted in the death of a Rankin County teenager.

A Jackson man pleaded guilty today to manslaughter in the Aug. 12, 2007 shooting death of his girlfriend.

Recording artist David Banner is signing his new album, The Greatest Story Ever Told, today at BeBop Records in Jackson.

A Jackson man has received a 25-year sentence for a DUI death after a 2007 accident left his 15-year-old passenger dead, Madison/Rankin District Attorney Michael Guest said today.

Jackson 07/08/08 Pair Accused of Shooting Police Officer Have Lengthy Police Records The men accused of shooting Jackson Police Officer Dwayne Collier are apparently no strangers to law enforcement.

Less than a mile from where a 12-year-old boy was killed last summer in a drive-by shooting in Jackson, a 14-year-old was hospitalized this afternoon after being struck in the leg during a drive-by. The ...

The Canton Spirituals took home three Jackie awards Sunday night at the 30th annual Mississippi Gospel Music Awards at the Jackson Marriott.

Jackson Mayor Frank Melton said he plans to tap former state Rep. John Reeves as the replacement for Municipal Court Judge Melvin Priester.

A Jackson police officer who was shot three times following a police chase had successful surgery on Friday, doctors said.