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State
Steven Willis Released From Hinds Jail
Thanks in part to attorneys and a small group of activists, a judge has released Steven Willis from the Raymond Detention Center and loved ones hope he can get the …
Person of the Day
Willie Heidelberg
Willie Heidelberg's courageousness is best exemplified by an event in 1970 when the University of Southern Mississippi defeated Ole Miss 30-14 in what stands to this day as one of …
State
Prisoner Says Hinds County Jailers Ignoring His Medical Needs
A man incarcerated at the Raymond Detention Center for seven months says jailers are denying him medical treatment for injuries related to a gunshot wound.
City & County
The Drug War’s Crossroads
Cedric Willis, who was arrested in 1994 and charged with murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault, and was exonerated 12 years later, doesn't buy the argument that law-enforcement officials …
State
Mississippi Preps for Year's First Execution
Willie Jerome Manning, who is scheduled to be the first person Mississippi executes in 2013, is asking the state Supreme Court to reconsider several issues that could have affected his …
Crime
Death Row Prisoner Manning in Court Today
Willie Jerome Manning, a Mississippi death-row inmate, will argue before the state's high court Monday that he deserves a new trial because his lawyer's poor performance and faulty evidence contributing …
DA Dropping Charges Against Willie Jerome Manning in One Set of Murders
Prosecutors will dismiss capital murder charges against Willie Jerome Manning, 46, for the deaths of two Starkville women in 1993 as Manning continues fighting his conviction in a separate case.
City & County
Officials Question Drug War's Effectiveness
Lee Vance, an assistant police chief with the Jackson Police Department, participated in a roundtable discussion at the Mississippi Black Leadership Summit, under way at the Jackson Convention Center.
Justice
State Supreme Court Orders New Trial for Death Row Prisoner Manning
Willie Jerome Manning, one of the last people the state of Mississippi attempted to execute, will get a new trial, the Mississippi Supreme Court ordered on Feb. 12.
Justice
Manning Execution on Hold
Willie Jerome Manning came within a hair of being put to death Tuesday evening.
State
Death Row’s Manning Gets DNA Hearing
Willie Jerome Manning, who came within hours of being executed in May, could finally get an opportunity to have DNA testing on key pieces of evidence from his murder trial.
Justice
FBI Error Casts New Doubt in Death Case
Willie Jerome Manning's attorneys are desperately trying to get key evidence tested before the state of Mississippi puts their client to death.
Justice
Why Does the State Still Want to Kill Willie Jerome Manning?
Willie Jerome Manning has been on death row for more than two decades, facing the possibility of execution for two sets of murders that occurred about one month apart.
City & County
JRA Starts Cleaning Up the Books
After a recent audit brought to light problems with JRA's accounting procedures, the seven-member commission recently took action to address the problems.
Crime
Beyond Crime and Punishment
Willie Jerome Manning and Michelle Byrom were the last two people the state of Mississippi attempted to execute.
Person of the Day
Yohance Myles
Yohance Myles, a Birmingham native who got his master of fine arts degree from Louisiana State University, has been burning up the big and little screens in recent years.
City & County
Baker, McQuirter Win Hinds Democratic Primary
The results are in: Democrats Darrel McQuirter and James "Lap" Baker make it into the November general election for Hinds County supervisor.
Candidate
Hinds Dem Runoff Today: McQuirter v. Robinson, Baker v. Maldonado
In the absence of serious Republican opposition in most corners of Hinds County, Democratic primary battles can often get nasty and divisive. The contest for the safely Democratic District 2 …
Person of the Day
Jackson's New Chiefs
Jackson's first responders have new bosses. In his first official appointments, newly sworn in Mayor Chokwe Lumumba appointed interim chiefs to the Jackson Police Department and Jackson Fire Department.
City & County
Belated Yarber Inaugural Ball Set
Two months after electing Tony Yarber as their newest mayor, the citizens of Jackson will have an opportunity to celebrate the moment.
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