Correll outlined the operation in his October 23 testimony before the grand jury, saying that Owens helped facilitate paying ...

A new court filing from former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba seeks to dismiss the federal charges against him tied to the Jackson bribery case.

Chokwe Antar Lumumba is seeking to dismiss federal bribery charges against him, but Jacksonians can’t read the former mayor’s arguments because of a blanket restriction on public access to filings in ...

Lumumba, Owens, and former Ward Six Councilman Aaron Banks are slated to go to trial this summer.

Federal prosecutors seek a broader jury pool in the Jackson bribery case as Owens files motion to dismiss charges ahead of July 2026 trial.

Flags were lowered to half-staff this morning in South Carolina, where civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson will lie in repose at the state capitol.

RaShall Brackney was questioned by the Jackson City Council on topics including crime strategy, officer morale, and gangs. A debate over Brackney's proposed $150,000 salary caused confusion, as it is ...

A May 18 trial date has been set for a suspect charged in connection with a March 2025 mass shooting in Downtown Jackson that killed one and injured several others, hours after the Hal's St. Paddy's ...

Jesse Jackson campaigned in Springfield in his 1988 presidential run. In 2002, he took part in a meeting the Springfield mayor over race relations in the police department. In 1999, he was arrested in ...

Asere Mekenon, who was 16 at the time of the rally shooting and is now 18, is currently behind bars in Jackson County.