Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens and Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks were revealed ...

Banks is the latest to fall in a bribery scandal that has already taken down former Ward 2 Councilwoman Angelique Lee in ...

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba's indictment comes two weeks after he dodged questions about his involvement in Jackson's ...

Banks' indictment comes two months after former Ward 2 Councilwoman Angelique Lee pleaded guilty on federal bribery charges.

The allegations in the federal indictment paint a picture of people entrusted to public office in a city where roughly 26% of ...

This could be the second special election ordered by the council this year, as former Ward 2 Councilwoman Angelique Lee ...

On Thursday, Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks pleaded not guilty to federal charges he faces in the Jackson bribery scandal. Banks, who was previously the council president, was arraigned Thursday at ...

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital said Thursday “he will continue to handle the business of the city,” after he pleaded not ...

Owens was elected in 2019 and took office in 2020. All three are Democrats. Jackson City Council member Angelique Lee, a ...

One city councilman said it might be a long road ahead to rebuild trust in the capital city after a recent bribery scandal ...

In 1998, a longtime preacher and friend approached the then-city councilman seeking his support for a zoning request for a ...

Gov. Tate Reeves spoke one-on-one with 16 WAPT’s Scott Simmons about the lingering impacts the Jackson bribery scandal could ...