Outlets (top only) and lights wired together with trail wire not working
This is the correct way to wire what you have described (grounds not shown):



You have 3-wire cable wired to your split receptacles, which means there should be 3-wire cable running to your switch in order to complete the circuit. 

If there is only a 2-wire cable wired to your switch, then the power for your lights must be coming from somewhere else, and your switches should be wired like this: