High school twin brothers drown during fishing outing at Mississippi lake
Two high school seniors - and twin brothers - died unexpectedly during an outing earlier this month at a Mississippi lake.
Medical transport helicopter crashes in Mississippi; at least 1 dead
A medical transport helicopter crashed in Madison County, Mississippi, on Monday, with a pilot and two hospital workers on board.
Bounty hunters could target migrants under proposed Mississippi bill
A proposed bill in Mississippi proposes certifying bounty hunters to support the Trump administration’s illegal immigration crackdown on a local level.
Man killed after hot asphalt poured on him in dump truck accident
A man in Mississippi was killed after hot asphalt was poured on him at a construction site earlier this week.
Mississippi bus crash kills 7, injures dozens; tire failure blamed
A bus crash in Mississippi on Saturday morning resulted in seven fatalities and left dozens injured after the vehicle overturned on Interstate 20 near Bovina in Warren County.
Escaped Mississippi murder suspect arrested at Chicago restaurant after hours-long standoff with police
A murder suspect who escaped from a Mississippi courthouse was arrested at a restaurant on Chicago's Near West Side, blocks from the Democratic National Convention, after an hours-long standoff with police.
Mother sues after 10-year-old son arrested for public urination
A Mississippi mother has filed a $2 million federal lawsuit against police and city leaders, alleging her 10-year-old son was unjustly arrested for public urination.
Mississippi mother accused of murdering son, hiding body behind false wall
Jerri Lynn Isreal, a 66-year-old Mississippi mother, has been arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of her son, John Allen Gaither. The arrest follows a welfare concern call in December regarding a possible missing person
Mississippi man in custody for brutal rape, murder, and arson of 73-year-old woman
In a disturbing incident in Forest, Mississippi, Sammy Patrick has been apprehended by the Scott County Sheriff's office for the alleged brutal murder, rape, and arson of a 73-year-old woman, Dee Eady.
Truck driver plows through national cemetery, damaging veterans' headstones
A truck driver, possibly experiencing a medical emergency, crashed into a national cemetery, damaging 10 headstones of deceased veterans along with other structures.
A 802 pound record-breaking alligator was just captured in this state
An alligator the size of an adult male grizzly bear was captured by four Mississippi men — breaking the record for the longest alligator harvested in the state.
Biden to establish national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi
Biden will sign a proclamation on Tuesday to create the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument across three sites in Illinois and Mississippi, according to the official.
Florida pediatric doctor charged with sexual battery, police say there could be more victims
A pediatric doctor who was arrested for sexual battery in Mississippi, is now under investigation in Orlando, Florida as police believe there are more victims.
Video shows lightning strike tree at Mississippi home, splitting it in half
A shocking video captured at a Mississippi home shows the moment when a bolt of lightning hit a tree and split it in half.
Family attorney demands firing of Mississippi officer after 11-year-old boy is shot
An attorney says a Mississippi police officer who shot and wounded an 11-year-old Black boy in the child’s home should be fired.
Trans girl in Mississippi misses graduation after being told to dress like boy
School officials told her to dress like a boy ,and a federal judge did not block the officials’ decision.
Mississippi restaurant shooting leaves 1 dead, at least 6 injured
The shooting happened in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, during a Cinco de Mayo party.
2 high schoolers killed, 4 others hurt in shooting at house party in Mississippi
A 19-year-old man has been charged with killing two teens and wounding four others in a shooting at a house party on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Former WWE wrestler charged with theft of millions from Mississippi welfare program
The Mississippi welfare fraud case has also named NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre.
Mississippi must allow religious exemption for childhood vaccines, judge orders
Mississippi must join most other states in allowing religious exemptions from vaccinations that children are required to receive so they can attend school, a federal judge has ruled.