Gunman kills 6 including ex-wife in northern Mississippi, sheriff says
A Mississippi sheriff says a lone gunman man killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather at multiple locations in a small, rural town near the Tennessee state line.
Want your ex-Valentine arrested? Police offer weekend special
Valentine’s Day can bring out the pettiness in people, and police in Mississippi are here for it.
30-foot fin whale found stranded, dead off Mississippi Gulf Coast: ‘A very rare species’
Since 2002, there have only been three reported fin whale strandings in the Gulf of Mexico.
2 Mississippi officers killed after 30-minute talk with woman during welfare check
Two police officers in coastal Mississippi were shot and killed early Wednesday by a woman who they had talked to for nearly 30 minutes in a motel parking lot, authorities said. The woman also died.
Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61
Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach has died at 61 after being hospitalized with a heart condition.
Former WSU football coach Mike Leach airlifted to hospital, listed in critical condition
Current Mississippi State football coach and former Washington State University coach Mike Leach was hospitalized in critical condition Monday, the day after what the university called "a personal health issue" at his home in Starkville forced him to be airlifted to a medical facility in Jackson.
Mississippi golfer bites off man's nose in argument over game, police say
Police say an argument over a game led one golfer to bite the nose off another in the parking lot of a casino.
Furniture company lays off thousands in a memo just days before Thanksgiving
Nearly the entire workforce of the Mississippi-based company got a memo informing them not to come to work the next day.
Former daycare workers charged, accused of scaring kids with 'Scream' mask
Video footage showed one of the former Mississippi daycare employees wearing a mask similar to the "Scream" movies and yelling at children who didn't "clean up" or "act good."
Coffee-colored tap water shows Jackson has a long way to go before exiting crisis
A historic flood was just the start of an unimaginable crisis.
Man who stole plane in Mississippi charged with making terroristic threats
Cory Wayne Patterson stole a plane from the Tupelo Regional Airport, took off, called 911 and then threatened to crash the aircraft.
Jackson water crisis: City sees some improvements in damaged water system
The water crisis affects the city's 150,000 residents — many of whom were unable to take showers or flush toilets — plus an estimated 30,000 who come into the city to work at businesses without water pressure.
Man admits faking his death to avoid sex abuse charges
A military veteran pleaded guilty to faking his own death to try to avoid sexual abuse charges in Mississippi.
Mississippian breaks 25-year state record for whopping 104-pound catfish
A Mississippi man hooked a 104-pound catfish, creating a new state record. The previous record was broken in 1997, weighing in at 101 pounds.
‘A good sign’: 1st sea turtle nest spotted on Mississippi beach in 4 years
After destructive hurricanes, an oil spill, and other traumatic events, it appears sea turtles are coming back to the Mississippi coast.
Emmett Till murder: Grand jury declines to indict woman whose accusation incited Black teen's lynching
A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, despite revelations about an unserved arrest warrant and a newly revealed memoir by the woman, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
Airbnb removed Mississippi 'slave cabin' listing after viral TikTok
Airbnb said it removed the listing and others that have reportedly included former slave quarters in the U.S.
Deadly bacteria found in continental U.S. soil for the first time
Melioidosis, or Whitmore’s disease, can cause a variety of symptoms and can infect any organ, including the brain.
Mississippi teen hailed a hero after saving 3 teen girls, police officer from drowning
The 16-year-old jumped into the river after a vehicle crashed into the water.
1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found in Mississippi courthouse basement, family seeks arrest
A team searching a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping.