Tornadoes in Mississippi kill more than 2 dozen, injure dozens more
Dozens more are injured and at least four people are missing, Mississippi officials said.
Beard declines to discuss Texas exit at Ole Miss intro
Beard’s two-year tenure at alma mater Texas ended abruptly in January, though felony domestic charges were ultimately dismissed on Feb. 15.
Man loses nearly 400 pounds, keeping promise to grandmother
"What made me start my journey was I wanted to live longer," Nicholas Craft of Mississippi said.
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.
Emmett Till death: Lawsuit seeks woman’s arrest in Chicago boy's kidnapping
A relative of Emmett Till is suing to try to make a Mississippi sheriff serve a 1955 arrest warrant on a white woman in the kidnapping that led to the brutal lynching of the Black teenager.
Jackson, Mississippi, preparing to go without water periodically for up to 10 years as crisis continues
The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the US a 'C-' overall for its drinking water systems.
Mississippi State wears pirate-themed helmets in honor of late coach Mike Leach
The helmets were just one of many tributes to Leach's legacy.
Kiffin: Texas Tech player spit, possibly used racial slur
Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin said a Texas Tech player spit on one of his players and possibly used a racial slur Wednesday night in the Texas Bowl.
Veterinarian identified as woman who shot, killed 2 Mississippi police officers: reports
Investigators are still trying to piece together what led to the fatal shootings.
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 State's Mike Leach hospitalized with 'personal health issue,' school says
Mississippi State didn't say what ailment was.
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.
'Particularly Dangerous Situation' in South as severe weather spawns multiple tornadoes
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has issued a 'Particularly Dangerous Situation' Tornado Watch for portions of southeastern Arkansas, northern and central Louisiana and central Mississippi until 2 a.m. CST.
Murder charges brought after boy, 12, dies in Russian Roulette
Jackson's Deputy Police Chief Deric Hearn identified the boy as Markell Noah.
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.
Wanted man captured after trolling Mississippi authorities on Facebook
Authorities in said Jenise Bolin asked to be tagged on Facebook while he was being arrested.
Emmett Till to be honored with larger-than-life statue in Mississippi town
The 9-foot bronze statue of Emmett Till coming to Greenwood, Mississippi, is not far from where white men kidnapped and killed the Black teen over accusations that he flirted with a white woman.