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Mississippi AG: No prosecution plan in Emmett Till lynching

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s top legal official has no plan to prosecute the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, an aide said Friday following revelations about an unserved arrest warrant…

Jackson County searching for armed robbery suspect

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department are asking the public's help to identify a suspect in an armed robbery that happened Wednesday night at the Neighborhood Walmart in the St. Martin community. The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of money.…

MBI investigating officer involved shooting in Forrest County

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Forrest County, on South Chancellor Avenue, near the Troop J substation in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. MBI is currently…