JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The former district attorney of Mississippi’s largest county was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in prison for taking bribes in a scheme that ensnared a number of city officials. Former Hinds County District Attorney…
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV) – The race for Mississippi's U.S. Senate seat remains too close to call Wednesday night, with Democratic challenger Scott Colom holding a razor-thin lead over incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Scott Colom (D): 466,775 votes (49.0%) Cindy…
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV) – The NAACP says it has deployed additional election protection resources and staff to Mississippi as officials continue counting ballots in one of the nation's closest U.S. Senate races. According to the civil rights organization, national legal,…
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Emergency crews responded Wednesday to an explosion at a Mississippi chemical plant that sent a large plume of black smoke into the air. Crews were notified just after 7 a.m. of an explosion at the Loveland…
SENATOBIA, Miss. (AP) — An Alabama man was charged Monday with setting fire to a Mississippi police department that has faced protests in the months since an officer fatally shot a 1-year-old boy. Garrick Rawls faces an arson charge —…
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV) – Mississippi election officials say voter turnout activity has generated a high volume of calls to the state's Elections Hotline as polls remain open across the state on Election Day. According to the Mississippi Secretary of State's…
By SOPHIE BATES JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The parents of a 1-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a police officer in Mississippi led a protest Monday at the office of the state’s attorney general, who ruled last month…
By SARAH RAZA An arson Saturday morning damaged the building of a beleaguered police department in Mississippi that has drawn outrage from the community in recent months after an officer shot and killed a 1-year-old, authorities said. It was unclear…
TUPELO, Miss. (WXXV)- Former President Bill Clinton was in Mississippi Friday to campaign for Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom ahead of midterms. The president delivered a 40-minute…
By BILL BARROW, SOPHIE BATES and JILL COLVIN CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — President Donald Trump campaigned Monday in Mississippi, as he continued a closing midterm rally blitz that has highlighted Republicans’ challenges ahead of an election that could drastically shift…
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV) - Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch says the Scott Colom for Senate campaign removed AI-generated political advertisements from social media after receiving a warning that the content may violate state election law. According to the Attorney General's…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WXXV)- Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ stop in Columbus marks another high-profile campaign visit to Mississippi this election season as Democratic Senate…
By SOPHIE BATES JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Portions of a Mississippi ban on diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools can go into effect after the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a lower court’s ruling that blocked…
SENATOBIA, Miss. (Oct. 23, 2026) –– Attorney Ben Crump issued the following statement in response to reports that Hunter Foster, the Senatobia police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley, has resigned. Attorney Crump issued the following statement: “Officer…
By JACK BROOK The police officer who shot and killed a 1-year-old boy in Mississippi when he fired into a moving vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call has resigned, the Senatobia mayor told The Associated Press Friday. Sgt. Hunter…
By JACK BROOK Mississippi authorities released video Thursday showing the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by a police officer who…
By SOPHIE BATES Mississippi’s attorney general says a Senatobia police officer was justified in the use of force during a June shoplifting call that ended in the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy. The conclusion of the state’s investigation into…
MISSISSIPPI (WXXV)- Former Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to travel to Mississippi Thursday, October 22, to campaign with District Attorney Scott Colom. Harris and Colom will hold a rural healthcare roundtable in Clarksdale at 1:30 p.m. The campaign says…
By SOPHIE BATES JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday it reached a settlement forcing reforms in a Mississippi city and its police department, which the DOJ found discriminated against Black people, used excessive force and…
OXFORD, Miss. – Last week, a criminal complaint was filed charging Yahya Mohamed Mosleh, 51, and Islam Yahya Mosleh, 18, a father and son, with possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances in connection with a death investigation of…
By SUDHIN THANAWALA A drug task force in Mississippi is urging people to avoid kratom after authorities found packages of the substance while investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students. The warning Tuesday came despite no “confirmed information”…
By ASHLEY DUONG, HALLIE GOLDEN and DAVE COLLINS LOS ANGELES (AP) — A motorist was arrested on murder charges after authorities say she slammed her SUV into a city bus in Los Angeles, killing at least two people and injuring six others in a…
By SOPHIE BATES and TERRY TANG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The hanging death of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found outside an abandoned house, has shaken her family and community in Mississippi, where two other people have been found hanging from trees in…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) – Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch is officially entering the race for governor, becoming the latest high-profile Republican to announce a campaign for the…