More than 100 homes, businesses damaged in Moss Point tornado
More than 100 homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed in Moss Point on Monday afternoon after a tornado ripped through the downtown area of the city. The mayor is meeting…
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State adds more than $9M to budget from Mississippi Lottery
The Mississippi Lottery Corporation has transferred more than $9 million to the state, bringing its contribution to the coffers at more than $113 million for the fiscal year of 2023. The first $80 million of that money goes to roads…
Mississippi state senator charged with DUI in Alabama
FOLEY, Ala. (AP) — A Mississippi state senator was arrested in Alabama and charged with driving under the influence on a highway, authorities announced Monday. Mississippi state Sen. Michael McLendon, a Republican from DeSoto County, was arrested near Foley, Alabama,…
Presley gets Mississippi Democratic nod for governor without party primary, after court ruling
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Utility regulator Brandon Presley is now uncontested for the Democratic nomination for Mississippi governor this year after the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that another Democratic candidate waited too long to challenge…
One officer wounded, one killed in standoff in Brandon
A second officer was killed in a standoff at a residence in Brandon before the situation was resolved, according to police. The standoff began about 1:45 a.m. as a domestic dispute…
Body-cam footage shows indicted ex-police officers laughing at man who died in their custody
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three former police officers who were indicted by a Mississippi grand jury joked around about a Black man who died in their custody, with one of them questioning whether to call an ambulance…
Federal judge extends temporary halt on appointed judges in Mississippi capital
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday extended his order that temporarily stops the Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice from appointing judges in the capital city of Jackson and the county where it’s located, both of…
Minor wounded in shooting by police in Mississippi
INDIANOLA, Miss. (AP) — Police shot and wounded a person Saturday while responding to a domestic disturbance call in Indianola, Mississippi. The person, who is younger than 18, received “significant injuries” and was taken to a local hospital, according to…
State Board of Education announces plan to find superintendent
The Mississippi State Board of Education announced it will hold a special-called meeting on June 15 to consider the appointment of an interim superintendent of education -- effective July 1st. The…
Preschool report recognizes Mississippi as a top five state for high-quality pre-K
The National Institute for Early Education Research recognized Mississippi in its latest report on pre-K quality as one of only five states whose state-funded pre-K program meets all…
1 dead after small plane crashes in northwest Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane was killed Wednesday when the aircraft crashed in northwest Arkansas, authorities said. The pilot has been identified as former…
Mississippi Rep. Banks charged with felony false tax return
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS A longtime Mississippi lawmaker has been charged with willfully making a false statement on a tax return for allegedly failing to report more than $500,000 of income from the 2018 sale of real estate. Democratic Rep.…
Mississippians to get money from TurboTax settlement
Almost 38,000 Mississippians who used Intuit's TurboTax and paid for services that should have been free will receive checks from a settlement with the company. Attorney General Lynn Fitch today announced that consumers will begin receiving checks this month from…
Suspect in Laurel shooting arrested in Stone County
A man wanted in a shooting at Howard Industries in Laurel this morning has been arrested. Laurel Police Chief Tommy Cox said the suspect, Keith Hinton, was arrested at a home on Wire Road near Perkinston in Stone County. Mississippi…
Man arrested in shooting that wounded Mississippi trooper
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement officers Thursday arrested and charged a man in a shooting that wounded a Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper earlier this week. Stanley Self Jr., 24, was arrested by U.S. marshals at an apartment complex in…
FULL VIDEO: Former Governor Phil Bryant releasing texts and e-mails
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Wednesday released what he said were all of his text and email messages related to a welfare fraud investigation — including money…
Governor Reeves touts tax cuts, teacher pay raise, jobs
RICHLAND, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves told supporters at one of his first large-scale campaign events Wednesday that he has fulfilled promises to cut taxes, increase teacher pay and promote job development. The Republican said Mississippi, with 3 million residents,…
Sheriff: Last of 4 escaped Mississippi prisoners found
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — The last of four inmates who escaped from a Mississippi prison was found Thursday morning at a home not far from the detention center, the sheriff announced. Corey Harrison, 22, was taken into custody at…
Escaped Mississippi prisoner found dead in New Orleans
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail on April 22 has been found dead at a truck stop in New Orleans, authorities announced Tuesday. A security guard patrolling the truck stop Sunday…
MBI investigating officer-involved shooting in Bolivar County
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving Mississippi Highway Patrol. A trooper was shot in the arm by the subject and received non-life-threatening injuries during the incident on Highway 61 in Bolivar County. The shooting happened…
Carolyn Bryant Donham, at center of Emmett Till death, dies
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 has died in hospice care in Louisiana, a coroner’s report shows. Carolyn…
Escaped inmate barricades himself in Leake County home, sets it on fire
A man who escaped from the Raymond Detention Center over the weekend barricaded himself in a home on Conway Road in Leake County before shooting a deputy and setting the home on fire. Leake County Sheriff Randy Atkinson said in…
Mississippi jail escapee a suspect in killing, carjacking
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail over the weekend is suspected of killing a man and stealing his pickup truck in Jackson, authorities said Tuesday. Anthony Watts, 61, was shot and killed Monday night…
Favre remains in Mississippi welfare lawsuit, judge rules
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will remain as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money that was supposed to help some of the neediest…