Mississippi

"Cold case" playing cards in Mississippi jails aim to solve murders, disappearances

A Mississippi organization is trying to solve cold cases with a special deck of cards. The Mississip...

us | 5 months ago

Powerful storms slam parts of Florida, North Carolina, other states as cleanup from earlier tornadoes continues

Powerful storms with damaging high winds threatened several states in the Southeast early Friday, as...

us | 5 months ago

Hurricane Katrina victim identified nearly 2 decades after storm pounded Gulf Coast

Almost two decades after a woman's death during Hurricane Katrina, modern forensic tests finally all...

us | 4 months ago

Judge temporarily blocks expanded Title IX LGBTQ student protections in 4 states

The Biden administration's new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students has been temp...

us | 4 months ago

Federal judge blocks Mississippi law that would require age verification for websites

A federal judge on Monday blocked a Mississippi law that would require users of websites and other d...

us | 3 months ago

2 Mississippi inmates awaiting murder trials escape from prison

Law enforcement officers were searching Friday for two inmates who escaped from a jail in southweste...

us | 3 months ago

7 dead, dozens injured when Mississippi bus overturns

Seven people are dead and dozens injured after a bus crashed in Mississippi. Authorities responded t...

us | 1 month ago

How a Mississippi man's embarrassing arrest in a "Captain America" costume put him on the road to sobriety

Dacula, Georgia — In September 2019, David Hobbs was arrested in an alley in his hometown of Clarksd...

us | 1 month ago

Justice Department opens civil rights investigation into Mississippi "Goon Squad" sheriff's office

The Justice Department on Thursday announced it is opening a civil rights investigation into Rankin ...

us | 3 weeks ago