JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A man who pleaded guilty to killing a University of Mississippi graduate student was sentenced to a total of 50 years in prison with 10 years suspended on Tuesday. Sheldon "Timothy" Herrington Jr. pleaded guilty to second-degre...

The barn in Mississippi where 14-year-old Emmett Till was tortured and killed will open to the public as a "sacred" memorial site by 2030, the new owner announced. The Emmett Till Interpretive Center disclosed late Sunday that it had purchased the b...

MADISON, Miss. - November 13, 2025Local, county, and state leaders gathered Thursday afternoon to celebrate a transformational moment for Madison County's road network: the long-awaited ribbon cutting for the newest segment of Reunion Parkway. Officials, including Congressman Michael Guest, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, T...

YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) - An explosion at a hydrogen and nitrogen product manufacturer in Mississippi on Wednesday caused an ammonia leak and forced nearby residents to evacuate, officials said. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said in a post on the socia...

The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) announced today, in a press release, that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for the month of November may be delayed, or possibly not issued, due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. In a clarification, MDHS stated that SNAP recipients w...

Three people have been arrested on murder charges and a fourth person on an attempted murder charge in a weekend shooting that left six dead and more than a dozen injured in a small Mississippi town, the FBI announced Monday. Teviyon L. Powell, 29, W...

A shooting on the campus of Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, left one person dead and two others injured Saturday evening, according to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS). Bailey Martin, spokesperson for MDPS, confirmed that the shooting occurred around 6:30 p.m. on October 11, 2025, near...

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Trinidad Chambliss threw for two touchdowns and ran for another score to lead No. 4 Mississippi over Washington State 24-21 on Saturday. Ole Miss (6-0) trailed 14-10 late in the third period before Chambliss scored on a 17-yard t...

WESSON - Copiah-Lincoln Community College is pleased to announce the 2025 Homecoming Court and Queen Reagan Fortenberry of Brookhaven. Members of the court include from left, Natchez Campus freshman maid Kahidreuna Jones of Fayette, Wesson Campus freshman maid Kelis Daniels of Crystal Springs, Natchez Campus sophomore ...

The New York Giants are making a move at quarterback, benching veteran Russell Wilson in favor of first-round rookie Jaxson Dart, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Tuesday. Dart, the 25th overall pick in this year's draft out of Ole Miss, will make his first NFL start Sunday at MetLife Stadium against the undefeated Los An...