Search for a missing Mississippi teen ended Monday after a body matching his description was found on Horn Island. Officials ...

Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pleaded guilty in a federal bribery case. Lumumba admitted to accepting $50,000 in campaign contributions in exchange for official action on a hotel project.

Former Jackson City Councilman Aaron Banks pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge in a long-running bribery investigation. Banks' plea follows guilty pleas from former Jackson Mayor Chokwe ...

A mass shooting outside a local café early Saturday, July 4, 2026, left two men dead and seven other people wounded, authorities said. The shooting occurred at approximately 12:55 a.m. near the ...

Hinds County Coroner confirmed an 83-year-old woman died while gardening during the heat wave. Her husband also suffered from ...

The Hinds County Sheriff's Office held a press conference on July 6 addressing the death of 18-year-old detainee Milan Butler, who died after being assaulted at Raymond County Detention Center on July ...

The Mississippi Supreme Court received a formal complaint Monday, July 6, from the Mississippi Bar requesting that former Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens II be immediately suspended from ...

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Jackson, Mississippi is expected to see a high temperature of about 91 degrees on Monday, July 6, with chances of late ...

Who is Mississippi's top receiver entering the 2026 high school football season? MHSAA and MAIS football fans can decide which high school receiver is the best in the state. Now it's your turn to vote ...

Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has pleaded guilty in a wide-sweeping bribery scandal, that has now taken down multiple public officials.

Hinds County DA Jody Owens pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge related to the Jackson bribery scandal. He also resigned as district attorney.