Gunman kills 6 including ex-wife in northern Mississippi, sheriff says

A Mississippi sheriff says a lone gunman man killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather at multiple locations in a small, rural town near the Tennessee state line.

2 Mississippi officers killed after 30-minute talk with woman during welfare check

Two police officers in coastal Mississippi were shot and killed early Wednesday by a woman who they had talked to for nearly 30 minutes in a motel parking lot, authorities said. The woman also died.

Man sentenced to prison after faking his own death to avoid sex abuse charges

In June, a Mississippi jury convicted him of sexual battery and child abuse charges. Scott's accuser testified Scott sexually assaulted her in 2016 and 2017.

Emmett Till to be honored with larger-than-life statue in Mississippi town

The 9-foot bronze statue of Emmett Till coming to Greenwood, Mississippi, is not far from where white men kidnapped and killed the Black teen over accusations that he flirted with a white woman.

Former daycare workers charged, accused of scaring kids with 'Scream' mask

Video footage showed one of the former Mississippi daycare employees wearing a mask similar to the "Scream" movies and yelling at children who didn't "clean up" or "act good."

Mississippi water crisis: Jackson students return to school amid challenges

Jackson remained under a boil water advisory, but the drop in water pressure that had brought the system to near collapse appeared to be resolved, officials said.

Jackson water crisis: City sees some improvements in damaged water system

The water crisis affects the city's 150,000 residents — many of whom were unable to take showers or flush toilets — plus an estimated 30,000 who come into the city to work at businesses without water pressure.

Man admits faking his death to avoid sex abuse charges

A military veteran pleaded guilty to faking his own death to try to avoid sexual abuse charges in Mississippi.

Emmett Till murder: Grand jury declines to indict woman whose accusation incited Black teen's lynching

A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, despite revelations about an unserved arrest warrant and a newly revealed memoir by the woman, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

Mississippi women's health clinic drops challenge of state's near-ban on abortions

The Mississippi abortion clinic that was at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade has ended a lawsuit in which it was seeking to block the state from enforcing a law banning most abortions.