Two days after a group of teens fishing in a Mississippi pond discovered a human leg, officials say more remains have been found in the water and on the shore. WAPT News in Jackson reports that Rankin County Coroner David Ruth said on Tuesday that remains will sent for DNA testing to determine the identity

JACKSON - Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump, former President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, is coming to Mississippi.

A Mississippi woman and an Alabama man were sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 991 grams of methamphetamine. Linda Renee Mizell, 41,

Your chance to win cash and prizes kicks off this month as The Mississippi Lottery’s 2024 edition of the free-to-enter Summer of Fun promotion returns.

For 54 years, there has rarely been a day when my mind has not relived some of the horror of May 4, 1970. I was a student antiwar activist and eyewitness to the Kent State massacre. Now, there are

Love for Mississippi and their Natchez community brought them home ... But when you get to it, it makes everything worthwhile.” On March 26, she went to Jackson for the interview. Hughes said the interview process was laid back but intense.

Junior cornerback Elijah Jackson, one of two returning UW starters from the national runner-up team, was in uniform for the spring game, but he sat out. While waging a spirited competition throughout April with Dixon for his spot, Jackson had some sort of health issue that he described as "tweaks" and his absence was precautionary.

Nine of the 10 candidates qualifying to run for Vicksburg’s open Ward 1 alderman seat appeared before voters Thursday in a candidates’ forum organized by local groups. Candidates who will appear on the ballot in the May 9,

Mississippi legislators had an opportunity to fund the future of turkey conservation in Mississippi by passing a bill which would have required hunters to buy a turkey stamp. Neither the house nor senate bill creating a wild turkey stamp survived conference after both chambers overwhelmingly passed the legislation.

Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins said Mississippi students were "taking care of business" as counter protester taunts Black woman.

Southwest passenger traffic in Jackson's airport, for calendar year 2023, was 3.7% above its 2022 results and has risen every year since 2018.

A man is behind bars after he was arrested on charges of bank robbery. Around 3:00 p.m. on May 2nd, 2024, Capitol Police officers responded to a call regarding a bank robbery at Trustmark Bank located at 504 State Street in Jackson.

Two people are dead and one person was transported to the hospital in what is being reported as a possible drug overdose incident Thursday night. WLBT in Jackson reports that the incident occurred on Taylor Drive in Morton.

Police are investigating after a Mississippi bank was robbed Thursday. Officials with the Capitol Police in Jackson are investigating a robbery at Trustmark Bank in the 500 block of State Street in Jackson.

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As one of the heaviest blitzers in the league, Brian Flores is known around the NFL for his aggressiveness. Since blitzing is a staple of his defense,

Court records show Jackson City Council President Aaron Banks pleaded guilty Thursday to a DUI charge he received back in January. The Ward 6 Councilman will have to pay $250 in court costs and an assessment of $551.50, according to court documents obtained by the Clarion Ledger.

Jackson is often praised for his advocacy for ordinary Americans ... which forcibly relocated Native Americans from their ancestral lands to territories west of the Mississippi River. This policy, known as the Trail of Tears, resulted in the deaths of ...

Three months after calling police to report he found his mother dead, the Mississippi man is now behind bars for her murder.

The U.S. Coast Guard is suspending its rescue efforts following a horrific incident in Baltimore, Maryland. The Francis Scott Key Bridge plunged into the freezing waters of the Patapsco River after being hit by a container ship. Search operations will now shift focus to finding the missing six construction workers and providing closure to their families.