February 6, 2020 Ex-Mississippi welfare director arrested, accused of using funds to pay for ex-WWE wrestler's rehab The former head of the Mississippi Department of Human Services (DHS) has been arrested in a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme, which -- among other things -- helped pay for the rehab of retired WWE wrestler Brett DiBiase, according to a release by the state auditor on Wednesday.
February 5, 2020 Mississippi prison conditions to be scrutinized in new DOJ investigation The Justice Department on Wednesday opened an investigation into the Mississippi prison system after a spate of violent prison riots and inmate deaths have brought it to national attention.
January 31, 2020 Marshals nab Mississippi fugitive they say faked his own death 18 months ago An arrest has been announced in the case of a former member of the U.S. Army who was accused of faking his own death in 2018 to avoid prosecution in a Mississippi child rape case.
January 30, 2020 Mississippi prison riots: What’s behind the deadly fights? The Mississippi Department of Corrections on Tuesday said an inmate died after becoming ill while talking to a relative on the phone.
January 28, 2020 Mississippi inmate becomes ninth from troubled prison to have died in January A 26-year-old man found hanging inside his cell earlier this week has become the ninth inmate from a troubled Mississippi prison to have died this month.
January 24, 2020 Mississippi police department using shelter to build relationships, get dogs adopted Starkville police officers are participating in the local shelter's "Dogs Day Out" program. The hope is officers can build positive relationships in the community while helping to get dogs adopted.
January 21, 2020 Three more inmates die at troubled Mississippi prison Three more inmates have died at a Mississippi prison that has been besieged by violence in recent weeks.
January 19, 2020 Mississippi ex-correctional officer who kicked, punched, stomped on inmate gets prison time A former Mississippi corrections officer who kicked, punched, and stomped on an inmate was sentenced Friday to nearly 6 years in prison.
January 19, 2020 'Unluckiest' hunter in America jumps headfirst into tree-dwelling venomous snake This hunter has had enough of snakes in trees.
January 17, 2020 Army veteran who said prosthetic legs were repossessed to get new pair from VA The Department of Veterans Affairs will make a new pair of prosthetic legs for a Army veteran who had his prosthetic legs repossessed two days before Christmas.
