April 10, 2018 Man whose firearms were returned by police after mental hospital stay now facing gun possession charges A man who was released from a Mississippi mental hospital, where he was sent briefly for acting erratically and after cops found several weapons in his vehicle, is now behind bars -- because he asked for the guns back.
April 9, 2018 Dragnet for Tennessee man who allegedly posted about murdering mom, friend on Facebook Tennessee cops launched a dragnet Monday for a 23-year-old man suspected of gunning down his mother and a friend before posting a twisted account of the attack to his Facebook page.
April 5, 2018 Bomb squad opens suspicious package, reportedly finds 'relax' sign Authorities in Mississippi were responding to a report of a suspicious package on Thursday, but the contents were likely not what they expected – a decorative wooden sign that said “Relax.”
April 1, 2018 Notre Dame buzzer-beater stuns Mississippi State in NCAA women's title game Arike Ogunbowale did it again.
March 22, 2018 Death sentence reinstated for only woman on Mississippi's death row A divided federal appeals court has reinstated the death sentence of Mississippi’s only woman on death row, after her capital murder conviction was previously overturned by federal judges.
March 21, 2018 What Cochran's resignation means for his Mississippi Senate seat After battling with health issues, Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., announced that he would resign effective April 1.
March 19, 2018 Mississippi boy, 9, fatally shoots teen sister in head over video game controller, police say A 9-year-old boy fatally shot his 13-year-old sister in Mississippi on Saturday afternoon when she refused to hand over a video game controller, authorities said.
March 6, 2018 Mississippi city to allow gay pride parade, reversing denial Leaders of a Mississippi college town now say they will permit a gay pride parade, reversing a previous denial after a lawsuit was filed.
March 5, 2018 Mississippi GOP Sen. Thad Cochran resigning April 1 amid health challenge Republican Sen. Thad Cochran announced Monday he will resign from his post on April 1, amid health challenges, after serving 40 years in the U.S. Senate.
March 1, 2018 Chris McDaniel announces candidacy challenging incumbent Roger Wicker in Mississippi Mississippi State Senator Chris McDaniel announced his bid to replace U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Wednesday in what could be a contentious primary campaign.
