March 18, 2017 Officials: Texas fugitive dead after pursuit in Mississippi Authorities say a man wanted for a double homicide in Texas is dead after a pursuit in Mississippi.
March 18, 2017 Court blocks law that threatened to close Mississippi's only abortion clinic A federal court on Friday permanently blocked Mississippi's law that threatened to close the state's only abortion clinic by setting a hospital-privileges requirement the clinic couldn't fulfill.
March 17, 2017 Man charged in hit-and-run fatal crash of firefighters Authorities say a driver accused of killing two volunteer firefighters in a hit-and-run in southern Mississippi has been arrested.
March 17, 2017 Parents indicted for neglect in fire that killed 3 boys A Mississippi sheriff says a mother and father have been indicted in the fire deaths of three children.
March 17, 2017 No flush, no shower: Mississippi capital city in water pinch Portable toilets are parked outside the Mississippi Capitol, city residents are stocking up on bottled water and restaurants are evaluating whether they can stay open.
March 17, 2017 Argentine woman facing deportation after protest to be freed Lawyers say the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has agreed to release an Argentine citizen who grew up in Mississippi and was detained after speaking at a news conference about President Donald Trump's policies.
March 17, 2017 The Latest: Investigators looking into bus-train crash The Latest on the deadly collision between a freight train and a bus in Biloxi, Mississippi, (all times local): 2 p.m.
March 17, 2017 Mississippi minister who condemned racism in 1960s dies Keith Tonkel, one of 28 white United Methodist ministers who signed a statement condemning segregation and racism in the Deep South in 1963, has died.
March 17, 2017 Authorities: Officer shoots man after fight breaks out Authorities say a Mississippi police officer shot a man during a fight that broke out after the officer discovered him apparently drunk behind the wheel.
March 17, 2017 Lawyer: Mississippi flag sends message of 'white supremacy' A lawyer for a man who objects to Mississippi's flag says the Confederate-themed banner sends a message of "white supremacy." The comments by Michael Scott came during a federal appeals court hearing Tuesday on a long-running feud over the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag.
