April 27, 2016 Religious leaders object to religious objections law Several Methodist leaders are objecting to Mississippi's new religious-objections law, saying it violates their religious principles.
April 26, 2016 Dozens of Methodist leaders object to Mississippi's religious objections law Dozens of Methodist leaders are objecting to Mississippi's new religious objections law, saying it violates their religious principles.
April 25, 2016 Man dead after police use stun gun on him Authorities say a man has died after police used a stun gun on him in a Gulfport restaurant.
April 18, 2016 Mississippi governor signs law allowing armed church members Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill Friday that allows some members of churches to undergo firearms training so they can provide armed security for their congregations.
April 14, 2016 Toddler shot in hospital waiting room when mom's gun in purse fires A 2-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet when her mother dropped her purse and a gun inside of it discharged while the two of them were in a hospital ER waiting room.
April 13, 2016 Mississippi church a window into national gay rights debate Mississippi's conservative Republican governor, Phil Bryant, often spends his Sunday mornings at St. Mark's United Methodist Church in suburban Jackson.
April 13, 2016 The Latest: Evangelist Franklin Graham speaks in Mississippi The Latest on legislation that critics say discriminates against transgender people by limiting their bathroom choices.
April 9, 2016 Man arrested outside Mississippi church after explosives, guns found in car Authorities in Mississippi arrested a man in the parking lot of a church Thursday after they found homemade incendiary devices and guns in his car.
April 9, 2016 ABC anchor on Mississippi law: Equal treatment for everyone Robin Roberts said Friday that "it hurts my soul" that someone might not be welcome in Mississippi because of a law saying religious groups and some private businesses can cite moral beliefs to deny services to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people.
April 8, 2016 Woman accused cutting out dead boyfriend's pacemaker dies A 63-year-old woman accused of cutting a pacemaker out of her dead boyfriend's chest and then stuffing his body in a trash can has died in Mississippi.