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May 3, 2023

Mississippi teen accused of fatally shooting pregnant 16-year-old

A Mississippi teenager is accused of killing a pregnant 16-year-old and her fetus. Three other teens were also arrested in connection with the homicide on Sunday.

May 3, 2023

Mississippi man fatally shot by police after 16-hour standoff

A Mississippi man was shot and killed Wednesday by police after a 16-hour standoff. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is conducting an ongoing probe of the case.

May 3, 2023

Escaped Mississippi inmate Casey Grayson found dead in New Orleans

An inmate who escaped from the Raymond Detention Center in Mississippi in April has been found dead at a truck stop in New Orleans.

May 2, 2023

Mississippi man on the run after shooting trooper considered 'armed and dangerous': Officials

A Mississippi man is still on the run after he allegedly shot a state highway patrol trooper Tuesday morning.

May 1, 2023

Rising Mississippi River continues to test flood defense in Illinois, Iowa

The water levels in the Mississippi River are expected to be high this spring. The flood defense systems in Southeastern Iowa and Northwestern Illinois will be tested this week.

April 28, 2023

Memorial to Emmett Till's mother dedicated outside Chicago-area school she attended

A memorial honoring Mamie Till-Mobley, mother of lynched teenager and Civil Rights martyr Emmett Till, was unveiled outside her old high school near Chicago.

April 28, 2023

Mississippi lobbyist pleads guilty in timber sales fraud

A Mississippi lobbyist has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He has been accused of participating in a fake timber investment scheme.

April 28, 2023

Former sheriff indicted on bribery charges, giving ammo to felon

A former sheriff has been indicted on federal charges of bribery and giving ammo to a convicted felon. The sheriff pleaded not guilty Thursday during an appearance before a judge.

April 27, 2023

Mississippi escaped inmate arrested in Texas after multi-state manhunt

Jerry Raynes, one of four men who escaped a Mississippi detention center over Thursday in Spring Valley, Texas after a multi-state manhunt.

April 27, 2023

Carolyn Bryant Donham, woman who accused Emmett Till before he was lynched in 1955, dead at 88

The White woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making a wolf-whistle at her before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 has died in hospice care in Louisiana.