Gunman kills 6 including ex-wife in northern Mississippi, sheriff says

A Mississippi sheriff says a lone gunman man killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather at multiple locations in a small, rural town near the Tennessee state line.

2 Mississippi officers killed after 30-minute talk with woman during welfare check

Two police officers in coastal Mississippi were shot and killed early Wednesday by a woman who they had talked to for nearly 30 minutes in a motel parking lot, authorities said. The woman also died.

Man sentenced to prison after faking his own death to avoid sex abuse charges

In June, a Mississippi jury convicted him of sexual battery and child abuse charges. Scott's accuser testified Scott sexually assaulted her in 2016 and 2017.

Emmett Till to be honored with larger-than-life statue in Mississippi town

The 9-foot bronze statue of Emmett Till coming to Greenwood, Mississippi, is not far from where white men kidnapped and killed the Black teen over accusations that he flirted with a white woman.

Former daycare workers charged, accused of scaring kids with 'Scream' mask

Video footage showed one of the former Mississippi daycare employees wearing a mask similar to the "Scream" movies and yelling at children who didn't "clean up" or "act good."

Jackson water crisis: City sees some improvements in damaged water system

The water crisis affects the city's 150,000 residents — many of whom were unable to take showers or flush toilets — plus an estimated 30,000 who come into the city to work at businesses without water pressure.

Man admits faking his death to avoid sex abuse charges

A military veteran pleaded guilty to faking his own death to try to avoid sexual abuse charges in Mississippi.

Mississippi women's health clinic drops challenge of state's near-ban on abortions

The Mississippi abortion clinic that was at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade has ended a lawsuit in which it was seeking to block the state from enforcing a law banning most abortions.