Mississippi

Fifteen-year-old Carly Gregg stands trial for allegedly shooting her mother to death with a .357 Magnum handgun and then lured her stepdad home in an attempt to kill him too.

More than 400,000 households have been left without power and around 14 million people are living under flood alerts as Tropical Storm Francine batters Louisiana, southern Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle, NBC News reported.

Hunters in Mississippi are reveling in the glory of catching a monster in the Yazoo River on the opening day of alligator hunting season.

Seven people, including at least two children, were killed, and dozens more were wounded when a bus crashed in Mississippi.

An illegal alien has been accused of raping a 10-year-old boy in Mississippi, law enforcement said Tuesday.

A pair of fishermen and a Mississippi fishing guide were surprised out on the water when they were confronted with 38 dogs in danger of drowning.

A couple in Mississippi was arrested after bringing a dead five-month-old baby to a local hospital, officials announced on Thursday. 

A man accused of murdering a mother and one of her two young daughters has been arrested, Louisiana law enforcement officials said on Friday.

A 14-year-old boy has been turned in by his parents for his alleged role in the viral Jackson, Mississippi, carjacking video, police said.

A Mississippi family is traumatized after carjackers opened fire at them while trying to make off with their car with children inside.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) signed a bill into law that will prohibit students from using restrooms in public schools that do not correspond to their biological sex.

An illegal alien is accused of spying on girls by looking under stalls in a Walmart bathroom in D’Iberville, Mississippi. 

A Mississippi police officer was arrested by her chief after allegedly attempting to walk out of a sporting goods store with stolen shoes.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s state auditor filed court papers Monday renewing his call for Brett Favre to repay the state for welfare money that the auditor says was improperly spent on projects backed by the retired NFL quarterback.

A veteran in Waveland, Mississippi, who is keeping busy by helping others is actually helping himself in the process.

Two people are in custody after a newborn baby girl was found behind dumpsters at a Mississippi mobile home park last week, officials said.

Federal officials say the Coca-Cola Company is recalling approximately 2,000 cases of beverages due to possible “foreign material.”

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) won reelection on Tuesday, giving him a second term as the leader of the Magnolia State, according to projections.

Voters in several key states from Kentucky to Mississippi, Virginia to New Jersey, and Pennsylvania to Ohio are voting Tuesday to determine the outcomes of many major races including two governor’s races, majorities in a bunch of state legislatures, and ballot initiatives and judicial races that could help steer the future of the country.

Former President Donald Trump held two tele rallies for Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves.

Voters in several states on Tuesday will head to the polls for the last major regularly scheduled general election before the presidency is on the ballot a year from now, and analysts and insiders are looking for clues about what may lie ahead from the results in many key races.

The gubernatorial race in Mississippi is neck-and-neck as Democrat candidate Brandon Presley is trailing closely behind Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, according to a survey provided by the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) and conducted by Public Policy Polling.

10,000 people packed into a Mississippi amphitheater on Wednesday night for a revival event that saw nearly 1,400 people come to Christ. 

A Mississippi church dissociated from the United Methodist Church (UMC) over the denomination’s increasingly lax stance on homosexuality.

Anyone engaging in sexual activity with someone below the Mason-Dixon line has high odds of contracting a sexually transmitted disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). 

Former President Donald Trump holds more than 60 percent support in Mississippi’s Republican primary race and maintains a dominating lead over the rest of the pack, according to a poll. 

Several alligator hunters in Mississippi recently made the catch of a lifetime and also set a state record.

A man who escaped from a Mississippi prison with only a few months left before his release is headed back to prison for a long time.

Four people were injured just before 4 p.m. Monday after an apparent argument between two carloads of people turned into shots fired near Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus, Mississippi.

Eighteen-year-old Kyler Matthews died after being shot during an alleged attempted armed robbery of a “lawfully armed” man in Greenwood, Mississippi, Sunday.

An empty nester in Mississippi welcomed half a dozen children into her home after receiving a call from Child Protective Services three years ago that her nieces and nephews were were no longer able to stay with their parents.

The CDC discovered a bacterium that causes a disease with a roughly 50% fatality rate living in soil and stagnant water along part of the U.S. Gulf Coast.

A teenage girl reportedly confessed to “engaging in sexual activity” with two young boys in Columbus, Mississippi, and her mother is also facing charges in the case.

Two-time failed Democrat gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that Mississippi and Kentucky were the ripest states to become closer to swing states like Georgia has in the last two election cycles.

Members of the Mississippi Hospital Association have terminated their membership after it donated $250,000 to Democrat gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley.

A Mississippi woman has been arrested on charges of unnatural intercourse and aggravated cruelty to an animal.