A Louisiana man faces 10 years in prison for transporting a Mississippi teen across state lines for sex. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, 28-year-old Ronald Latiolais III met a Monroe County teenager online and began chatting … Continued
A female inmate has been found deceased in a cell at the Lafayette County Detention Center. On Tuesday, jail employees found 53-year-old Marie Parkman, a white female from Jackson, unresponsive in her cell. Medical staff at the facility immediately administered … Continued
Northern Mississippi Today will be sunny with highs in the lower 70s. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of light rain after midnight and lows in the lower to mid-40s. Central Mississippi It will be sunny today … Continued
Mississippi State barely escaped The Hump Wednesday night with a win, setting the team up to close out the non-conference schedule on pace for another tournament berth. With the return of Tolu Smith looking closer every day, can the Bulldogs … Continued
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $2,897,376 to be spread out among five entities in underserved portions of Mississippi. First announced by Bennie Thompson, the funding, made available by the USDA’s rural development program will go to the Delta … Continued
The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office will not be pursuing a criminal case against an Indianola police officer who is accused of shooting an 11-year-old boy. Following a Sunflower County grand jury’s ruling that Sgt. Greg Capers had not broken any … Continued
A permanent chief operating officer has been announced at Singing River Health System, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast medical group did not go far to make the hire. The system’s Board of Trustees on Thursday announced the appointment of Laurin … Continued
In what’s shaping into a national trend, Mississippi has seen at least six different locations receive bomb threats on Thursday. The latest of which came at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN), according to communications director LSherie Dean. “A … Continued
A Jasper County judge has been arrested twice within 48 hours this week for charges relating to domestic violence and violating a court order. Justice Court Judge Sullivan Dukes, Jr. was taken into custody on Tuesday after police received reports … Continued
Governor Tate Reeves has announced a series of appointments at the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), with William Cork being selected to serve as the new executive director and chief economic development officer. Cork has held the position of MDA Deputy … Continued