Tasers, taunts, torment: How 6 White officers subjected 2 Black men to hours of grueling violence, and then tried to cover it up
On the evening of January 24, three sheriff's deputies in Rankin County, Mississippi, received a group text message from another deputy on the same shift: "Are y'all available for a mission?"
2023-08-13 16:22
Mississippi Supreme Court will not dismiss former NFL quarterback Brett Favre from welfare scheme civil lawsuit
The Mississippi Supreme Court said it will not dismiss former NFL quarterback Brett Favre from a civil lawsuit filed by the state seeking to recoup millions of dollars distributed as part of what the state calls a statewide welfare fraud scheme.
2023-08-11 11:26
Mississippi cannot strip convicts of right to vote, court rules
By Nate Raymond A divided federal appeals court on Friday ruled that tens of thousands of Mississippi convicts
2023-08-05 03:57
Six Mississippi officers plead guilty to torturing 2 Black men
By Brad Brooks and Kanishka Singh Six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers pleaded guilty on Thursday to
2023-08-04 08:26
6 former Mississippi deputies identified as 'Goon Squad' federally charged with torture of Black men
Federal charges have been filed against six former Mississippi law enforcement officers related to the torture of two Black men.
2023-08-04 04:20
Officer for second Mississippi department implicated in alleged torture, shooting and attempted sexual assault of two men
A second Mississippi law enforcement department says that one of its officers was "implicated" in an incident of alleged torture, shooting and attempted sexual assault of two men in police control.
2023-07-06 05:50
Multiple deputies fired after 2 Black men file lawsuit alleging torture and attempted sexual assault in Mississippi
The Rankin County Sheriff's Office in Mississippi has fired multiple deputies after two Black men filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging six White deputies entered their private residence illegally and tortured them for nearly two hours.
2023-06-28 23:20
Second Mississippi escapee captured after nearly 3 weeks at large
Mississippi authorities say they have captured the second of two escapees who broke out of a detention facility in May.
2023-06-18 04:24
Mississippi officer who shot 11-year-old is suspended without pay
The Mississippi policeofficer who wrongfully shot an 11-year-old after the boy called 911 for help has been suspended without pay effective immediately, according to a member of the Indianola Board of Aldermen.
2023-06-14 00:23
More than 60 million people could face severe storms Sunday
More than 60 million people from Colorado to the Carolinas are under threat for severe storms Sunday, including heavy rain, hail and tornadoes, with the lower Mississippi and Tennessee valleys at greatest threat.
2023-06-11 22:49
Biden announces initial $115 million investment in Jackson, Mississippi, water infrastructure
More than $100 million in funding has been distributed for repairs to Jackson, Mississippi's beleaguered water system, President Joe Biden announced Tuesday, the first tranche of more than half a billion dollars appropriated by Congress.
2023-06-07 01:25
Family of 11-year-old Mississippi boy shot by police files federal lawsuit seeking $5 million
The family of 11-year-old Mississippi boy Aderrien Murry has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking $5 million after he was shot earlier this month by a police officer who responded to the child's 911 call for help.
2023-05-31 06:27