The Latest Breaking News from Mississippi

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city, the top prosecutor in the state’s largest county and a Jackson city council member have been indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges in a case that has already forced the resignation of another city council member

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city says he has been indicted in an alleged bribery operation, and he said it is a “political prosecution” to hurt his 2025 campaign for reelection

North Dakota voted for a woman to represent it in the House of Representatives for the first time on Tuesday.

A Mississippi man died after accidentally being buried under hot asphalt, officials say.

In the state with a conservative majority in power, many of the project’s proposed policies are making life difficult, with ‘cruelty the point’, say activists

Sanders was denied bond during his initial court appearance by a Jackson County Court judge

An appeals court says a federal receiver can proceed with a takeover of a Mississippi jail where a judge found unconstitutional conditions and “a stunning array of assaults, as well as deaths.”

Brittney Leigh Hensley, 37, fled the state following the incident in July and was later arrested by authorities in Alabama

The Mississippi Gulf Coast will have an oyster season for the first time since 2018

Mississippi’s firearm-related violence rate nearly double that of Haiti, which is plagued by political and gang strife

Trump and Harris campaign in Wisconsin amidst Favre's welfare scandal, highlighting the battleground state's importance in the upcoming election.