Hinds County School District superintendent announces resignation
Hinds County School District Superintendent Dr. Robert Sanders has announced that he will be stepping down from his post this coming summer. Sanders, who took over the executive role with…
Guatemalan man deported for kidnapping sentenced to 5 years after being caught in Mississippi
A Guatemalan national living illegally in Mississippi has been sentenced to five years in prison after previously being convicted and deported for a felony. According to court documents, Marcos Perez-Hernandez,…
Mississippi Food Network, Salvation Army to receive 369,000 servings of poultry through donation
A donation of 369,000 servings of poultry-based protein products from seven companies in Mississippi will be delivered to a pair of charities in anticipation of the holiday season. Gov. Tate…
Mississippi man accused of killing Texas police officer captured on horseback
A Mississippi man has been arrested in connection to the shooting death of a Texas police officer. Darrian Cortez Johnson, 25, is charged with capital murder of a peace officer…
Trump named Time’s Person of the Year for second time
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized for the second time by Time magazine as its…
MDOT employee arrested for allegedly stealing $22K worth of wire
A Mississippi Department of Transportation employee is all tangled up in what police say is literal wire fraud. Cody J. Ware, of Gulfport, was arrested Wednesday in Harrison County for…
5 injured after Mississippi plane crashes in Texas
Five people are injured after a Mississippi plane crashed into a group of cars in Texas. The crash happened Wednesday in Victoria, 123 miles outside of Houston, when the plane…
Your Mississippi forecast for Thursday, December 12
Northern Mississippi It will be sunny today with widespread frost in the morning and highs in the lower 50s. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with areas of frost and lows…
Authorities capture inmate who escaped from Mississippi State Penitentiary
The inmate who escaped the Mississippi State Penitentiary has been captured after two days on the run. Authorities confirmed Wednesday that Gregory Trigg, 45, is in the custody of law…
Mistrial declared in case of man accused of killing Ole Miss student
A mistrial has been declared in the capital murder trial of Sheldon "Timothy" Herrington, Jr., the man accused of killing former Ole Miss student Jimmie "Jay" Lee. After more than…
