mississippi
Teacher who unwittingly fed students dog treats ousted from job: 'You didn't notice a dog on the pack'
"I don't want to believe that anybody would do anything like that to kids, but it's hard to believe that you didn't notice a dog on the pack, and it...
Dog gives birth to green puppy
From "Wicked" to "Brat," these days everyone is seeing green. A white pit bull in Mississippi welcomed a litter of five, including one extra lucky pup born with green-tinted fur....
College football fans storm field with time remaining on clock during upset, prompting delay to game's end
It was a dominant win for the Rebels from the start.
Mississippi man fatally 'buried under hot asphalt' while working on truck
A Mississippi man was fatally "buried" alive under "hot asphalt" after his truck malfunctioned and released the smoldering pavement on top of him, according to police.
Mom arrested after 10-year-old daughter OD's in suicide pact she made with her
A Mississippi mother was arrested this week when her 10-year-old daughter overdosed on prescription drugs as part of a suicide pact the duo had made.
Judge denies babyface teen killer Carly Gregg's bid for new trial
Convicted 15-year-old murderer Carly Gregg's motion for a new trial was denied by a Mississippi judge on Monday. Gregg was convicted of shooting and killing her mother, Ashley Smylie, 40,...
Mass shooting at school homecoming leaves 3 dead, 8 injured: sheriff
A homecoming celebration turned deadly in Lexington, Miss., as two men opened fire into a crowd –injuring 8 people and killing three. Two 19-year-olds and one 25-year-old were killed when...
3 dead, 4 injured after Mississippi bridge in process of being demolished collapses: authorities
At least three people died and four were critically injured after a Mississippi bridge, in the process of being demolished, collapsed Wednesday afternoon while work was being conducted at the...
Country star stops concert to help wife deliver baby on tour bus — then finishes the show
Country music rocker Brantley Gilbert rushed off the stage in the middle of his concert Friday night to help his pregnant wife deliver their baby on a tour bus during...
'Diabolical' act committed by Mississippi teen disqualifies her from insanity defense in mother's murder trial: psychiatrist
"I used the word diabolical. And I stand by that word," psychiatrist Jason Pickett said.
Teen seen calmly texting stepdad, friend seconds after allegedly fatally shooting mom, who discovered her 'secret life'
An undisturbed teen murder suspect sat in her kitchen alongside two dogs as she scrolled through her phones after allegedly killing her mother inside their Mississippi home in March because...
Eight killed in Mississippi bus crash, including 6-year-old boy
Eight people, including a 6-year-old boy, were killed and dozens more seriously injured in a horrific bus crash Saturday morning in Mississippi.
Escaped inmate — wanted for murder — in standoff with police at Chicago restaurant blocks away from DNC
Justin Zimmerman has been sought by the U.S. Marshals Service since his escape in June and was located Tuesday at the restaurant in Chicago.
Person accidentally texts Mississippi police officer to get together to 'smoke'
A police officer in Mississippi gave a hilarious response after someone accidentally texted him to get together to "smoke."
Nine states file lawsuit to stop Biden voter registration executive order
The states say that the federal bureaucracy is inserting itself into state electoral systems and the voter registration process without the scrutiny of a public comment period.
WWII Air Force prisoner of war's remains identified 81 years after he died in Japanese camp
Staff Sgt. Alvin R. Scarborough, of Dossville, Mississippi, was just 22 years old when he was captured and interned at a Japanese war camp.
Bug-eyed attorney looks soaking wet after he's arrested for smuggling phones, drugs into prison
Dale was caught with a briefcase full of marijuana, tobacco products, scales and two cellphones with chargers, photos released by the sheriff’s office showed.
US tech company pulls Olympics ads after opening ceremony 'mockery of the Last Supper'
"We were shocked by the mockery of the Last Supper during the opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics," the company posted. "C Spire will be pulling our advertising from the...
Dem staffer axed over post wishing Trump shooter had 'lessons'
“That’s what your hate speech got you!” said Jacqueline Marsaw, a field director for Rep. Bennie Thompson.
'Miracle baby' found crawling on side of highway near where brother, 4, was found dead
A 1-year-old infant survived two days and nights by himself being battered by stormy weather on the side of a Louisiana highway until a trucker spotted him crawling along the...