Ex-student gets 20 years in officer's dragging death
A former University of Mississippi student was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to a reduced charge in the 2006 dragging death of an Ole Miss police officer.
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Fishermen land massive mako shark
Six friends went to a fishing tournament looking to catch some grouper. They caught a 844-pound mako shark instead.
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Alabama DOT cited for multiple violations
The state environmental agency has cited the Alabama Department of Transportation for multiple violations at its construction project on U.S. 98 near Mobile.
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Blanco will seek more aid for Road Home
Gov. Kathleen Blanco hopes to keep the cash-strapped Road Home hurricane aid program from running out of money by pleading her case for a bailout in Washington this week.
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Off-duty N.O. detective, wife shot by two gunmen
An off-duty New Orleans police detective was in critical condition Saturday, shot twice by gunmen who forced him into his house in eastern New Orleans.
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Ole Miss upholds frat's suspension
The University of Mississippi's Faculty Senate has passed a resolution backing Delta Kappa Epsilon's nine-month suspension but wants the actions that led up to the suspension reviewed, officials announced Friday.
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Jackson teen acquitted in death
A Hinds County jury has acquitted 19-year-old Damion Lewis of murder charges in the 2006 slaying of his neighbor.
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Entergy cutting rates in DeSoto County
Entergy said it is cutting its electrical rate by 9 percent for more than 50,000 DeSoto County residents in the fourth quarter of the year.
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Democrats order revote in Panola County runoff
A new runoff election in Panola County for Senate District 10 was ordered Saturday by the Mississippi Democratic Party Executive Committee.
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Jefferson calls it influence peddling
A Louisiana congressman caught on tape accepting a $100,000 cash payment should not have been charged with bribery because the alleged conduct was more akin to influence peddling than actual bribery, defense lawyers argued Friday.
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Jackson firefighter arrested
A Jackson firefighter has been arrested on charges of having and receiving stolen goods.
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Man gets 20 years in killing
A Jackson County man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the shooting death of a rival gang member in 2005 during a dispute involving drug trafficking.
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FEMA plans for disasters
FEMA is drawing up plans for a handful of disasters: devastating earthquakes beneath San Francisco and St. Louis and catastrophic storms in South Florida and Hawaii, FEMA's chief said Thursday.
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40,000 faulty state tax bills sent
The Mississippi State Tax Commission has stopped collecting on individual income-tax notices dated from Sept. 24 to 28 until the bills are reviewed and errors are corrected.
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Dying inmate fights execution
A quadruple murderer who is dying of cancer has asked courts to block his execution later this month, arguing that lethal chemicals that would be used to kill him could interact with his medication and cause undue pain.
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Jackson State lifts suspension of band
Jackson State University officials have lifted a temporary suspension on the school's marching band following the conclusion of an investigation into hazing allegations.
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Candidate for sheriff killed while jogging
An independent candidate for Washington County sheriff was killed when he was struck by a truck Thursday morning while jogging.
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Task force goes after rape suspect
A task force has been created to track down a man suspected of raping four Jones County women since 2005.
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Tennessee lawmaker found safe in Tunica
Tennessee State Rep. Rob Briley was found in a Mississippi casino Thursday, the same day a missing-person report was released stating the Nashville Democrat might be suicidal.
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Condo worker dies in fall
A worker from Mississippi fell to his death from a high-rise condominium under construction in Orange Beach.
