Former Mississippi district attorney sentenced to more than 3 years in bribery scheme

Former Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens was sentenced to more than three years in prison and fined $100,000 for soliciting $250,000 in bribes to rig Jackson city contract bids.

Mississippi chemical plant explosion sends black smoke into air

An explosion at the Loveland Products chemical plant in Greenville, Mississippi, sent a large plume of black smoke into the air.

Man charged in Mississippi police station fire after toddler’s death

An Alabama man has been charged with federal arson after allegedly setting fire to a Mississippi police station that had faced months of protests following the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.

Federal agents investigate fire at police headquarters where officer fatally shot toddler

An early morning fire damaged the headquarters of a Mississippi police department that has faced months of public outrage after an officer shot and killed a 1-year-old boy. 

Mississippi DEI ban in public schools can take effect after Fifth Circuit ruling

Parts of Mississippi’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools can take effect after the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling that blocked enforcement.

Watch: Bodycam video shows police shooting that killed 1-year-old Mississippi toddler

Mississippi authorities released body-camera video showing the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley by Senatobia police Sgt. Hunter Foster during a June encounter in a Walmart parking lot. F

Officer's use of force ruled justified in fatal shooting of 1-year-old

Mississippi’s attorney general says a police officer’s use of force was justified in the fatal shooting of a Senatobia 1-year-old baby boy.  

Mississippi police department settles with DOJ over discrimination, excessive force allegations

The police force for a Mississippi city where approximately half the population had warrants issued for their arrests will have to undergo multiple reforms following a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. 

Toxicology reports reveal same controlled substances in 2 Ole Miss students found dead: court docs

The same three substances were present in the bloodstreams of two recently deceased University of Mississippi students, according to federal court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.

FBI may investigate Nolan Wells' death, Trump says

President Trump says the FBI may investigate the death of Nolan Wells, the Mississippi 18-year-old who died on a July 4th boat outing with friends.

Nolan Wells’ friends sue NFL legend Terrell Owens for defamation

Three friends of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old who died after a boat outing with friends in Mississippi, are suing NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation.

Tropical Depression 9 forms in Gulf: How it will impact metro Atlanta

Tropical Depression Nine formed in the western Gulf of Mexico and is expected to become a hurricane before making landfall along the northern Gulf Coast.

Police clarify kratom warning after Ole Miss student deaths: What they're saying

Police investigating the deaths of two Ole Miss students are calling on state lawmakers to ban synthetic opioid compounds, and to distinguish them from “traditional botanical kratom.”

New details link same kratom brand to 2 Ole Miss student deaths

Court documents show law enforcement found identical chewable kratom tablets near two Ole Miss students who died hours apart last week in Oxford, Mississippi, leading to undercover busts at two local retail shops.

Family creates scholarship after 20-year-old Ole Miss student dies

Family members of an Ole Miss student from Atlanta found dead near retail packages of kratom have established a memorial scholarship fund to honor his legacy while Mississippi police await toxicology results.

Ole Miss toxicology reports expected soon and results may trigger anti-fentanyl law, official says

Toxicology reports in the suspicious deaths of two University of Mississippi students are expected to be completed as early as next week, according to the state's commissioner of public safety, and Oxford police have separately announced arrests in connection with a raid on a tobacco shop accused of trafficking narcotics.

Why a herbal supplement is raising alarms after college deaths

Mississippi investigators found retail packages of kratom near the body of 20-year-old Ole Miss student Robert Strang and another student.

2nd man arrested in death of Mississippi woman found hanging from tree

Mississippi police arrested a second man in connection with the death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, whose body was found hanging from a tree behind an abandoned home in Jackson.