Man admits faking his death to avoid sex abuse charges

A military veteran pleaded guilty to faking his own death to try to avoid sexual abuse charges in Mississippi.

Mississippian breaks 25-year state record for whopping 104-pound catfish

A Mississippi man hooked a 104-pound catfish, creating a new state record. The previous record was broken in 1997, weighing in at 101 pounds.

Emmett Till murder: Grand jury declines to indict woman whose accusation incited Black teen's lynching

A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, despite revelations about an unserved arrest warrant and a newly revealed memoir by the woman, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

Mississippi women's health clinic drops challenge of state's near-ban on abortions

The Mississippi abortion clinic that was at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade has ended a lawsuit in which it was seeking to block the state from enforcing a law banning most abortions.

Mississippi abortion clinic is sold, won’t reopen, owner says

The Pink House stopped offering medication and surgical abortions July 6, the day before Mississippi enacted a law that bans most abortions.

Former Amazon employee accused of stealing more than $100,000 in merchandise from warehouses

Markece Ryans is accused in Georgia of stealing more than $30,000 worth of merchandise from the big Amazon distribution center in Coweta County. He is linked to at least three other crimes, investigators say.

Floating abortion clinic proposed in Gulf of Mexico to bypass bans in southern states

A California doctor is proposing a "floating abortion clinic" aboard a ship in the Gulf of Mexico's federal waters as a way to maintain access for people in southern states where abortion bans have been enacted.

Elvis Presley’s boyhood home goes on the auction block

This is the second time the home belonging to the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” opened up to bidders — but there’s one big catch.

1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found in Mississippi courthouse basement, family seeks arrest

A team searching a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping.

Florida may become abortion services safe haven for women in southeastern states

Florida's new law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy has been controversial, but after the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, Florida could become the closest southeastern state that allows abortion and has operating clinics for women who seek one.

Mississippi festival shooting: Final day canceled after 1 killed, several wounded

A law enforcement officer shot and killed one of the people suspected of firing the shots at a festival in Mississippi that left 1 dead and several injured.

Storm fatigue: Small Mississippi town has seen more tornado warnings this year than anywhere else in America

No place has had to defend against tornados as much as Mississippi this year. There have already been 87 tornado reports in the state -- more than Texas despite being 1/6th the size,