The Latest Breaking News from Mississippi

The nearest abortion clinic – in Chicago – was too far away and too expensive for her mother to provide her with the procedure

Group of six white Mississippi police officers had tortured two Black men for an hour and a half during a house raid

The guilty pleas to the state charges come after the six former officers pleaded guilty to 16 federal charges

Mississippi voters decided 44 contested state House primaries on Aug. 8, a decade-low for the chamber, down one from the previous low in 2019.

Six former Mississippi law officers who tortured two Black men will plead guilty to state-level charges for the racist assault

The Mississippi man had been sentenced to nearly four years in prison.

He is being sued for using state welfare funds to finance his own personal business ventures.

A civil suit can continue against a former Mississippi deputy who pleaded guilty on Aug. 3 to torturing and shooting a Black man in the mouth

The Mississippi Supreme Court says it will not remove NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money

Sixteen incumbents in the 52-member Mississippi State Senate faced primary challengers on Aug. 8. As of Aug. 9, Sen. Philip Moran (R), of District 46, was the only incumbent defeated in the primary, while the race featuring Sen. Sarita Simmons (D), of District 13, was too close to call.

Chris Brown defeated Tanner Newman in the August 8, 2023, Republican primary for the Mississippi Public Service Commission Northern District.