Davon Barnes made two free throws with eight seconds remaining and No. 23 Mississippi got two defensive stops in the final 10 seconds to hold off Texas 72-69 on Wednesday night.

The Smith County sheriff said a suspect, who was wanted for multiple sex-related crimes, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Sheriff Joel Houston said he was coordinating with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force to serve an arrest warrant on the suspect just outside of the Taylorsville area around 9:00

Read full article: Leftover showers make for a slick morning drive, tracking more strong storms in Houston Thursday The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal from Mississippi residents ...

The legislation introduced by state Sen. Bradford Blackmon would make it unlawful for “a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo."

Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 reports the Texans are requesting an interview with Commanders assistant HC/pass game coordinator Brian Johnson for their OC opening.

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) — Mississippi will be well-represented in Super Bowl LIX. Kansas City Chief defensive lineman Chris Jones graduated from Houston High School and played at Mississippi State University. Philadelphia Eagles receiver A.J. Brown graduated from Starkville High School and played at Ole Miss.

The Mississippi Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program (House Bill 1484) will offer a $1000 reward to bounty hunters for successful deportations.

BATON ROUGE, La. — Johni Broome scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half and had 16 rebounds to help top-ranked Auburn beat LSU 87-74 on Wednesday night for its 12th straight victory.

About 38% of Mississippi residents are Black. Nearly 50,000 people were disenfranchised under the state’s felony voting ban between 1994 and 2017. More than 29,000 of them have completed their sentences, and about 58% of that group are Black, according to an expert who analyzed data for plaintiffs challenging the voting ban.

Some areas of New Orleans and Houston got more than four inches of snow Tuesday morning in a historic winter storm hitting the south.

It's not even February and No. 12 Kansas is already three games out of first place in the Big 12 standings following its 92-86 double-overtime home loss to No. 7 Houston on Saturday. The victory left the Cougars (16-3,