Former professional wrestler Ted DiBiase Jr. has been cleared of all federal charges linked to alleged involvement in the largest welfare scandal in Mississippi history.A federal jury on Friday found DiBiase not guilty of 13 charges connected to allegations that he knowingly and illegally accepted m
A pair of teenagers has been locked up in connection with the January death of a Wilkinson County High School student.Law enforcement officials announced that Kevin Slack and DeMarion McNabb, both 16, were arrested in mid-March related to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day shooting of Enaje Bates. The v
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday revived a lawsuit from an evangelical Christian barred from demonstrating in Mississippi after authorities say he shouted insults at people over a loudspeaker.The high court unanimously ruled in the case of Gabriel Olivier, who says his religious and fre
A Mississippi woman accused of setting fire to her ex-boyfriend’s home could face decades in prison.A Lafayette County grand jury found Batesville native Christina Willis guilty of first-degree arson in connection with a November 2024 blaze that broke out at the home of her ex-boyfriend, Bobby Bryan
March Madness is back with only one Mississippi team competing in the Big Dance – the Ole Miss women.The Lady Rebels, led by eighth-year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, will try to make another deep postseason run after advancing to the Sweet 16 in 2025. That path starts Friday with a mid-afternoon
Mississippi’s all-time winningest college basketball coach, Steve Knight, is retiring after leading the William Carey men’s team for the past 44 seasons.Knight, a Hattiesburg native and Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer, was named the head coach at William Carey in 1982. In just his second season, th
An investigation into an officer-involved shooting along the Mississippi Gulf Coast is underway.The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is looking into an incident involving deputies with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office and an unidentified subject on Thursday afternoon.Deputies responded to a c
A group of licensed liquor retailers in Mississippi is suing the third-party operator overseeing the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control warehouse amid ongoing processing and shipping delays.The lawsuit, spearheaded by Aloha Wine and Spirits in Diamondhead, accuses Des Moines, Iowa-based Ruan Transpo
It wasn’t too long ago that what is now the city of Gluckstadt was a few scattered neighborhoods, a couple of churches, and mostly hunting land. But now, Mississippi’s newest city is nearly five years old and “absolutely booming,” according to its mayor.Mayor Walter “Bubba” Morrison, who was appoint
The Mississippi State Board of Education has approved a plan to incorporate new classroom policies aimed at building upon recent successes.Mississippi’s new strategic plan for pre-kindergarten through high school education was implemented after officials gathered broad stakeholder input, including a
A 2024 workplace shooting in Marshall County has resulted in the gunman being sentenced to 15 years behind bars on a federal charge.Keena Boyce, 44, of Holly Springs, was sentenced March 13 after previously pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. In addition to the prison time,
A couple of familiar faces now have positions in the Ole Miss football program as Pete Golding continues to round out his inaugural coaching staff.Former Rebel safety Marcus Woodson and former All-American offensive tackle Terrence Metcalf have been added to the staff directory. Woodson, who was hir
A pest that was eradicated from the United States 60 years ago could soon rear its ugly head once again.New World screwworms – flesh-eating, parasitic flies – once threatened livestock, pets, and people across the southern U.S. until being effectively removed in 1966. But a new wave of the flying sp
Some Mississippi farmers got a rare head start on corn planting this year.According to the Mississippi State University Extension Service, some growers began planting as early as the last week of February – nearly a month ahead of the state’s typical mid-March start and “likely a record for the stat
A Mississippi woman has been sentenced for defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program of tens of thousands of dollars.The Mississippi Department of Human Services announced Thursday morning that Kemper County resident Michelle Clay entered a plea agreement on March 4 related to fraudul
A man is dead after being struck by an Amtrak train along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.Biloxi police said the unidentified victim was walking along the tracks at Rodenberg Avenue on Wednesday morning when he was hit by the train. The train, per officials, was headed westbound, and the incident caused
Belhaven University has restored systems following a cyberattack, and operations are “largely normal,” the school’s administration reports.Dr. Roger Parrott, Belhaven’s president, said that the private university in Jackson was the victim of a cyberattack earlier this month. University officials tem
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation announced that an arrest has been made after a person was found dead on the side of the road in Lexington, although most details remain under wraps.Octavious Small, 22, was arrested Tuesday in connection with the weekend shooting that happened on MS-17. When l
Ole Miss senior forward Cotie McMahon continues to bring in the All-American honors with the latest nod coming from the Associated Press on Wednesday.McMahon was included in the AP’s annual All-American list for women’s basketball, landing on the honorable mention team. It’s the fourth All-American
A former University of Mississippi staffer who was fired for a post she shared in the aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing had her lawsuit over alleged constitutional rights violations dismissed.Lauren Stokes, who formerly served as the university’s executive assistant for the v
Four state parks and one county lake remain closed as restoration work continues in the aftermath of Winter Storm Fern.The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks said that the following facilities are not welcoming visitors at this time: Wall Doxey State Park, P. Coleman State Park
A Mississippi lottery player has struck it rich, winning $1 million on a scratch-off ticket.The Mississippi Lottery Corporation announced Wednesday that for the first time since the $30 Millionaire Maker game was made available, a millionaire has been made.The winning ticket was purchased by a Pearl
For cancer survivor Mandy Scott, a breast cancer diagnosis came as a shock.“I felt great. I was very physically active and, you know, I eat right. I exercise a lot, and I was only 45, which is pretty young,” Scott said. “It was just quite a shock to me.”Scott discovered something was wrong after fee
A scammer posing as a law enforcement official is telling members of the public that they owe money for missing jury duty, a Mississippi sheriff’s office warns.Union County Sheriff Jimmy Edwards issued a warning to his constituents about an ongoing scam in which a bad actor tells the person on the o
