Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch‘s office has ruled that the use of force in the officer-involved shooting that claimed the life of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley was justified.Wiley was killed in the parking lot of the Walmart in Senatobia on June 14. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation reported
Southern Miss men’s basketball guard Isaac Taveras has been named Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year by the league’s coaches.The results of the annual poll from the league’s 14 coaches were released Monday with the senior from the Dominican Republican earning not only the top individual honor but
Ole Miss right guard Patrick Kutas is being recognized for a stellar showing in the Rebels’ 31-3 win over Missouri.The conference named Kutas an SEC co-offensive lineman of the week on Monday. Starting at right guard for the sixth time this season and 21st of his career at Ole Miss, Kutas helped the
After seven seasons with Pearl River Community College, the Wildcats’ head football coach is stepping down.On Monday, PRCC announced that Seth Smith resigned as the frontman for the community college. Smith led the Wildcats to a 19-40 record during his tenure and went 3-5 partway through the 2026 se
Former Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Columbus on Thursday to campaign for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom.Colom, who is seeking to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, announced that Harris will visit Mississippi for what his campaign described as a “high-energy
Miss Mississippi Jane Granberry will use her platform to encourage children to read more, stay active, and build healthy habits.Granberry will visit elementary schools across the state this fall as part of her “Healthy Hearts, Bright Minds” tour. Granberry’s tour is part of a partnership with local
Thirteen-year-old Keegan Schloss has spent the past two years learning to skateboard in Biloxi. When he saw Jackson County’s recently unveiled plans for a permanent skatepark in St. Martin, its size caught him off guard.“I was shocked. I mean, I expected it to be nice, but, like, not that big,” Keeg
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker is urging President Donald Trump to accept a proposed deal with Ukraine that the Mississippi Republican says could immediately lower fuel prices.Wicker, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, developed the proposal and presented it to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Ze
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tyler Shough threw touchdown passes to Bryce Lance, Alvin Kamara and Chris Olave and ran for a score, Isaiah Stalbird forced a fumble on a kick return and the New Orleans Saints scored 34 consecutive points, holding on to defeat the New York Giants 34-27 on Sunday and en
Ole Miss moved up two spots to No. 7, and Mississippi State fell out of the rankings in the latest Associated Press Top 25.In Oxford, the Rebels (5-1, 3-1 SEC) defended Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in a homecoming matchup against Missouri (5-2, 2-2 SEC) and its cast of familiar faces. Former Ole Miss qu
Turnovers killed the Golden Eagles as they dropped their fifth straight game, falling 23-13 to Arkansas State.Southern Miss (1-5, 0-2 Sun Belt) struggled to play clean football all night against the Red Wolves (3-4, 1-2 Sun Belt), something coach Blake Anderson emphasized earlier in the week as a ke
Jackson State’s homecoming looked like it might get spoiled when Florida A&M carried a 17-12 lead into the fourth quarter, but the Tigers scored 15 unanswered points to secure a 27-17 victory Saturday evening.Jackson State (6-1, 3-1 SWAC) leaned on its ground game, rushing for 228 yards and two touc
A dominant defensive showing by No. 9 Ole Miss paved the way for the Rebels to maul No. 13 Missouri 31-3 in a homecoming matchup with potential College Football Playoff implications.Three Saturdays ago, Ole Miss surrendered more than 300 rushing yards in a 52-28 loss at Florida. What was once a glar
In the midterm elections, meat is on the menu.As Democrats and Republicans argue over high prices and the Iran war, they also are having a food fight over who is the most red-blooded carnivore.The latest example came this week in Mississippi, where Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom releas
Another big week of high school football is underway in Mississippi.Keep up with all the MAIS and MHSAA scores as they come in below, presented by the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation.LISTEN: Mississippi high school football streams
Two arrests have been made in the death of a West Lowndes High School student.Jaquarious Brooks and Landyn Brooks, both 18, are behind bars in connection with the killing of 18-year-old Jaraquist Cunningham. The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Cunningham died at a basketball court in
Mississippi State University’s first Black student, Dr. Richard Holmes, has passed away at age 82.Holmes, a native of Starkville, integrated Mississippi State when he enrolled on July 15, 1965. He went on to earn an undergraduate degree in liberal arts and a master’s degree in microbiology at the un
Capitol Police Chief Bo Luckey now has a new role as commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.Gov. Tate Reeves announced Friday that Luckey is succeeding Commissioner Sean Tindell. While Luckey takes over effective immediately, Tindell will stick around until Nov. 30 to assist wit
More than half of Mississippi schools and their districts performed well in the 2025-2026 school year under higher standards, a new report from the Department of Education found.According to state officials, under the new, higher standards for earning grades, 53.9% of schools and 50.7% of districts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After 44 years, the Milwaukee Brewers are finally going back to the World Series.Propelled by a lockdown bullpen and repeated comebacks, the young and fearless Brewers swept the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers out of the playoffs Thursday with a 6-4 victory in Game
Dr. LouAnn Woodward, who serves as the vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, is planning to retire next year.Woodward wrote in a Thursday email to faculty, staff, and students that she had informed the Mississippi Insti
The Dixie National Rodeo may be four months away, but those wanting to attend what’s branded as the “Largest Rodeo East of the Mississippi River” can reserve their seats now.The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce announced that tickets are on sale for the rodeo being held in Jackson
A former Purvis gymnastics coach received the maximum sentence for recording young female students undressing and using the bathroom with a hidden camera at a local gym.U.S. District Judge Kristi Johnson ordered 39-year-old Sean Gardner to serve 30 years in federal prison for each of the three feder
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide and are urging recipients to treat the mailings as “potentially hazardous.”The investigation by the FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service
