mississippi

Mississippi judge declares a mistrial in case of 2 white men charged in attack on Black FedEx driver

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Judge David Strong said he made the mistrial decision Thursday because of errors by a Brookhaven Police Department detective. The officer failed to provide evidence to prosecutors and defense attorneys.

Ex-Mississippi law officers plead guilty after racist assault of Black men

By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press/Report for America

Each of the men reached individual plea agreements that include prison sentences ranging from five to 30 years, court records show.

Mississippi Supreme Court won't remove Favre from lawsuit over misspent welfare dollars

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

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.

Ex-Mississippi officers plead guilty to racist assault on 2 Black men during raid

By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press

Court documents say the officers called themselves The Goon Squad "because of their willingness to use excessive force and and not to report it."…

Mississippi to allow religious exemptions for childhood vaccinations

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Mississippi is starting the court-ordered process of letting people cite religious beliefs to seek exemptions from state-mandated vaccinations that children must receive before attending day care or school.

People rescued from cars and homes as rapid rainfall causes flash flooding in central Mississippi

By Associated Press

Torrential rain in central Mississippi is flooding roads and sending water into homes and businesses. Swift water washed one car into a ditch, and the driver escaped before the car submerged.

Mississippi sheriff fires deputies accused of sexually assaulting Black men and shooting one in mouth

By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press

Mississippi deputies accused of beating and sexually assaulting two Black men before shooting one of them in the mouth have been fired.

The water in Mississippi's capital is safe to drink, city officials say

By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press

U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate ordered Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and water manager Ted Henifin to appear in court Wednesday because of comments Lumumba made at a June 14 news conference.

Multiple Mississippi tornadoes touchdown overnight, killing 1 and injuring nearly 2 dozen others

By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press/Report for America

Officials say multiple tornadoes swept through Mississippi overnight, killing one and injuring nearly two dozen.

High temperatures trigger storms, widespread power outages across southern U.S.

By Scott Sonner, Associated Press

Triple-digit temperatures prompted heat advisories across much of the southern U.S., triggered thunderstorms that knocked out power from Oklahoma to Mississippi and whipped up winds that raised wildfire threats in Arizona and New Mexico.