Mississippi US Senate seat flips as Scott Colom tops incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith

Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race, becoming the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction.

Ole Miss investigating students racist gestures caught on camera

University of Mississippi officials launched an investigation after doorbell camera footage surfaced showing students making racist gestures outside the apartment of Black classmates.

Man charged in Mississippi police station fire after toddler’s death

An Alabama man has been charged with federal arson after allegedly setting fire to a Mississippi police station that had faced months of protests following the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.

Federal agents investigate fire at police headquarters where officer fatally shot toddler

An early morning fire damaged the headquarters of a Mississippi police department that has faced months of public outrage after an officer shot and killed a 1-year-old boy. 

Mississippi DEI ban in public schools can take effect after Fifth Circuit ruling

Parts of Mississippi’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools can take effect after the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling that blocked enforcement.

Watch: Bodycam video shows police shooting that killed 1-year-old Mississippi toddler

Mississippi authorities released body-camera video showing the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley by Senatobia police Sgt. Hunter Foster during a June encounter in a Walmart parking lot. F

Officer's use of force ruled justified in fatal shooting of 1-year-old

Mississippi’s attorney general says a police officer’s use of force was justified in the fatal shooting of a Senatobia 1-year-old baby boy.  

FBI may investigate Nolan Wells' death, Trump says

President Trump says the FBI may investigate the death of Nolan Wells, the Mississippi 18-year-old who died on a July 4th boat outing with friends.

Nolan Wells’ friends sue NFL legend Terrell Owens for defamation

Three friends of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old who died after a boat outing with friends in Mississippi, are suing NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation.

Ole Miss toxicology reports expected soon and results may trigger anti-fentanyl law, official says

Toxicology reports in the suspicious deaths of two University of Mississippi students are expected to be completed as early as next week, according to the state's commissioner of public safety, and Oxford police have separately announced arrests in connection with a raid on a tobacco shop accused of trafficking narcotics.

Man charged in death of Black woman found hanging from Mississippi tree

Police have arrested a man on a murder charge in connection with the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree in Jackson, Mississippi, last month.

Three people charged with making threats in Nolan Wells case

Three people have been charged for making threats to a judge, a witness and local officials tied to the investigation of Nolan Well’s death.

Mississippi teen accused of killing elderly couple was known to deputies before attack

A Mississippi sheriff's incident report obtained by Fox News Digital says the 17-year-old accused of killing an elderly couple in their Mendenhall home was already suspected in numerous burglaries and vehicle thefts in the area

Nolan Wells' family calls for further investigation: 'It's not adding up'

The family of Nolan Wells, the Mississippi 18-year-old found dead after a July 4 boat trip, say they've uncovered disturbing details as they try to figure out what happened.

Mississippi transfers newly discovered 1960s KKK materials to state archives

Mississippi officials have transferred a cache of newly rediscovered 1960s-era Ku Klux Klan materials from the Department of Public Safety to the Department of Archives and History.

West Point, Mississippi shooting: 6 killed, including family and pastor

Police in Mississippi say a 24-year-old went on a shooting spree, killing six people in multiple locations Friday night. Some victims were family members, and a local pastor.