Herrington sentenced to 40 years for killing fellow University of Mississippi student Jay Lee

Suspect is charged with arson in fire that damaged Senatobia Police Department building

Federal authorities have charged a civil rights activist with arson in a fire that damaged the Senatobia Police Department headquarters. Court filings show that officers tracked 41-year-old Garrick Rawls to a relative’s house in north Alabama using surveillance video, community tips and his cellphone signal.

Judge frees Greenville man after DNA evidence in his case goes missing

Evidence that was key to King Young Brown Jr.'s appeal has not been recovered. To resolve the situation, a judge suspended the remaining half of Brown's 50-year sentence.

MBI accidentally released a report about the fatal shooting of Kohen Wiley. Here’s what we know.

A new set of records mistakenly released to a local news outlet by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation provides the most detailed look yet at how the agency investigated the police shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking lot this summer.

Mississippi voters report problems amid heavy midterm turnout

The secretary of state's office on Tuesday said that its elections hotline had seen a high volume of calls and reports of late-opening precincts, voting machines being temporarily down and issues with voters verifying their registration status.

Mississippi votes: photo gallery of voting in midterm elections

Follow live election results with Mississippi Today as Magnolia State voters help determine the balance of power in Congress.