The Latest Breaking News from Mississippi

Kadejah Michelle Brown, 28, faces murder charges

Residents of storm-stricken southern US state, one of nation’s poorest, are grappling with widespread devastation.

Police and court records obtained by The Associated Press show that deputies who were accepted to a Mississippi sheriff's department's special tactical unit have been involved in at least four violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left two dead and another seriously wounded

Poverty is adding to the challenges of recovering from a massive tornado that pushed through Mississippi

Four other states — Mississippi, Oklahoma, Utah and South Carolina — also currently permit executions by firing squad, according to the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center.

At least 26 victims were killed in Mississippi and Alabama, including a father and baby and a schoolteacher

Many residents in one of the Mississippi towns hit hardest by devastating tornadoes found solace in their church communities Sunday

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The massive tornado killed at least 26 people and injured dozens more