Jackson police said in the first two months of 2025, violence appears to be down compared to last year. So far, nine people ...

Weak legal protections and limited enforcement make the problem worse. Unlike most states, Mississippi does not explicitly ...

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced "100 Days of Action," a citywide mobilization to reduce gun violence in Jackson.

The University of Mississippi Medical Center plans to vacate the Jackson Medical Mall due to ongoing city service challenges, ...

Across Mississippi, pets are being abandoned on bridges, at dead ends and even outside closed animal shelters. The issue has grown more pressing as shelters reach full capacity, leaving pet owners ...

A Hinds County deputy died after he was shot and killed while responding to a domestic call Sunday evening on Midway Road in ...

Jackson's primary election is just weeks away, set for April 1, while the city's general election will be held on June 3.

The former deputy told Mississippi Today that drug raids occurred in suburban Rankin County, outside Jackson, almost every ...

From a prison cell, one former deputy recounted how illegal searches and brutal beatings were used for years to help make ...

Despite Mississippi’s low homelessness rate nationally, multiple bills that target homeless encampments in Jackson have moved ...

Authorities found text messages that showed the man knew the minor was under the age of 18, Assistant U.S. Attorney Lee Smith said.

Nearly 60% of law enforcement agencies in the state are not submitting their crime data to a statewide resource that could be ...