Mississippi

The family of an 11-year-old Mississippi boy who was shot by police is calling for the officer to be fired and charged.

Aderrien Murry was shot in the chest early Saturday in Indianola. An attorney for the child’s family is calling for the officer to be fired.

A Mississippi grand jury has indicted two former police officers on murder charges and another ex-officer on a manslaughter charge in the death of a Black man who was pinned down and repeatedly shocked with stun guns during a New Year’s eve arrest.

Police in Mississippi say one person is dead and at least six other people were shot during a Cinco de Mayo party at a restaurant late Friday night.

Police have charged a 19-year-old man with killing two teenagers and wounding four others in an early Sunday shooting at a house party on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Thousands of country music fans were awaiting singer Morgan Wallen when he suddenly canceled his performance Sunday night at Vaught Hemingway Stadium.

The former wrestler is accused of taking millions of money intended for the neediest people and instead using it to buy himself a vehicle and a boat.

Police in Mississippi said the passenger concealed a handgun inside a folded quesadilla that was in a Taco Bell bag.

A large tornado moved through Little Rock, Arkansas on Friday.

Unrelenting tornadoes that tore through parts of the South and Midwest have killed at least 9 people. The storms shredded homes and shopping centers and collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois.

Raw drone video shows the extensive damage in Rolling Fork, Mississippi caused by a deadly EF-4 tornado.

Raw drone video shows the extensive damage in Rolling Fork, Mississippi caused by a deadly EF-4 tornado.

Help began pouring into one of the poorest regions of the U.S. after a deadly tornado tore a path of destruction in Mississippi even as furious new storms struck Georgia.

Residents of rural Mississippi have recounted harrowing tales of survival after a deadly tornado tore through the state Friday night.

At least 23 people were killed and dozens of other injured when tornadoes swept through Mississippi Friday night. The twister caused catastrophic damage across the state and essentially “wiped out” the town of Rolling Fork.

Rescuers raced Saturday to search for survivors and help hundreds of people left homeless after a powerful tornado cut a devastating path through Mississippi, killing at least 25 people and injuring dozens.

Thanks to a group of fourth-graders, Mississippi now has a state fruit. Find out what they chose.

The state of Mississippi has picked a state fruit.

A former pro wrestler has pleaded guilty to a federal charge tied to misspending of welfare money that was supposed to help needy families in Mississippi, one of the poorest states in the U.S.

Six people were killed after a series of shootings in Mississippi