FBI agents raided the office and business of a Mississippi prosecutor, but no one is saying why
The FBI searched the district attorney’s office and office in Mississippi’s capital on Wednesday, but authorities declined to say whether Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens was suspected of wrongdoing. FBI agents spent hours searching Owens’ cigar bar in downtown Jackson and removed items from his office at the Hinds County Courthouse. Judge releases FBI […]
Mississippi woman pleads guilty to stealing government funds
A Mississippi woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally receiving unemployment benefits, authorities announced Tuesday. Misty Burgess, of Plantersville, arraigned in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi on one count of theft of government funds, State Auditor Shad White said in a news release. Mississippi woman convicted of threatening […]
At least 3 dead after severe storms roll through Louisiana, Mississippi and other southern states
The storm hit several southern states, killing two people in Louisiana and a third in Mississippi. This includes many areas previously affected by twisters during some of the most active twisters on record. The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed that a woman and her unborn child were killed when a tree fell on a […]
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signs transgender bathroom ban in public schools
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) signed a bill Monday that bans transgender people from using the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity in the state’s schools. invoiceThe law, entitled the “Securing Areas for Effective and Responsible Women Act” (“SAFER”), requires all public educational institutions to have separate toilets, locker rooms, and dormitories for men […]
Court clears way for high-voltage power line to cross Mississippi River refuge
A federal appeals court clears the way for power companies to complete construction of high-voltage power lines across the Mississippi River Refuge. American Transmission Company, ITC Midwest, and Dairyland Power Cooperative are in the final stages of constructing a 102-mile transmission line connecting Dubuque County, Iowa, to Dane County, Wisconsin. Approximately one mile of the […]
Mississippi ex-sheriff pleads guilty to lying about nudes from female inmate
A former Mississippi sheriff lied Tuesday when questioned by FBI agents about requesting and receiving nude photos and videos of female inmates and preferential treatment at the prisons he oversees, federal prosecutors said. He pleaded guilty to making a statement. Terry Grassery, 61, of Macon, served as Noxubee County Sheriff for eight years until January […]
Mississippi Senate and House haggle over Medicaid expansion as session nears end
Leading Mississippi lawmakers began negotiations Tuesday on what could be a landmark plan to expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands of people in one of the nation’s poorest states. But even though Republicans control both the state House and the Senate, it is by no means clear whether they will reach a compromise by […]
6 former Mississippi law officers sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men
Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who had already been sentenced to federal prison but pleaded guilty to a slew of state and federal charges for torturing two black men were sentenced Wednesday in state court. . Six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who attacked Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker in January […]
Mississippi anticipates slight budget growth in coming year
Budget makers in the Mississippi Legislature will have slightly more money to spend next year than they did this year. Key members of the House and Senate met Friday and set a revenue forecast of $7.6 billion for the year starting July 1. This is a 1% increase from this year. The estimate is experts’ […]
Illegal Alien Accused of Spying on Girls in Bathroom at Mississippi Walmart
An illegal alien is accused of spying on young girls by peeking under a restroom stall at a Walmart in D’Iberville, Mississippi. Jesler Jairo Perez (20), an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, arrested d’Iberville police filed three charges of voyeurism this month. Police said the three girls were in the Walmart bathroom when they noticed Perez […]