How Tiny City’s Butthurt Mayor Became Bigger Press Freedom Killer than Trump
The tiny city of Clarksdale in the Mississippi Delta has given the world the musicians Sam Cooke and John Lee Hooker and ...
Former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy describes rampant violence by ‘Goon Squad’
The former deputy told Mississippi Today that drug raids occurred in suburban Rankin County, outside Jackson, almost every ...
Supreme Court upholds conviction of man sentenced for killing Jackson firefighter
A Jackson man sentenced to life in prison for killing a Jackson firefighter has had his conviction upheld by the Mississippi Supreme Court. On Thursday, justices affirmed a Hinds County jury’s ...
Ex-Deputy Describes Rampant Violence by Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’
From a prison cell, one former deputy recounted how illegal searches and brutal beatings were used for years to help make ...
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Conviction, sentence upheld of former MDOC man convicted of sexual crimes with minor
JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM) - A former probation officer will remain jailed after the Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed his 2022 ...
Court upholds man’s conviction for killing Jackson firefighter
The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of the man who was sentenced in the 2020 shooting death of a Jackson ...
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Mississippi Blues Marathon celebrates B.B. King, Medgar Evers
The 2025 Mississippi Blues Marathon will honor two of the state’s famous sons: B.B. King and Medgar Evers. Both men would ...
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Court dismisses McComb attorney’s appeal in murder case
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled against a McComb attorney’s appeal to disqualify a special judge appointed in his case.
Mississippi Judge Orders Newspaper To Take Down Editorial Criticizing City Board for Secrecy
Free speech experts say the takedown order is a clear example of unconstitutional prior restraint under the First Amendment.
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State Supreme Court finds no errors in Robert Lenoir case, returns it to circuit court
Thursday against Robert Lenoir's attempt to disqualify the special judge and special prosecutor appointed for his case, and to invalidate the indictment against him. It sent the case back to circuit ...
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With deadline looming, lawmakers try again to pass an updated judicial redistricting plan
The Senate has acted on its proposal twice, once during the 2024 session and this year. However, it was not taken up by the ...
President Trump’s chance to protect offshore leasing in Mississippi
Right before President Trump’s inauguration, the American Petroleum Institute joined Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and four other states to challenge a last-minute order from the outgoing ...