Two people have now been charged with last night’s escape. 53-year-old Steven Douglas Jennings is charged with Conspiracy to commit a crime – felony and 36-year Phillip Shane House is charged with escape.
A long-time Columbus businessman died after a car accident. 86-year-old Ken Canida was in a crash on October 23.
An argument led to a woman being injured in Clay County. 60-year-old Todd Sanders was charged with domestic violence aggravated assault.
The Lowndes County Sheriff's Department is on the hunt for an escaped inmate and they need your help.
The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office is investigating an escapee at the adult detention center. Sheriff Eddie Hawkins said the jail was on lockdown.
19-year-old Abigail Fuqua of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and 18-year-old Madison Brown of Davidson, North Carolina were arrested and charged with felony malicious mischief.
A Monroe County man will spend the next 20 years in prison for killing a man who had been reported missing.
A traffic stop ends in a ride to jail for a woman in Webster County. On Friday, Webster County deputies pulled Floy Carpenter over for a traffic stop.
Just after 1 a.m. Friday, the Sheriff's Office was called to County Road 8021 after a resident reported a suspicious vehicle in the area.
Tupelo investigators are asking for help identifying possible shoplifting suspects. The felony happened in the North Gloster Street and Barnes Crossing Road area on October 23.
A man facing murder and attempted murder charges in Oktibbeha County now faces a domestic violence charge in Lowndes County.
The West Point Police Department is asking for your help to find a suspect in a child sex crime. Vamario Fitzgerald Baskin is wanted on a charge of enticement of a child to meet for sexual purposes.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is asking for help identifying a man they think stole and sunk a truck.
A former Booneville basketball coach is facing a third federal child sex crime charge. He's scheduled to have a hearing on the new allegation.
An Oxford man was handed 15 charges for his alleged connection to a rental unit. On July 31, Oxford police received reports of suspected fraudulent charges.
Tupelo police arrested a man after finding a victim had been stabbed. Officers arrived at Carnation Street where a victim had suffered multiple stab wounds to the torso and head.
William Oakman is facing grand larceny, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon charges in Webster County.
A teenager from Macon is facing charges in Clay County after deputies broke up a fight and recovered a gun. It happened Saturday night at Love's Truck Stop.
An old scam is making the rounds again, and Tupelo police want you to know about it. Someone has been calling Tupelo and Lee County residents claiming to be with the Tupelo Police Department.
Social media helps Oxford police identify the suspects accused of vandalizing the city's newest park. Around 1 a.m., two young women reportedly vandalized the Globe Fountain at Pocket Park next to Oxford City Hall.
The suspect arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a motel in Amory is still awaiting his first court appearance.
The Clay County Sheriff's Office, State Violent Crimes Task Force, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, The Highway Patrol, agents from Alcohol Beverage Control, and the West Point Police Department teamed up for Operation Saturation.
42-year-old Tony Carter of Columbus was charged with aggravated strangulation and felony fleeing. Lowndes County Sheriff Eddie Hawkins said deputies were called to Fellows Road on Wednesday.
Several north Mississippians were sentenced in a Simon City Royals prison gang racketeering case. Two people from Tupelo and two people from Grenada were part of the federal guilty pleas.
Amory police made an arrest in a two-year-old homicide case after a woman was attacked. 37-year-old Darcus Neely was charged with capital murder and attempted murder.