The Smith County sheriff said a suspect, who was wanted for multiple sex-related crimes, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Sheriff Joel Houston said he was coordinating with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force to serve an arrest warrant on the suspect just outside of the Taylorsville area around 9:00

Duke fell from the No. 2 overall seed in the latest edition of Joe Lunardi's "Bracketology" report for ESPN after shaky wins against NC State and Wake Forest. The Blue Devils' move to No. 3 overall made room for Alabama (18-3,

Officers attempted to make negotiations, but the situation resulted in the suspect sustaining a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The suspect was pronounced dead on the scene. The name of the suspect is being withheld until next of kin is notified.

Mississippi got two defensive stops in the final 10 seconds to hold off Texas and end a three-game losing streak.

According to the Sheriff, the warrant was issued in connection with multiple sex-related crimes involving a minor.

The legislation introduced by state Sen. Bradford Blackmon would make it unlawful for “a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo."

Alabama, which is 6-1 in the SEC and only a half-game behind league-leading Auburn (6-0), leads the country in scoring. It leads the conference in rebounds, shot attempts, made 2-pointers and made free throws per game.

About 38% of Mississippi residents are Black. Nearly 50,000 people were disenfranchised under the state’s felony voting ban between 1994 and 2017. More than 29,000 of them have completed their sentences, and about 58% of that group are Black, according to an expert who analyzed data for plaintiffs challenging the voting ban.

Led by Chris Youngblood, the Alabama Crimson Tide might have earned their most impressive win to date this season Wednesday night in Starkville.

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) — Mississippi will be well-represented in Super Bowl LIX. Kansas City Chief defensive lineman Chris Jones graduated from Houston High School and played at Mississippi State University. Philadelphia Eagles receiver A.J. Brown graduated from Starkville High School and played at Ole Miss.

It's not even February and No. 12 Kansas is already three games out of first place in the Big 12 standings following its 92-86 double-overtime home loss to No. 7 Houston on Saturday. The victory left the Cougars (16-3,

Some areas of New Orleans and Houston got more than four inches of snow Tuesday morning in a historic winter storm hitting the south.