Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff's department whose officers tortured two Black men in a racist attack that included beatings, repeated use of stun guns and assaults with a sex toy before one of the victims was shot in...

Justice Department opens civil rights investigation into Mississippi sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men

No. 5 Mississippi closes nonconference play against heavy underdog Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern (2-1) at No. 5 Mississippi (3-0), Saturday, 7:45 p.m. ET (SEC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Ole Miss by 35 1/2. Series record: Ole Miss leads 1-0 (win vacated by NCAA) WHAT’S AT STAKE? It's the Rebels' last...

No. 5 Mississippi hosts Georgia Southern, another probable mismatch before opening SEC play

This is the state of Lane Kiffin's Mississippi program. The fifth-ranked Rebels wallop Wake Forest on the road by a decidedly comfortable score of 40-6 and walk away contemplating how much better they could have played. Kiffin thinks his players know they "can be a very special...

Mississippi program aims to connect jailed people to mental health services

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A new program in Mississippi is designed to help people who need mental health care services while they are jailed and facing felony charges. The Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law announced Wednesday...

A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore

GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910 — a figure that was tightly wrapped in tarps the past four years, symbolizing the community's enduring division over how to commemorate the past. ...

Wake Forest replaces canceled trip to Ole Miss with home-and-home series vs. Oregon State

Wake Forest has announced future football games against Oregon State, with the series starting next year to replace a trip to Mississippi after a cancellation that drew the ire of Rebels coach Lane Kiffin. Wake Forest announced the series with the Beavers on Wednesday morning. It has...

Mississippi high court rejects the latest appeal by a man on death row since 1994

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied the latest appeal by a man who has been on death row for 30 years after he was convicted of killing two college students. The decision could clear the way for the state to set an execution date for Willie Jerome...

A federal courthouse reopens in Mississippi after renovations to remove mold

ABERDEEN, Miss. (AP) — A federal courthouse in north Mississippi is reopening after extensive renovations to eliminate mold, increase energy efficiency and update technology. Court cases were starting to be heard Tuesday in the Thomas G. Abernethy Federal Building in Aberdeen, the...

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated an 'unwritten rule' in buying out 2025 game

Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin says Wake Forest violated “an unwritten rule” by buying its way out of next year's matchup, leaving the Rebels in search of another major-conference opponent. The fifth-ranked Rebels beat the Demon Deacons 40-6 on Saturday in Winston-Salem, North...