Kentucky upsets No. 6 Mississippi 20-17 with late TD and missed FG by Rebels in final minute

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Kentucky dragged another highly ranked opponent into the muck, and this time coach Mark Stoops and the Wildcats closed the deal. Kentucky upset No. 6 Mississippi 20-17 on Saturday, when Rebels kicker Caden Davis hooked a 48-yard field-goal attempt way wide with...

Ed Pittman dies at 89 after serving in all three branches of Mississippi government

RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — Edwin Lloyd “Ed” Pittman, who served in all three branches of Mississippi government before retiring as chief justice of the state Supreme Court, has died. He was 89. Pittman died Wednesday at his home in the Jackson suburb of Ridgeland, according to the...

Residents of a small Mississippi town respond to a scathing Justice Department report on policing

LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — Some residents of a small Mississippi town where the Justice Department found severe problems with excessive and racially disproportionate policing said they were unaware of the ongoing issues, while others said harassment from officers was a part everyday of life. ...

Fire official cancels hearing for ammonia plant amid overflowing crowd and surging public interest

ST. ROSE, La. (AP) — A fire department official shut down a public hearing for a proposed ammonia production facility in Louisiana as public interest surged and crowds overflowed a public library in St. Charles Parish. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality had scheduled...

Florida financial adviser indicted in alleged illegal tax shelter scheme

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Florida financial adviser has been indicted in an alleged scheme to promote and operate an illegal tax shelter through which he stole some of his clients' funds, federal prosecutors said Friday. Stephen T. Mellinger III, of Delray Beach, Florida, conspired...

Justice probe finds pervasive abuse and discrimination by police in small Mississippi city

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in a majority-Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against critics, the Justice Department said Thursday in a scathing report detailing a slew of civil rights abuses by law enforcement in one of America's poorest...

Police in small Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force, Justice Department probe finds

No. 6 Ole Miss opens SEC play against Kentucky after breezing through first 4 games

Kentucky (2-2, 0-2 SEC) at No. 6 Mississippi (4-0, 0-0), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Ole Miss by 17 1/2. Series record: Ole Miss leads 29-14-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Are the Rebels for real? All signs point to...

Texas takes the No. 1 ranking into its SEC debut at home against Mississippi State

Texas is finally ready to play SEC football. Three years after announcing its move from the Big 12 to the Southeastern Conference, the No. 1 Longhorns open their first league schedule Saturday at home against Mississippi State. “It's here,” senior defensive back...

No. 6 Ole Miss opens SEC play against Kentucky after romping through nonconference games

Lane Kiffin has no delusions about Mississippi's nonconference schedule. Most of the Southeastern Conference-caliber competition Kiffin's sixth-ranked Rebels have faced entering Saturday's league opener against Kentucky has been teammates in practice. “I’m a...