The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a peculiar scam targeting people on the Sex Offender Registry and their employers.

A deer in Jackson County is feeling like a million bucks after receiving help from some quick-thinking Michigan State Police troopers.

Vince Whaley had a nervous moment at the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Steven Fisk is a PGA Tour winner for the first time after closing with three straight birdies to capture the Sanderson Farms Championship.

911 systems across Mississippi and Louisiana are back online after going down Thursday afternoon, an AT&T spokesperson said.

A former Omega Psi Phi pledge who alleges he was so severely beaten during the Nu Eta chapter’s “Hell Night” that he had to relearn how to walk is now suing the fraternity, the University of Southern Mississippi and multiple other people and organizations.

A Michigan man is accused of communicating with teens in multiple states to harm themselves or send sexually explicit images and videos.

The Mississippi Museum of Art now owns the only two known portraits of enslaved Mississippians that were painted before the Civil War.

The sister of Minnesota Timberwolves player Naz Reid was fatally shot at a New Jersey apartment complex by her boyfriend.

The gun used in the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till is now on display for the public to see, 70 years after the killing.

Authorities are working to extradite him back to Michigan to face charges.

A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map, after finding the map dilutes the power of Black voters.

Mississippi author Greg Iles has died at 65.

Federal Reserve policymakers will be debating whether stubborn inflation or slower hiring is the bigger problem for the economy as they prepare for an annual conference in Jackson, Wyoming, next week and a crucial policy meeting in September.

A federal judge has struck down key parts of a Florida law that allowed parents to remove books they found objectionable from public school libraries.

Two men have been sentenced in connection with an illegal gambling operation happening at a Michigan business called Spin to Win.

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Police in Tennessee have arrested the man wanted for the killings of an infant’s parents, grandmother and uncle.

Police in Tennessee have charged a 23-year-old woman with assisting a man wanted in the killings of four people.

A federal court has ruled that a Mississippi law that requires social media users to verify their ages can go into effect.

WNBA players and league officials met Thursday before the start of the All-Star weekend festivities for discussions on a new collective bargaining agreement.

Amanda Anisimova has reached her first Grand Slam semifinal in six years by saving five set points in a tiebreaker and finally converting her fourth match point for a 6-1, 7-6 (9) victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at Wimbledon.

Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.

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A man from Texas will spend almost 20 years behind bars for the distribution of fentanyl in Jackson.

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The 20-year-old reportedly told police he did not stop because he had been drinking while underage.

A new variant of COVID-19 is circulating in parts of the world and may be driving an increase in cases in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 517-768-7900.

A car crash turned into a foot chase, leading to three people arrested in a Bloomfield Township theft case.

A combination shot for flu and COVID-19 using messenger RNA generated antibodies in a company-funded study.

Authorities said there were five child victims across four states.

A woman and her child whose remains were among other bodies discovered scattered along an oceanfront highway not far from Long Island’s Gilgo Beach were identified by police Wednesday, nearly three decades after the double homicide.

Some of the rioters who tried to take over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are now considering running for office after being pardoned by President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire nearly everyone at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been paused by a federal judge, who says she's “deeply concerned” about the plan.

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant claiming a news organization defamed him in public comments about its Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting on $77 million in misspent federal welfare funds.

The family was not home at the time of the fire.

Authorities say a medical helicopter that crashed in a wooded area in Mississippi reported “a flight control problem” shortly before a Monday crash.

Officials say a medical transport helicopter has crashed in Mississippi.

A federal judge has ruled that the head of a federal watchdog agency must remain in his job, saying President Donald Trump’s bid to remove the special counsel was unlawful.

A Mississippi city is dropping its lawsuit against a newspaper that had its editorial criticizing local officials removed by a judge.

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A Jackson man reported missing by his family was found dead inside his truck in a pond.

A boil water advisory has been issued for Harsens Island after a water main break left residents without water for multiple days.

A water main break has caused a complete loss of running water to Harsens Island, officials said.

Live organ donors in Michigan can get a tax credit of up to $10,000 thanks to a new bill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law this week.

Bribery and conspiracy charges against the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, are the latest shock to the state's capital city.

A Jackson officer was injured and a suspect was killed in a shootout that allegedly stemmed from a shooting involving the suspect’s brother.

Officials say numerous pipe bombs were located in the suspect's vehicle.

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city says he has been indicted in an alleged bribery operation, and he said it is a “political prosecution” to hurt his 2025 campaign for reelection.

Nature lovers held a vigil for a famous female grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park after she was struck and killed by a vehicle.

Birmingham’s Derby Middle School cast of “The Wizard of Oz” stopped by “Live in the D” to share their excitement about their upcoming performance.

Kevin Yu is a PGA Tour winner for the first time.

A growing number of states are allowing candidates for local and state office to use their campaign dollars to pay for child care expenses.

Federal, state and local governments are all trying to reduce maternal mortality rates across the United States and eliminate racial disparities.

A Michigan Department of Corrections officer is facing felony charges after reportedly smuggling drugs into a Jackson County jail.

An Oakland County man’s “jaw hit the floor and stayed there” when he scratched off his Jackson instant ticket and won $2 million.

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says a Mississippi judge improperly blocked his lead attorney from representing him in a state civil lawsuit that seeks to recover misspent welfare money.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee that sought to block Mississippi from counting absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after after it.

Vice President Kamala Harris has crashed the season finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,” urging Americans to vote in an appearance taped before President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid.

A flood watch has been issued for more than a dozen Michigan counties ahead of expected storms.

Mississippi election officials say redrawing legislative districts in time for this November’s election is impossible because of tight deadlines to prepare ballots.

Basketball star Lauren Jackson will compete at her fifth Olympics after being selected in Australia’s 12-player squad just three months after again coming out of retirement.

Police are crediting the community’s help with locating a suspect in a Jackson County coffee shop burglary.

A landslide has wiped out a vital two-lane road in western Wyoming.

A large chunk of a mountain pass highway in Wyoming has collapsed, severing a well-traveled commuter link between small towns in eastern Idaho and the tourist destination of Jackson.

A tech industry group says a new Mississippi law requiring users of websites and other digital services to verify their age will unconstitutionally limit access to online speech for minors and adults.

Government advisers say it’s time to update the recipe for the COVID-19 vaccines Americans will receive in the fall.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a new law regulating transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories in public education buildings.

Just when it appeared baseball’s young standouts had mastered the transition from Triple-A to the majors, a few of the game’s prized prospects showed up and went through a humbling experience.

Stopping to get a car wash led a Jackson woman to becoming a millionaire when she won a $1 million Mega Millions prize from the Michigan Lottery.

A tornado watch was issued for Tuesday afternoon and evening in 19 Michigan counties.

Janet Jackson will make her fourth appearance at the 2024 Essence Festival of Culture this summer in New Orleans.

A Mississippi judge granted a request Thursday by the widow of a deceased man who vanished under mysterious circumstances to set standards for a future independent autopsy of her late husband’s body.

Civil rights advocates say Mississippi needs to simplify the process of restoring voting rights to people convicted of some felonies.

A 31-year-old man accused of shooting at police has been arrested in Jackson after a manhunt across Mid-Michigan.

A Jackson man got a message he had never seen before when scanning his Powerball ticket, which led to him find out he was the winner of a $150,000 Powerball prize!

The suspect has been identified as Marcus Gamba Oglesby, a 31-year-old man from Jackson.

The largest fresh egg producer in the U.S. says it has stopped production at a plant in the Texas Panhandle after bird flu was found in the flock.

Dollar Tree will close nearly 1,000 stores and swung to a surprise fourth quarter loss as the discount retailer took a related $1.07 billion goodwill impairment charge.

The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill for the second year in a row that would transfer control of the state capital city’s troubled water system to a regional board.

The Mississippi State Health Department says Jackson's water is safe to consume.

A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states has briefly disrupted government affairs and prompted some state capitol evacuations, but no explosives have been found and federal officials quickly dismissed the threats as a hoax.

A federal judge will allow Mississippi officials to move forward with creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson.

A mother of eight received a heart transplant at the University of Michigan Health on her 48th birthday after years of living with a failing heart.

A federal judge will consider arguments over racial discrimination, public safety and local democracy as he decides whether to block appointments to a state-run court set to be created on Jan. 1 in part of Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city.

Constitutional rights are at the center of a legal fight over a state-run court in part of Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city of Jackson.

A third family says they recently discovered a relative was buried in a Mississippi pauper’s cemetery without their knowledge.

The manager of the long-troubled water system in Missisisppi’s capital city has proposed a slight rate increase.

Mississippi's long history of voter suppression has created widespread voter fatigue among Black residents in a state where they account for nearly 40% of the population.

Election officials in Mississippi’s most populous county had to scramble to complete required poll worker training after an early September breach involving county computers.

Tuesday is Election Day in Mississippi.

A civil rights attorney says he will ask the U.S. Justice Department to investigate why authorities in Jackson, Mississippi, waited months to tell a woman that her son had been struck and killed by a police SUV driven by an off-duty officer.

Hundreds of thousands of students nationwide face challenges learning math due to disabilities such as dyscalculia.

The deposition in the civil lawsuit against retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre in connection with Mississippi’s welfare scandal has been pushed back at the request of the athlete’s attorneys.

Ben Griffin is leading the Sanderson Farms Championship after a 63 at the Country Club of Jackson.

Mississippi's human services director says the state has seen a consistent increase in the number of families accepting public assistance for child care since lawmakers banned abortion in almost all circumstances.

It’s rare when fans and coaches at a high school football game demand to take pictures with the officiating crew after the game.

Longtime Mississippi civil rights activist Hollis Watkins has died.

A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that found Mississippi relies too much on institutionalizing people with mental health conditions rather than providing care in their communities.