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Black Student Found Hanging at Delta State

Black student 'Trey' Reed found hanging at Mississippi’s Delta State campus, sparks FBI calls and independent probe

September 17, 2025 6:32 am

A 21-year-old Black student, Trey Reed, was found hanging on Delta State’s campus in Mississippi.

Gun used in Emmett Till's lynching is displayed in a museum 70 years after his murder

August 29, 2025 2:00 am

The weapon once belonged to John William “J.W.” Milam, who, along with Roy Bryant, abducted Till from his great-uncle’s home in Money, Mississippi, on 28 August 1955.

US fisherman spots car in river; leads to break in missing persons cold case from 1967

August 17, 2025 10:10 pm

Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck said his office had received tips over the years but none had led to answers.

Watch: Mississippi man records video of viral tornado as it tears through his house in US

March 16, 2025 10:50 pm

A dust storm in Kansas on Friday led to a crash of about 50 vehicles and at least eight people died in the incident.

All 3 onboard killed as medical transport helicopter crashes in US' Mississippi

March 11, 2025 6:28 am

The university, in a statement earlier, confirmed that the helicopter was not carrying any patients when it crashed in Madison County, north of the capital of Jackson.

Tornadoes in Texas, Mississippi kill 2, injure 6 as severe weather system moves east

December 29, 2024 11:45 pm

Strong storms moving across the Southeast are expected to continue producing 'gusty, damaging winds,' hail and tornadoes through Sunday, National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Pereira said.

3 killed, 8 injured by gunfire following Mississippi school's football game

3 killed, 8 injured in Mississippi shooting after school's football game

October 20, 2024 1:57 am

The victims included two 19-year-olds and a 25-year-old. The injured were airlifted to local hospitals for treatment.

Seven dead, dozens injured in Mississippi bus crash

September 01, 2024 1:47 am

The bus, which was traveling west, veered off the highway and overturned, after a tire failure, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

Shooting outside Mississippi nightclub leaves 3 dead, over a dozen injured

July 22, 2024 11:41 pm

The victims, identified by county Coroner Heather Burton, were Areon Butler of Indianola, and Cameron Lee Butts and Marquette Baites of Greenville.

Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racist torture of 2 Black men

March 19, 2024 10:29 pm

Before sentencing, Lee called Elward's crimes “egregious and despicable,” and said a “sentence at the top of the guidelines range is justified — is more than justified.”