Mississippi Officers Killed by Suspect With Long Criminal History
While responding to a call, two Mississippi officers were shot and killed by an alleged suspect with a long criminal ...
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Hattiesburg Universities Named ‘Military Friendly Schools’
University of Southern Mississippi and William Carey University designated 'Military Friendly Schools' for the first and sixth time, respectively.
Marine Sergeant Nets Record Mississippi Alligator
Sgt. Jesse Phillips, a mortarman with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines, caught a 13.5-foot alligator that weighed 792 pounds.
Mississippi Law Enforcement Adding Military MRAPs
Department of Defense's 1033 program helping Mississippi law enforcement militarize their fleets.
Mississippi House Passes Bill for Elite Law Enforcement Strike Forces
The Mississippi House of Representatives has passed a new bill calling for the creation of three elite state law enforcement ...
Mississippi Officers Honored for Dedication
Meridian, Mississippi officers honored on Sunday were each presented a plaque for their hard work and dedication.
Low Mississippi River reveals WWII minesweeper sunk in 1993 (video).
It was during the flood of 1993 that the USS Inaugural broke free from it’s mooring under the arch and ...
Mississippi prison riot leaves guard dead, eight hurt (video).
A guard was killed and, at one point, hostages were taken during a riot at a Mississippi prison that holds ...
Police arrest suspect in two fatal Mississippi highway shootings; he didn’t pose as an LEO.
Police have arrested a suspect in two fatal highway shootings in Mississippi that prompted warnings a fake officer might be ...
Agency honors first African-American federal officer killed in line of duty 128 after his murder.
This undated handout photo provided by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), shows William Henderson Foote. Federal ...
Police: Phony officer could be killing Mississippi drivers.
Someone who may be posing as a police officer is pulling cars over on Mississippi highways and then shooting drivers ...
General Electric to hire 5,000 U.S. military veterans over the next five years.
Image: General Electric J-47-27 USAF; Wikimedia General Electric Co plans to hire 5,000 U.S. military veterans over the next five ...
States loosen concealed carry gun laws, stir debate.
Image: Alfredo Rico; read more here. A Mississippi resident who receives a concealed carry permit and takes an eight-hour course ...
Columbia, Mississippi Police Department audit finds ‘loose’ regulation of firearms.
“Loose” oversight of firearms gave officers access to between 25 and 30 guns that had been ordered destroyed after judicial ...
Vicksburg Police Department to sell 1,168 confiscated, unclaimed firearms.
The Vicksburg Police Department plans to sell 1,168 firearms declared surplus by the city in July. City officials authorized the ...
Mississippi Supreme Court hands down its first review of the meaning and application of the “Castle Doctrine.”
The Mississippi Supreme Court last week handed down its first review of the meaning and application of the "Castle Doctrine" ...
Mississippi sheriff to swap first-generation Glocks with gun dealer.
The Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Department will trade dozens of old and confiscated firearms to a gun dealer in Grenada for ...
Report: Mississippi gun laws adequate.
A new reoport by a group called "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" has tagged Mississippi as the top exporter of guns ...
Tactical training site rejected in DeSoto County, Mississippi.
DeSoto County supervisors have rejected a zoning board's recommendation to allow a police tactical training facility near a residential area. ...
Tactical training site approved in DeSoto, Mississippi.
Some DeSoto County residents say they will appeal a zoning board's decision to allow a police tactical training facility near ...