DOJ sides with Mississippi church after congregants were fined for attending drive-in service

The DOJ released a statement of interest in support of Temple Baptist Church in Greenvillle, Miss., which has filed a lawsuit against the local police department, saying that the city of Greenville wrongfully targeted religious services.

Coronavirus-hit Mississippi, Louisiana, pounded by tornadoes, at least 17 dead in region

Mississippi and Louisiana—two states dealing with an increase of coronavirus cases—were hit Sunday with a deadly storm system that produced tornadoes that ripped through hundreds of homes and buildings, resulting in at least 17 deaths in the region.

Sheriff: 2 dead, officer injured at Walmart in Mississippi

Authorities say a gunman fatally shot two people and wounded a police officer before he was shot and arrested Tuesday at a Walmart in northern Mississippi.