Mississippi Faces Tornadoes and Damaging Winds as Severe Storms Approach Thursday Night

Damaging Winds Weather Summer Windy Wind -Advertisement- Jackson, MS – Severe storms are expected to bring damaging winds and tornado threats to Mississippi late Thursday into Friday. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Jackson has warned of potentially …

Active weather returns to south Louisiana and south Mississippi

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Thursday’s forecast calls for unsettled weather across parts of the state. We will start the day with a cloudy sky and some areas of fog. There is a potential for drizzle beneath the fog in the morning, followed by a low chance of …

Inmate recaptured on Christmas after breaking out of South Mississippi Correctional Institution

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - An urgent search for an escaped killer is over tonight in Leakesville after 33-year-old Drew Johnson was apprehended after breaking out of the South Mississippi Correctional Institution yesterday. According to authorities Johnson was …

Convicted murderer back in custody after escaping South Mississippi prison

LEAKESVILLE, MS - (WTVA)  The Mississippi Department of Corrections captured an escaped inmate in South Mississippi.  Prison leaders say Drew Johnson escaped from the South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakesville on Christmas Eve.  They say he …

Hogs sweep Mississippi State on the road

The No. 11 Arkansas softball team earned a road series sweep against the overpowered Mississippi State Bulldogs over the weekend. The Razorbacks headed to Starkville, Mississippi, seeming to have turned a corner after losing five of six games early in …

James Meredith Honored With Historical Marker In Mississippi Hometown

by Daniel Johnson December 25, 2024 Initially, Meredith attended Jackson State College, now Jackson State University, but during his sophomore year, he sued in order to gain admission to the University of Mississippi, breaking its color line James Meredith …

Manhunt for "desperate" murderer who escaped from Mississippi prison

By Brian Dakss December 25, 2024 / 7:23 AM EST / CBS News Authorities in Mississippi are searching for a convicted killer they say escaped from prison Tuesday who they say is "desperate." The George County Sheriff's Office says Drew …

Capturan a un asesino convicto que se fugó de una prisión de Mississippi en Nochebuena

Por Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Un asesino convicto que se escapó de una prisión estatal de Mississippi en Nochebuena fue capturado este miércoles, según una publicación en Facebook del Departamento Correccional de Mississippi. Drew Johnson fue capturado en …

MDOC captures escaped inmate in South Mississippi

Manhunt underway for convicted murderer who escaped Mississippi prison on Christmas Eve

(CNN) — Authorities in Mississippi are searching for a prison escapee police have described as “desperate” and “very very dangerous.” Sentenced to life in prison on Valentine’s Day in 2022, convicted murderer Drew Johnson managed to escape from Mississippi …