5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (384+ words) Mississippi law changes how law enforcement handles missing persons cases tippahnews.com Petal, Miss. — More than 30 years after 17-year-old Angela Freeman disappeared in Petal, a new Mississippi law is altering law enforcement procedures for missing persons cases. House Bill 377, which…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (129+ words) tippahnews.com JACKSON, Miss. — Luther Russell, the former director of Laurel’s Public Works Department, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement, according to Mississippi State Auditor Shad White. White said Russell instructed city employees to load the city’s track hoe…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (102+ words) tippahnews.com Two people were killed and several others were injured in a series of overnight shootings across Simpson County, the Simpson County Sheriff’s Office said, WJTV reported. The violence began about 10:09 p.m. Aug. 28 on Dan George Road, where a…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago   (202+ words) tippahnews.com California Highway Patrol officials said a traffic stop in Merced County led to the seizure of about 30 pounds of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $817,200. CHP said a Central Division canine officer stopped a 2025 Honda CR-V…...