Chilling video showed a Mississippi teen murder suspect’s nonchalant attitude after allegedly shooting and killing her mother, with the girl seen texting following the act. The kitchen surveillance footage shown during the murder trial of the now 15-year-old Carly Gregg, captured the moments leading up to and following the alleged murder of her mom, Ashley Smylie, on March 19. Gregg …
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Mississippi family fears retaliation from carjackers caught on home camera: 'It's not safe'
A Mississippi family is on edge, fearing retaliation could come to their doorstep after security camera images of the gunmen who ambushed and carjacked them on their front lawn received widespread attention. “We have to get out of here. It’s not safe. Especially not now, with all the news and stuff because their picture, it’s getting out here, and, I’m …
Read More »Navy Reserve veteran pleads guilty to beheading Satanic statue in Iowa State Capitol
A Mississippi man, and former Republican congressional candidate, pleaded guilty Friday in connection to the vandalism of a statue of a pagan idol at the Iowa state capitol in exchange for the dropping of a hate crime charge. Michael Cassidy pleaded guilty to an aggravated misdemeanor count of third-degree criminal mischief, the Des Moines Register reported. He was slated to …
Read More »National Folk Festival to be held in Mississippi's capital from 2025 through 2027
Mississippi’s capital city has been tapped to host the National Folk Festival from 2025 through 2027. The free, three-day festival is set to be held in downtown Jackson during the second week of November in each of those years and will feature music, art, dance and food from cultures throughout the nation and around the world, The Clarion Ledger reported. …
Read More »FBI agents raided the office and business of a Mississippi prosecutor, but no one is saying why
The FBI on Wednesday raided a local prosecutor’s office and business in Mississippi’s capital city, although officials declined to say whether Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens is suspected of wrongdoing. FBI agents spent hours searching a cigar bar owned by Owens in downtown Jackson. They also removed items from his office in the Hinds County Courthouse. JUDGE UNSEALS FBI …
Read More »Former school campus becomes tent city as Mississippi neighborhood's homeless population reaches crisis point
Mississippi residents say their quiet neighborhood has become a “highway for the homeless” as the grounds of a nearby former school campus transform into a bustling tent city. “We used to see maybe three or four transient homeless people in the neighborhood, but now there’s well over 100,” Patrick Murphy, a suburban Biloxi resident, told “Fox & Friends First” on …
Read More »Mississippi woman pleads guilty to stealing government funds
A Mississippi woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally taking unemployment benefits, authorities said Tuesday. Misty Burgess, of Plantersville, entered the plea to one count of theft of government funds in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, State Auditor Shad White said in a news release. MISSISSIPPI WOMAN FOUND GUILTY OF THREATENING FEDERAL JUDGE WITH …
Read More »Texas judge blocks Biden administration rule requiring more gun sellers to run background checks
A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked a new rule from the Biden administration that would force gun dealers to carry out background checks and secure licenses when selling firearms at shows and other venues outside traditional gun stores. The order from U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo will remain in effect until June 2 and covers Texas …
Read More »Son suspected of killing own mother, 2 sisters in Mother's Day massacre shot dead hundreds of miles away
A Mother’s Day massacre left a woman and two of her daughters dead in Mississippi, officials said. The suspect died later hundreds of miles away. According to the Ridgeland Police Department, a man later identified as Ivory James Welch III, was the lead suspect in the death of his mother and two sisters when he fled town and the state, …
Read More »Large barge crashes into historic Fort Madision Bridge in Iowa, later sinks
Abargestruck the Fort Madison Bridge in Iowa on Thursday and later sank in the Mississippi River. The incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m., prompting the closure of the near 100-year-old swing gate bridge, but it was reopened around 4:15 p.m., officials said. There were no injuries reported. The U.S. Coast Guard tells Fox News Digital that there were 15 barges …
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