A man who pleaded guilty to the killing of a University of Mississippi graduate student was sentenced to 50 years with 10 ...

A man pleaded guilty to murder and tampering charges and was sentenced to 40 years in the killing of a University of ...

When you murder someone in cold blood, you deserve the worst consequences that are legally available.

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. pleaded guilty in connection with the death of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" ...

JACKSON, Miss. — A Confederate monument that’s been a divisive symbol at the University of Mississippi was being removed Tuesday from a prominent spot on the Oxford campus. It will be taken to a Civil ...

JACKSON, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi has removed the state flag on its Oxford campus Monday morning because the banner contains the Confederate battle emblem, which some see as a painful ...

For 16 months, James Meredith's case was fought in the courts. A 28-year-old married veteran of the Air Force, Meredith had studied for two years at Jackson State University. But Meredith wanted a ...

In the fifth part of her series “Coast to Coast: Travels in Trump’s America”, Washington Correspondent Suzanne Lynch travels to Oxford and Cleveland. In 1962, John F Kennedy faced one of the biggest ...

Out of Mississippi's eight public universities, three institutions saw a decrease in enrollment compared to last year's numbers, according to recently released data from the Mississippi Institute of ...

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