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Capitol police are investigating a double homicide that left two women dead in Jackson on Sunday, July 6 — a couple of days ...
Mississippi has 37 death row inmates and all but one are men. Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, is the longest-serving death row ...
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - On July 1, 2020, the old state flag flew for the final time above the Mississippi State Capitol.
Protestors argue this is not a representation of who Jordan is. Jordan is a U.S. army veteran who served 3 voluntary tours of ...
Jackson saw an approximate 40% drop in homicides during the first half of 2025 — January through June — compared to the same ...
Mississippi is set to carry out its 20th execution by lethal injection as Richard Jordan, who's sat on death row for 48 years ...
The Department of Archives and History focused on historic preservation in the aftermath of the storm. The Old Capitol Museum, built in 1831 and serving as the state history museum at the time, ...
A trail leading from near St. Louis, Missouri to Natchitoches, Louisiana, teaches us about a race that ruled “the new world” ...
The Mississippi Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel made a video sharing Richard Jordan's story in hopes of explaining why he should not be executed.
The sheriff says a doctor notified him that there were indications that the child had been abused, triggering an ongoing ...
At her funeral service, loved ones described the 23-year-old’s spirit, smile and servant’s heart — reminiscent of her ...