WLBT.com Staff

Three suspects were taken into custody overnight in connection with the shooting death of Lt. Troy Morris.

The crash is under investigation.

High school football games in Mississippi will now start in September.

The Mississippi state flag was taken down from the State Capitol for the final time Wednesday afternoon.

History was made Tuesday as Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed House Bill 1796 into law.

Monday afternoon on the steps of the State Capitol, the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus discussed the bill to remove the state flag.

The order goes into effect Friday at 5 p.m.

This after the escape of two inmates from the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman Saturday morning.

Several tornadoes ripped through Mississippi on Monday, including tornadoes in Hinds, Lawrence, Jefferson Davis, Lee, and Amite counties.

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History voted to remove a Confederate statue from the Ole Miss campus.

That lockdown has now been lifted. School officials said there is no longer a threat of an active shooter on campus.