Tunica County News

Multiple law enforcement agencies converged at the Tunica County Sheriff's Department on Friday, May 21, to announce an arrest in two linked shootings along roadways in North Mississippi.

John Allen is living proof that a horror story can have a happy ending. While travelling on bike through Tunica County in early February, Allen and his dog Lady Marie were struck by a car, whose driver allegedly fell asleep at the wheel.

A steep shift in the price of peanuts over the past year has prompted several Delta growers to include the protein-packed legume in the mix of crops they planted this spring.

Revenue for Mississippi coast casinos was up in April, but the take at river casinos dropped, depressing the overall revenue at the state's gambling halls.

Bond has been set at $1.25 million for a north Mississippi man charged in a fatal highway shooting and a separate abduction and rape case.

TUNICA, Miss. -- A Sardis, Miss., man charged with murder in one of the two North Mississippi roadside slayings had his bond set at $1 million today.

The fire happened on Kent Road at 6:43 a.m. WMCTV.COM is working learn more details about this Fire broke out at a mobile home in Marshall County, MS, killing one man early Monday morning.

Mississippi authorities said Friday that they have caught the man they believe gunned down two strangers last week along interstate highways in the northwestern part of the state.

A 3-day-old infant died hours after she was attacked by a family dog while sitting in a swing at her grandmother's home in northwest Ohio, a sheriff's deputy said Friday.

This image provided by the Tunica Miss. Sheriff's department shows James Willie who authorities arrested early Friday May 18, 2012.

While James Willie sits in the Tunica County Jail, his family members are sitting in disbelief at their home in Courtland, Mississippi.

Joseph Crittenden with the Rev. Henry Logan Starks in downtown Memphis during one of the many protests that marked Mr.

UPDATE: A suspect in this case was taken into custody. Look for a complete story in our May 25 edition and watch facebook and twitter for updates.

Thomas Schlender wasn't unlike other grandparents. He loved to spoil his grandchildren.

U.S. stock futures are rebounding as leaders of eight of the world's biggest economies begin to gather outside of Washington to determine how best to limit damage from the debt crises rattling Europe.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol's Bureau of Investigation, along with the Tunica Police Department and the Tunica County Sheriff's office, has charged a man in connection with the north Mississippi highway murders.

Authorities are questioning a man suspected of posing as an officer to stop motorists in Humphreys County, but police say they don't know whether he's connected to two fatal highway shootings more than 100 miles north that could be linked to a police impostor.

Authorities are questioning a man suspected of posing as an officer to stop motorists in Humphreys County, but police say they don't know whether he's connected to two fatal highway shootings more than 100 miles north that could be linked to a police impostor.

Investigations into a pair of shootings that have occurred over the past two weeks on Mississippi highways has officials warning people in the northern part of the state to take precautions while driving, especially at night.

Thomas Schlender, 74, of Raymond, Neb., was found in his car on Interstate 55 in Panola County on May 8 about 1:30 a.m. Three days later, Lori Anne Carswell, 48, of Hernando, was found near her car on Mississippi Highway 713 in nearby Tunica County about 2:15 a.m. The interstate is more heavily traveled than the state highway where Carswell was ... (more)