Crime

The Lafayette County Sheriff's Department has arrested a 19-year-old man from Water Valley who was wanted in connection with an Oklahoma shooting.

The attorney representing accused killer Matthew Kinne is asking the Lafayette County Circuit Court to grant a psychiatric examination and a hearing to determine if the former police officer is competent to stand trial.

Local, state and federal law enforcement officials and prosecutors from Mississippi are warning the public about a number of recent drug overdoses and deaths in north Mississippi that have been linked to several street drugs that contain the highly potent and deadly drug fentanyl.

The Oxford Police Department has investigated 11 narcotic overdoses so far this year that resulted in the deaths of two people, one that occurred two weeks ago.

An Oxford woman was arrested recently for felony child neglect.

The Oxford man arrested for shooting and killing his wife Friday has been officially charged with murder.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol reported seven fatalities on state and federal highways and interstates during the Labor Day weekend.

An Oxford man has been arrested for the murder of his wife.

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call on College Hill Road Friday after receiving a report of shots being fired.

The Lafayette County Sheriff's Department arrested an Oxford man for commercial burglary recently. According to reports, Grayson Mann, 19, was allegedly involved in the burglary...