SENATOBIA, Miss. (AP) — An Alabama man was charged Monday with setting fire to a Mississippi police department that has faced protests in the months since an officer fatally shot a 1-year-old boy. Garrick Rawls faces an arson charge — a federal offense — in connection with a Halloween day fire that damaged the Senatobia police headquarters. Rawls describes himself...

Court records have revealed the identity of the arsonist who set fire to the Senatobia Police Department on Halloween, as well as other details. According to the Senatobia Police Department, the fire broke out at its headquarters around 4:30 a.m. on Saturday after a masked intruder used a hammer to break in. Once inside, the […]

Junior college football will soon come to a head in Mississippi with the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference championship game, which also serves as the NJCAA Region 23 championship game. No. 9 Hinds Community College (7-3, 5-1 MACCC) will travel to Senatobia on Saturday to take on No. 4 Northwest Mississippi Community College (8-2, […]

A suspect was arrested across state lines after an alleged arson fire at the Senatobia Police Department headquarters, law enforcement announced. The suspect, whose name has not been released, was taken into custody Monday in Huntsville, Ala. The New Orleans Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Explosives announced that its special agents […]

ATF special agents were assisted by Huntsville Police Department and Mississippi Bureau of Investigation in the capture of the suspect.

Federal agents have arrested a suspect linked to a fire set at the Senatobia Police Department.

The parents of a 1-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a police officer in Mississippi have demanded a meeting with the state official who ruled that the shooting was justified. Kohen Wiley’s parents and a small group of activists led a protest Monday at the office of Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch. Kohen was killed in June when a police officer in the small town of Senatobia fired his gun into a moving vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call. Kohen was with his mom and a f

By  SARAH RAZA An arson Saturday morning damaged the building of a beleaguered police department in Mississippi that has drawn outrage from the community in recent months after an officer shot and killed a 1-year-old, authorities said. It was unclear what caused the fire at the headquarters of the Senatobia Police Department. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and...

A fire at the Senatobia Police Department’s headquarters is under investigation. The department reported that the blaze broke out around 4:30 a.m. on Saturday and damaged its main building. Officials did not identify the cause of the fire, nor did they say whether or not foul play is suspected. The Senatobia Police Department has been […]

A fire Saturday morning damaged the building of a beleaguered police department in Mississippi that has drawn outrage from the community in recent months after an officer shot and killed a 1-year-old. It was unclear what caused the fire at the headquarters of the Senatobia Police Department and whether it was intentionally set. The U.S. […]