March 19 –Rankin County torture incident: Former Mississippi sheriff's deputy Hunter Elward is sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for his role in torturing two men in January 2023.[3]
August 31 – Seven people are killed and dozens of others are injured in a bus crash near Vicksburg.[5]
October 19 – Three people are killed and eight others are injured in a mass shooting when at least two gunmen opened fire on people at a school's football homecoming win celebration in near Lexington.[6]