HOUSTON, Miss. (WTVA) — The Houston Police Department is seeking the person responsible for killing two horses. The police department and Crime Stoppers of Northeast Mississippi encourage anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-773-8477 or submit an anonymous tip using the P3 Tips app.

About 38% of Mississippi residents are Black. Nearly 50,000 people were disenfranchised under the state’s felony voting ban between 1994 and 2017. More than 29,000 of them have completed their sentences, and about 58% of that group are Black, according to an expert who analyzed data for plaintiffs challenging the voting ban.

Some areas of New Orleans and Houston got more than four inches of snow Tuesday morning in a historic winter storm hitting the south.

Two Mississippi State players will have a chance to play in the biggest football game in sports with wins this weekend. Conference Championship games are on the way on Sunday with Darius Slay and the Philadelphia Eagles and Chris Jones and the Kansas City Chiefs representing the Bulldogs.

Madison Booker hit a jump shot with 13 seconds remaining as No. 7 Texas wiped out an eight-point deficit in the final five minutes to top Mississippi on Sunday.

A rare, historic snowfall blanketed parts of the southern U.S. on Tuesday, allowing residents to play in the rather unusual weather. Families went snow tubing in Houston. People made snowballs and snow angels. People were even seen skiing on Bourbon Street.

The Mississippi Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program (House Bill 1484) will offer a $1000 reward to bounty hunters for successful deportations.

Former Mississippi State star Chris Jones called the Chiefs' AFC championship win over the Bills "one of the biggest games I ever played."

Texas Tech made its Top 25 season debut at No. 22 after beating Cincinnati and Oklahoma State to run its Big 12 winning streak to four games. Vanderbilt entered the poll at No. 24 for the first time since Dec. 7, 2015, as the women’s team also cracked the poll this week for the first time since 2014.

After another big victory against a highly ranked team, no team can match the season Auburn is having. It was also a big weekend for Houston.

No. 25 UConn (14-6) vs. DePaul (10-11), 8 p.m. No. 16 Oregon (16-4) at UCLA (14-6), 10:30 p.m. No. 18 Illinois (14-6) at Nebraska (12-8), 8:30 p.m. No. 19 Memphis (16-4) at Tulane (11-9), 9 p.m.

The Houston Astros traded Ryan Pressly, opening the door to reunite with Alex Bregman. They could still make some big changes to their infield even if they bring back Bregman.