A federal appeals court says Mississippi can start enforcing a law that will let merchants and government employees cite religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples. Today, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a judge’s decision that…
State regulators want to pull the plug on the Kemper County Power Plant that was supposed to burn coal more cleanly. The Public Service Commission says the Atlanta based Southern Company should absorb $6.5 billion in losses and ratepayers should…
A bank teller in Mississippi was killed during an attempted robbery, and authorities say the suspect took her own life after a police chase. Itawamba County Sheriff Chris Dickinson tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal that a teller was killed…
A report commissioned by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health confirms federal findings that the state has spent more on institutional care than community based services for people with mental disabilities. The report found institutional treatment has made up a…
Former Ole Miss and EMCC quarterback Bo Wallace was arrested and charged with driving under the influence Saturday night. West Point police made the arrest at 11 p.m. Saturday and Wallace was later released on bond. Wallace returned to Scooba…
Community colleges statewide are eliminating nearly 250 jobs for the upcoming year to close budget gaps, and five are dropping at least one intercollegiate sport. The move comes as colleges increase tuition by an average of 13 percent, mostly because…
Tuition and fees at Mississippi’s 15 community and junior colleges will rise by 13 percent this fall with the average price exceeding $3,000 for the first time as schools seek to offset state budget cuts. Every school will raise tuition.…
The Mississippi State Department of Health is going from nine regional offices to three because of budget cuts. Dr. Mary Currier, the state health officer, said Monday that changes begin July 1st with the new budget year. The department is…
A fire has destroyed the home of a Mississippi man charged with killing eight people. Sheriff Steve Rushing in Lincoln County says nobody was in the mobile home in Bogue Chitto when firefighters answered a fire call before dawn on…
Searchers have found the body of an Illinois woman who was missing after a vehicle carrying four people crashed more than a week ago in northern Mississippi. The body of 24-year-old Amber Smith of Illinois was found today. A creek…
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran is reiterating his desire to find an agreement on funding for federal programs to support education and teacher development. Senator Cochran serves on the Education Appropriations Sub-committee which held a hearing Tuesday to review the 2018…
Mississippi is being recognized by the National Institute for Early Education Research. The institute is praising the Magnolia State’s early learning collaboratives for meeting all 10 quality standards for early childhood education. Mississippi is one of five states in the…
After working into the night, state lawmakers wrap up a special session in just one day, an effort to save taxpayers what can cost up to $100,000 a day when legislators are working in the capitol. Budgets were worked out…
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker says congress is determined to make our country’s health care system better by replacing the ObamaCare program that he says is ‘crashing and burning.’ He says congress is working on a plan that lowers premiums and…
State lawmakers were in Jackson today for a special session expected to last one or two days. The session convened at 10 a.m. to finish budgets for the Mississippi Department of Transportation and the Attorney General’s Office. Attorney General Jim…
The search is on in Warren County for a capital murder suspect who took a jail guard hostage and managed to escape. Authorities are searching for 33-year-old Rafael McCloud who escaped early this morning. The Warren County Sheriff says McCloud…
The Lincoln County community continues to mourn the loss of a sheriff’s deputy who was killed when a man went on a shooting rampage over the weekend. Deputy William Durr is believed to be the first in the Lincoln County…
A Mississippi man accused of killing eight people showed little emotion during his first court appearance. Today, a judge denied bond for 35-year-old Willie Corey Godbolt, who is charged with one count of capital murder and seven counts of first-degree…
The top prosecutor in Mississippi’s largest county is facing felony charges of stalking and robbery. Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith turned himself in for booking in neighboring Rankin County where he was indicted. The 46-year-old also faces a…
A Mississippi Army National Guard soldier was killed and three others injured during training operations last night at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. Kyle Thomas of Amory, Mississippi was killed with the three injured in stable condition.…
The College Board says four Mississippi schools must make improvements to their nursing programs. The most serious issue was reported at Alcorn State University where the school’s three year passing rate on the National Exam was just 58 percent which…
The sun may be shining and there are no clouds in the sky today in south Mississippi, but perfect weather does not last forever. Hurricane season begins June 1st and Governor Phil Bryant declared May 23rd-27th as Hurricane Preparedness Week,…
The woman abducted by the accused killer in the Lincoln County shooting rampage talks about her ordeal. Lapeatra Stafford says she was with Willie Corey Godbolt for nearly three hours before she was able to escape. Godbolt is accused of…
Today, family and friends said goodbye to six-year-old Kingston Frazier, an innocent boy who was murdered on May 18th. His celebration of life ceremony started at noon at the Morning Star Baptist Church in Jackson. Hundreds of people were at…