New data shows Mississippi’s economy grew at a 3.4 percent annual rate from July through September. That figure is just shy of the national growth rate. Mississippi’s performance picked up from 2016's second quarter when the economy grew at just…
A historical change in the city of New Orleans overnight. Masked crews, using a massive crane and trucks removed a controversial statue of former confederate President Jefferson Davis. It's the second of four confederate-era monuments to be removed from city…
Thousands of bodies may be buried at the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus. They are former patients of a 19th century mental institution that once stood on a wooded area on the campus of Ole Miss. With plans in…
State lawmakers will head back to Jackson in less than a month to finish the state budget. Their work will include funding the Mississippi Department of Transportation. M-DOT's commissioner says our roads and bridges are crumbling and has projected it…
A federal lawsuit says law enforcement officers in one majority-white Mississippi county are unfairly targeting black people for traffic stops and searches of homes and property without reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing. The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi sued the…
Hattiesburg Zoo is mourning the death of Cinta, a five-year-old Sumatran Tiger, who passed away from a sudden illness. Cinta and his twin brother, Kuasa, were born August 2, 2011 and have been on permanent loan from the Los Angeles…
According to Attorney General Jim Hood nearly 6,000 Mississippi students are eligible for federal student loan cancellation. Eligible students must have attended and used those loans at schools operated by the for-profit Corinthian Colleges, Inc. including Everest Institute, Everest College,…
An enormous fire today in Houston, Mississippi forced area schools to close early. Flames broke out early this morning at a storage facility. As firefighters worked to put out the blaze, residents were urged to close their doors and windows…
Mississippi house leaders are proposing new ideas to fund highways and bridges throughout the state. One is to let cities and counties set a local option fuel tax, if residents approve. Some legislators also hope to consider a multi-year transportation…
During the 2017 regular legislative session discussions regarding a lottery escalated. At the end of the session, Speaker Philip Gunn indicated a willingness to form a committee to study the true ramifications of implementing a lottery in Mississippi. Today, the…
The Mississippi Department of Mental Health is eliminating 650 jobs because of state budget cuts, impacting our local communities and hospitals on the Coast. According to a Singing River Health Systems doctor on the state board of the DMH, the…
Large groups of opponents and supporters of a confederate monument clashed at the statue in New Orleans Monday night. A large group of supporters of the statue gathered at the Jefferson Davis monument just before 9:30, and opponents showed up…
One of five children hit by a suspected drunk driver in Polk County, Florida yesterday has died from his injuries. Investigators say former Mississippi law enforcement officer John Camfield hit the five children Thursday afternoon after they got off their…
A man wanted in a cold case murder in Texas was arrested in Mississippi earlier today. Officials, including U.S. marshals, arrested 61-year-old David Lee Edds in wooded area in Wayne County this morning. Edds was wanted in the murder of…
A Mississippi man is suing R&B singer R. Kelly. Kenny Bryant claims R. Kelly had a sexual relationship with his wife, Asia Childress, and says Kelly knew she was married. Bryant claims Kelly recklessly interfered with his marriage and is…
Mississippi’s tax collector is looking at taxing properties rented through popular online rental services. Popular sites such as Vacation Rentals by Owner and Air BNB feature homeowners putting their homes or apartments up for rent for vacationers. The new tax…
A spokesman says Governor Phil Bryant has not completed the agenda for a special legislative session, but the top issue will be finishing the budget. Bryant called the session to begin June 5th. Legislators left in late March without setting…
The Department of Homeland Security selects Mississippi as a new base of operations for its drones. Much of the evaluation of how to best use the devices will be done right here in South Mississippi. Mississippi State University will lead…
Governor Phil Bryant vetoed a criminal justice bill because of a typographical error that he says could have unintended consequences. House bill 1033 would have allowed employed parolees to schedule online interviews with probation officers instead of missing work. It…
On a visit to Havana, Governor Phil Bryant, said President Donald Trump should start talks with Cuba. Bryant went to the island to scout trade opportunities for the Magnolia state. Governor Bryant met with Cuba's trade minister and said he…
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation....50-year old Tad Cummins and Elizabeth Thomas were found in Northern California. Officials say Cummins has been arrested and Thomas is safe. The TBI says Cummins kidnapped Thomas. The two have been missing since…
The Supreme Court creates a commission to help better protect property and the lives of both children and adults. The Mississippi Commission on Guardianship and Conservatorship will develop recommendations to improve the way the courts protect children, vulnerable adults, and…
Mississippi's high court rules the state does not have to publicly disclose details of how it carries out executions. The state supreme court's 7-2 decision dismisses a lawsuit that sought the release of Mississippi’s plans for executions and acquiring lethal…
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has cleaned out his campaign fund, putting most of the money into a political action committee. The republican can't seek a third term in 2019 and says he has no ambition to seek other statewide offices.…