The 25-year-old suspect in an accident that injured dozens of people watching a Mardi Gras Parade has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts against him. Neilson Rizzuto entered the pleas Wednesday to 27 separate counts, including hit-and-run driving resulting in…
Governor Phil Bryant signs a campaign finance reform bill into law. The new law will ban lawmakers and other elected officials from spending money for non-campaign purposes such as a mortgage payment, funerals, clothing, automobiles, tuition or undocumented loans. The…
Multi-state crime spree suspect Alex Deaton’s cases in Rankin County will be presented to a grand jury this month, but District Attorney Michael Guest says that it will be a while before he stands trial in the Magnolia state. Guest…
A trial date has been set for Pascagoula native Jessie Bardwell's accused killer her then boyfriend, Jason Lowe. Jason Michael Lowe was indicted November 20-16 on one count of murder in the death of 27-year-old Jessie Bardwell. Her body was…
Nissan motor company disputes federal claims of labor law violations at its Mississippi assembly plant. The national labor relations board added three new charges to a complaint against the Japanese automaker and a contract worker agency. Filed March 31, the…
Governor Phil Bryant took to Facebook writing quote: “This president will not let these atrocities continue. The red line was crossed, and the U.S. has acted. We should all stand with president trump as he strikes a brutal dictator. It…
A tornado did in fact touch down this week in Mississippi. A survey showed that a twister with top winds of 110 mph (175 kph) touched down just inside Franklin County at 12:57 a.m. on Monday. It moved 17.5 miles…
If someone threatened your life if you testified against them in court, would you do it? Prosecutors are hoping a new law signed by Governor Phil Bryant will encourage more witnesses to take the stand. House Bill 13-67 stiffens penalties…
A Hinds County judge will let three groups that favor charter schools intervene in a lawsuit challenging whether such schools can legally receive Mississippi education money. Mike Hurst, representing a group of parents from Midtown Charter School, says Chancery Judge…
After an audit on school-issued computers, State Auditor Stacey Pickering says his office found pornography and other explicit material on computers that some public schools issued to middle and high school students. The auditor’s office reviewed 150 devices issued to…
A judge is considering whether he should overturn or uphold Mississippi’s charter school law. A group of parents argues the law is unconstitutional because charter schools divert property taxes from the Jackson District and the charter schools are not overseen…
A 52-year-old woman drowned in Rankin County, Mississippi after her car got swept away by fast-moving floodwaters. Police say the woman called 911 when she realized she was in danger. Officers arrived within five minutes, but it was too late.…
A federal appeals court is hearing arguments about Mississippi’s controversial religious accommodations act that would allow merchants to cite religious beliefs to deny services to same sex couples. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves halted the law before it could take…
There are two confirmed deaths as a result of the storms in northern and central Mississippi. In Tallahatchie County, a woman was killed Sunday night when a tree fell into her home. And in Rankin County, a woman was found…
On December 10th of this year, Mississippi will turn 200 years old. State leaders are planning a year-long celebration. This afternoon, Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves and House Speaker Philip Gunn laid out some of those plans at the state capitol.…
Mississippi would hire a contractor to audit Medicaid, welfare, and food stamp recipients to make sure they’re not cheating the programs under a bill passing legislature. House Bill 1090 was held for more debate after passing the Senate Wednesday, but…
Today the Mississippi legislature ended its 2017 regular session, but will have to return later to pass budgets for the attorney general’s office and the Department of Transportation. Governor Phil Bryant will decide the starting date for a special session…
A bill is on its way to the governor to allow firing squads as an option to carry out executions. House Bill 638 still has lethal injection, which is now used, as the first option, but if the state’s lethal…
State lawmakers give Governor Phil Bryant permission to withdraw another $50 million from the rainy day fund to cover deficits in the budget year that ends June 30th. This after Bryant made another round of cuts on Friday, bringing the…
A gang bill dies for the second time at the state capitol. The bill seemed to pass the legislature Tuesday, but two representatives stalled it on a point order, one of those representatives was the bill’s author. The bill aimed…
This morning Governor Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2710 into law, banning sanctuary policies. The new law says cities, state agencies, and public colleges cannot prevent employees from asking someone’s immigration status. These public agencies also cannot give legal status…
Work continues at the state capitol after the Mississippi legislature did not make much progress on ironing out a budget Sunday after a contentious process the day before. Most major bills are being hammered out in conference. The bills are…
Governor Phil Bryant is again cutting this year’s Mississippi state budget, even as officials try to figure out how much money the state will have next year. Bryant announced Friday afternoon that he was cutting $20 million from the state’s…
Beginning July 1st, people in Mississippi who commit crimes against law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency workers will face doubled penalties. Governor Phil Bryant signed House Bill 645, the Back the Badge Act, meant as a response to killings of…