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.…
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.…