Mississippi State News

Have you Seen Tammyetta Spaulding?

A local family is willing to do whatever it takes to find their loved one. Tammyetta Spaulding was last seen on September 2nd in Jackson. Her niece Jacqueline lives in Gulfport and is asking the public to help her and…

HARCO Crews Headed To East Mississippi

Parts of eastern Mississippi continue to recover after they were hit by the same devastating flooding that hit Louisiana last month. While Louisiana received national disaster funds from FEMA, places like Wilkerson County and the city of Crosby in Mississippi…

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit on State Flag

A federal judge dismisses a lawsuit that sought to eliminate the Mississippi flag as a state symbol. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves dismissed the case in a ruling Thursday saying the plaintiffs failed to show the Confederate battle emblem had…

$56 Million Cut from Budget

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant is cutting $56.8 million from the $5.8 billion state budget to make up for an accounting error. Republican Bryant announced the cuts Wednesday, just over two months into the budget year. He trimmed spending rather than…

Victims' Home Burns Down

The tragedy continues families of five victims brutally murdered in a Citronelle, Alabama home. Over the weekend, the house in which a south Mississippi man is accused of killing the victims burned down. two weeks after five adults and an…

Gov. Bryant On State Flag Removal

Gov. Bryant speaks out after Mississippi State University officials decide to take down the state flag across campus. In a strong statement, Bryant says Mississippi’s public universities are teaching disrespect for state law by removing the state's flag, with its…

Trump Not On Voting Ballot

Donald Trump's presidential campaign has not yet turned in paperwork for the republican nominee to be listed on the Mississippi ballot this November. The secretary of state's office state there's a Sept. 9 deadline to submit forms. Paperwork must be…

Nuns Slain in their Home

Police in a small Mississippi city say they have discovered the bodies of two Catholic nuns. The women were found in their home and authorities believe they are homicide victims. Police were called to check on the nuns when they…

Trump Heading to Mississippi

Donald Trump is set to speak in Jackson today. This will be Trump’s third time to the state this year. Reports are the Republican presidential candidate will be in the Magnolia state trying to garner votes, but more importantly for…

Mississippi Cities not Receiving Disaster Funds

Thousands of South Louisiana flood victims continue to apply for disaster assistance, but residents of two Mississippi communities have learned they are not eligible for assistance. A MEMA spokesman tells the Natchez Democrat that the damage in Crosby and Centerville…

ACT Scores Falling In Mississippi

Bad news when it comes to Mississippi ACT testing scores. Mississippi act scores fell drastically in the first year all public school seniors took the test. 2016 high school graduates in Mississippi made an average composite score of 18 point…

Axe Used In Slaughter of 5

An Alabama sheriff says the suspect in the slaughter of five adults was armed with an axe as he attacked them in their sleep, using the weapon to strike one of his first victims in a reclining chair and then…

Man Attempting To Join ISIS

A Mississippi man attempted to fly to Syria to join ISIS is scheduled to be sentenced today on terrorism charges. Muhammad Dakhlalla of Starkville pleaded guilty in March to one count of conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist…

Governor On Transgender Bathroom Policy

Governor Bryant responded to the injunction on Facebook saying quote. "I am encouraged by the court's decision and look forward to continuing to fight this absurd overreach by the federal government. Like I have repeatedly said Mississippi schoolchildren should not…

Federal Judge Blocks Bathroom Policy

Transgender students to use the restroom of their choice, the judge for the northern district of Texas granted a nationwide injunction late yesterday temporarily blocking the guidance from the Obama administration covering student in public schools. Thirteen states, including Mississippi,…

Mississippi Standardized Test Scores

In the first year of a new standardized test, officials say Mississippi students fared roughly the same or a little better than on the previous test. Results released Thursday by the Mississippi Department of Education show about one-third of students…

Plane Crash Kills Six

Mississippians who were killed in a small airplane crash near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have been identified. Memphis defense attorney Steve Farese identified his Nephew Dr Jason Farese and his wife, Dr. Lea Farese, both were dentists in Oxford. The piper pa…

Gov. John Bel Edwards Speaks On Flooding

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards is asking the federal government to declare a major disaster for his state. Governor Edwards requested for President Barack Obama to make the declaration. Four parishes fall under the declaration including East Baton Rouge but…

Flood Evacuations In Louisiana

Historic flooding in southern Louisiana has forced thousands of people to flee their homes. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards says at least 7,000 people have been rescued so far and about 1,000 cars were stuck on interstate 12 for over…

Ryan's "Flood Watch" Friday

The Flood Watch may have expired but the Flash Flood watch has been extended through Sunday morning. Several inches of rain has already saturated our ground, and continued showers and t-storms will likely cause a few more headaches before it's…

Conspiring To Provide Material Support

A Mississippi woman was sentenced yesterday on conspiracy charges for attempting to join ISIS. Vicksburg native Jaelyn Young pleaded guilty in March to one count of conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization. Thursday she appeared in federal…

Ryan's "Wet Wednesday" Forecast

The forecast for the week has been spot on so far, and today's wet Wednesday is only the beginning. Expect showers and t-storms to continue over the next few hours but will begin to weaken after sundown. Tonight's low will…