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January 2nd was the first day of Mississippi's legislative session and the Mississippi House of Representatives elected Jason White as the state's 62nd Speaker of the House. In an unanimous vote, 122 members of the House showed support for the…
The Mississippi legislature will convene on Tuesday, January 2nd. We spoke with Senator Jeremy England from Jackson County about what he is expecting to see…
The Mississippi State Department of Health will continue an administrative hold on a large number of medical cannabis products until retesting can be completed. The administrative hold impacts only a portion of the medical cannabis products available through the state.…
We are just a mere four days away from the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl, where the Ole Miss Rebels will take on Penn State this Saturday, December 30.…
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — A corrections officer was shot and killed by a colleague Tuesday after the two workers got into a fight in the parking lot of a Mississippi correctional facility, prison officials said. Authorities were notified of a…
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mother of a 10-year-old child who was sentenced by a Mississippi judge to three months of probation and a book report for urinating in public has refused to sign his probation agreement and…
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG Updated 1:05 PM CST, December 13, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The federal government has approved the first part of Mississippi’s plan to help some of the state’s financially strapped hospitals receive more Medicaid money, Gov. Tate Reeves…
OXFORD, Miss. – The International Academy of Astronautics has named University of Mississippi School of Law professor Michelle Hanlon to its permanent committee on space solar power. As countries look to develop clean, efficient forms of power, the IAA formed…
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi grand jury has declined to indict a police officer who responded to a call, and shot and wounded an unarmed 11-year-old boy inside the home. The grand jury found that Indianola Police…
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The federal government has approved the first part of Mississippi’s plan to help some of the state’s financially strapped hospitals receive more Medicaid money, Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday. The Centers for Medicare and…
One Mississippi native and Medal of Honor recipient was honored when the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg unveiled its newest supercomputer today. The new supercomputer is named "Carpenter" in honor of Cpl. William Carpenter, a Flowood…
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A third man in Mississippi has been discovered buried in a pauper’s cemetery without his relatives’ knowledge — and despite authorities knowing the identities of the deceased. It is the latest case in which…
State Auditor Shad White announced the arrest of a former Newtown County Emergency Services Dispatcher after she pled guilty to embezzlement. Shannon Taylor was indicted and arrested in September of this year. She is guilty of altering her timesheets after…
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators will begin their session next month without a broad outline from their leaders about how the state should spend money during the year that begins July 1. The Joint Legislative Budget…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened in Amory on Wednesday night. MBI said Amory Police were called to Tschudi Street regarding a someone firing a weapon. When officers arrived, the subject began firing at…
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Updated 12:34 PM CST, December 6, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators will begin their session next month without a broad outline from their leaders about how the state should spend money during the year that…
The Mississippi Republican Party has filed a petition challenging a court order that kept some polls in the state's largest county open longer than usual on election night in November. The papers filed Tuesday come after ballot shortages in Hinds…
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — A 6-year-old Mississippi girl is being honored for helping emergency responders find her family’s car after her mother had a stroke while driving in a rural area. Bryanna Cook is a first grader at Fairview Elementary…
An 18-year-old Tunica man is in jail, charged with killing three people earlier this month in Robinsonville. Tunica County Sheriff K.C. Hamp said Deonte Carnell Taylor is charged in the triple homicide that happened November 10th. Taylor is accused of…
Earlier today, a local island on Biloxi's Back Bay dedicated one of the longest-serving legislators in Mississippi history. DMR and Biloxi city officials gathered this afternoon for the dedication of Gollott Island. "Yeah,…
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves refused to approve top lawmakers’ proposed revenue estimate Wednesday, fearing a lower projection than he wanted would prevent him from justifying future income tax cuts. The rare move comes as…
BY MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The owner of a Mississippi medical marijuana dispensary filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging state regulations that he says censor business owners by preventing them from advertising. After Mississippi legalized medical marijuana for people with debilitating…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has asked the state Supreme Court to set execution dates for two men on death row. Fitch’s office filed motions Thursday that asked the court to schedule executions for Willie Jerome…