More than 500 river miles have been designated critical habitat for a threatened fish species once found in Louisiana and Mississippi but now known only in part of its historic Mississippi range. The Center for Biological Diversity and the U.S.…
LAUREL, Miss. (AP) — A man was fatally shot outside a Mississippi church during a confrontation with an off-duty sheriff’s deputy who is now on administrative leave, authorities said Wednesday. Ryan Walters, a Jones County reserve deputy, is both a…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — During the three-month session that ended early Saturday, Mississippi lawmakers guaranteed a year of Medicaid coverage for women after birth but ignored broader Medicaid expansion for working people whose jobs don’t provide health insurance. The majority-white and Republican-controlled…
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — President Joe Biden saw for himself the flattened homes, broken furniture, and children’s toys left behind by last week’s deadly tornado in Mississippi and vowed that the federal government is “not leaving” until the area is back…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer involved shooting this morning in Raymond. MBI said the U.S. Marshal Service was attempting to serve a warrant at a home on Raymond Road about 7 a.m. when the suspect pointed…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education has named Mike Kent interim state superintendent of education to serve April 3 through June 30 and announced plans to appoint a long-term interim superintendent to begin July 1. Kent has served…
The Mississippi Senate has chosen not to confirm Dr. Robert Taylor as State Superintendent of Education. The Senate has questioned the process the State Board of Education used to select…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on Friday to meet those impacted by last week’s massive storm that ripped through more than a half-dozen towns, the White House announced Wednesday. The…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A man has been indicted on a capital murder charge in the death of a University of Mississippi student who went missing last summer and whose body has not been found, police said Wednesday. The Oxford…
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Sherman that happened early this morning. Sherman, a town of about 600, is located northwest of Tupelo and its city limits incorporate Lee, Pontotoc and Union counties. MBI said the…
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — The tornado that collapsed the roof and two walls of Jermaine Wells’ Mississippi home also hurled a massive tractor tire that landed near him in the living room as his wife huddled in the laundry room. The…
A well-known Coast CEO has been chosen as Governor Tate Reeves’ choice to serve on the Gaming Commission. Kent Nicaud, the president and CEO of Memorial…
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The former director of a Mississippi nonprofit organization pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to stealing government funds intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the U.S., court…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation Thursday to solidify a full year of Medicaid coverage for women after they give birth, saying it’s part of a “new pro-life agenda” to help mothers now that abortion access is…
Sen. Jeremy England’s bill to create a public registry of people convicted of embezzlement or misappropriation of public funds is headed to the governor. "This is a bill I campaigned on when I first decided to run for this position,…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former pro wrestler pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge related to misspending of welfare money that was supposed to help needy families in Mississippi, one of the poorest states in the U.S.…
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Tax relief proposals favored by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves and Republican legislative leaders have stalled. This is despite Republicans holding a supermajority in the state House and…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is confirming he plans to sign a bill to ban gender-affirming care for anyone younger than 18. House Bill 1125 received final approval…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities have announced an additional charge against the man who they say went on a deadly shooting rampage last week, killing six people that included his ex-wife and stepfather in a tiny rural community in northern…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened last night in Okalona. MBI says the shooting happened about 10:45 p.m. on Highway 32. Chickasaw County deputies were involved in the shooting. No officers were injured, but…
Gov. Tate Reeves today announced his plan to drive economic development and growth in Mississippi by investing state funds in infrastructure projects throughout the state. Projects that will help with site development…
Gold Strike Casino Resort, an MGM property in Tunica, has been sold. An announcement made this morning said the sale was approved by the Mississippi Gaming Commission. The company acquiring Gold Strike is CNE Gaming Holdings LLC, an indirect subsidiary…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Transgender teens, their parents and supporters protested outside the Mississippi Capitol on Wednesday, calling on legislators to kill a measure that would ban gender-affirming health care for people younger than 18. House Bill 1125…
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi state senators passed a bill Tuesday that would let mothers keep Medicaid coverage for a year after giving birth, up from the current two months. “This is the exact same bill that…