Mississippi State News

Severe weather around the state

Severe weather is making its way across parts of the south. Damage is being reported in Wayne County after a tornado struck there earlier today. A Hattiesburg resident shot video of the storm. Wayne County Emergency Management…

COVID vaccine to be available for all Mississippi residents

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — All Mississippi residents will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine starting Tuesday, Gov. Tate Reeves said. “Starting tomorrow, ALL new appointments will be open to ALL Mississippians,” Reeves tweeted Monday. “Get your shot friends - and…

Mississippi inmate death

A Mississippi man convicted of child exploitation has died after being taken from a prison to a Jackson hospital. Sixty-three year-old Vernon Williams was pronounced dead Saturday at Merit Health Central. Williams pleaded guilty to child exploitation…

What’s inside the $1.9T COVID-19 bill passed by Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a sweeping pandemic relief package over Republican opposition on Wednesday, sending it to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The milestone political victory would provide $1,400 checks for most Americans and direct billions of…

Two arrested for human trafficking in Lauderdale County

On Thursday, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation conducted an undercover human trafficking operation in Lauderdale County, resulting in the arrest of two men and the recovery of four trafficking victims. Forty-three-year-old James T. Boylan and 52-year-old Guy Hammonds…