By GWEN DILWORTH/Mississippi Today Updated 10:30 AM CST, January 24, 2025 A bill that aims to increase pharmacy benefit managers’ transparency by requiring them to report data to the agency that oversees pharmacy practice in Mississippi passed in the House of Representatives…
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks would like to inform the public that during its meeting Thursday, the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, voted to extend either sex white-tailed deer season through February 2. The extension shall…
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH/Mississippi Today Updated 10:04 AM CST, January 23, 2025 Low-income women in Mississippi would be able to access free prenatal care faster under a bill that passed the House Medicaid committee Wednesday. The same law passed the full Legislature last year, but never…
President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in an extraordinary use of the powers of the presidency in his…
Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency for Mississippi ahead of the arctic weather moving in. Freezing temperatures, snow, freezing rain and ice are expected to move in starting Sunday and continuing through Wednesday statewide. In his declaration, Reeves…
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University is updating its times for spring graduation for the two ceremonies on Thursday, May 15. The update accommodates a monthly meeting that day of the board of trustees of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. Graduation organizers…
The State House passes its first major bill of this legislative session as lawmakers continue to debate the future of tax reform in Mississippi. The Build Up Mississippi Act passed…
MONROE COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI)- State inmates at the Monroe County Work Center who have not graduated high school are getting a chance to take their GED.…
Governor Tate Reeves has directed all flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day. The flags are currently at half-staff for a 30-day mourning period following President Jimmy Carter’s death. Governor Reeves said the original mourning order does not…
By GWEN DILWORTH/Mississippi Today Officials say a new Mississippi law to decrease the number of people being jailed solely because they need mental health treatment has led to fewer people with serious mental illness detained in jails – but the data…
Written By: Jennifer Rigney Students at The University of Southern Mississippi aiming to pursue a career as an attorney now have access to an accelerated law school pathway, made possible through a newly established partnership with Mississippi College. A Memorandum of…
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and TAYLOR VANCE/Mississippi Today Updated 11:39 AM CST, January 8, 2025 Mississippi’s top legislative leaders on Monday unveiled details of their different plans to cut state taxes and potentially expand Medicaid coverage to the working poor, likely two of the…
One project in Mississippi is expected to generate $10 billion in investment for one county. Compass Datacenters is locating its next data center campus in…
Senator Cindy Hyde Smith reaffirms her support for a permanent Daylight Savings Time. Senator Hyde-Smith announced she is pushing to make Daylight Savings Time permanent across the United…
Tuesday marked the first day of the 2025 Legislative Session. WXXV News 25’s Dave Elliott was there for the opening of the session. A big topic of conversation this…
Governor Tate Reeves issued the first Executive Order pertaining to Artificial Intelligence in Mississippi. The order directs the state Department of Information Technology Services to conduct an inventory…
The search continues for the man who killed three people at a Greene County gas station New Year’s Day. We’re also learning more about the victims. Greene County Sheriff’s Deputies say the suspect was waiting for the clerk to open…
An Ole Miss student is among the victims injured in the deadly terrorist attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day. According to University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce, an Ole Miss student was critically injured in the attack and…
Gulfport Police arrested two suspects wanted in Lincoln County in connection with a homicide. Police on Monday arrested 21-year-old James Robinson and 20-year-old Jadahn Brooks. Both are charged with homicide and held for the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. Lincoln County…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Ridgeland Police Department that occurred on December 31st, 2024, near 1000 Highland Colony Parkway. Officers with the Ridgeland Police Department were conducting surveillance on a vehicle. An officer…
The Pearl River County Sheriff's Department announced that the pair being sought out of Colorado have been taken into custody. Johnny Rankin Morris and Hailey Diane Cole are wanted in connection with a missing person and a possible homicide in…
There’s still a chance to end 2024 as a billionaire, with the current estimated Mega Million’s jackpot for Friday, Dec. 27 set at $1.15 billion, with an estimated cash value of $516.1 million. If the jackpot is not hit Friday…
Katie Coats with Visit Mississippi was in studio on Thursday morning to talk about Mississippi's float that will be a part of the Rose Parade on…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (AP) — A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of James Meredith, honoring the Black man who fought white supremacy by integrating the University of Mississippi in 1962. Meredith, 91, wore a red Ole…