By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH/Mississippi Today People who distribute, or intend to distribute, abortion-inducing medication in Mississippi could face a criminal charge and up to 10 years in prison if convicted, under a bill lawmakers are sending to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves. Experts…
By SOPHIE BATES JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former professional wrestler accused of misspending millions of welfare dollars in part of Mississippi’s largest public corruption scandal was found not guilty by a jury on Friday. Ted “Teddy” DiBiase Jr. was facing 13 charges…
In Lawrence County, one death and three injuries have been reported after Wednesday night’s severe weather. MEMA says that six counties have reported damaged, including homes damaged, trees down, and power outages. Those counties include: Amite, Lawrence, Lincoln, Smith, Pike,…
By SOPHIE BATES BOLTON, Miss. (AP) — Longtime U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson won the Democratic nomination for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday, beating back a primary challenge from a young antitrust lawyer with experience working in Washington. The 78-year-old civil rights leader…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)--The November general election race for Mississippi's Fourth Congressional District has been set following Tuesday night's Republican and Democratic elections…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-- With most of the vote in for the Republican and Democratic primaries for Mississippi's Class II U.S Senate seat, the stage is…
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A jury has acquitted a former engineer overseeing military aircraft maintenance of charges of making false statements and obstructing justice during the criminal investigation of a 2017 military plane crash in Mississippi that killed all 16 service members…
By PAUL WISEMAN and MAE ANDERSON WASHINGTON (AP) — In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday that companies that paid tariffs struck down last month by Supreme Court are due refunds. Judge Richard Eaton of…
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV)- Operations throughout the University of Mississippi Medical Center have been severely impacted by a cyberattack today. Notably, all UMMC clinic locations are closed today and all outpatient procedures and appointments are canceled. The attack has prevented UMMC…
PITTSBORO, Miss. (AP) — In saying “the NCAA ignored its own rules,” a Mississippi judge granted Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss a preliminary injunction Thursday against college athletics’ governing body, allowing him to receive an extra year of eligibility so…
By SOPHIE BATES and JEFF MARTIN OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Nearly two weeks after an ice storm knocked out power to her home, Barbara Bishop still finds herself trying to flip the lights on and looking in her fridge for food that has since spoiled.…
Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss’ appeal to the NCAA for an additional year of eligibility so he can play for the Rebels next season has been denied, the university said on Wednesday, but the fight is not over. The NCAA originally…
By ERIC OLSON Brian O’Connor landed his first head coaching job at Virginia in 2004 and quickly turned a baseball program that had finished higher than fourth in the ACC just once during the previous 30 years into a perennial national…
JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today announced that the state of Mississippi continues to work with county, state, federal, and private sector partners to respond to the severe winter weather impacting the state. Four more deaths have been reported…
By RUSS BYNUM and JEFF MARTIN Mississippi officials said they were sending 135 snowplows Wednesday to clear ice and snow from two interstate highways where frozen conditions caused huge traffic jams. Emergency officials said they were rushing supplies to drivers stalled along ice-covered…
By RUSS BYNUM Emergency crews dispatched to icy interstate highways in Mississippi worked overnight and into Wednesday morning to clear stranded vehicles as the eastern U.S. endured what forecasters said could become its longest period of freezing cold in decades. Officials sent tow…
Governor Tate Reeves continues to share updates on reports regarding the winter storm in Mississippi. Governor Reeves says that three more deaths have been confirmed in Tate County. That brings the death toll to seven statewide. Emergency crews continue to…
More information continues to come in regarding damage reports from the winter storm. The death toll from weather related impacts has risen to four state wide, two injuries have also been confirmed. MEMA has received reports of 92 homes, three…
By BRETT MARTEL Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is accusing Mississippi coach Pete Golding of tampering with transfer player Luke Ferrelli and said Friday he has forwarded evidence to the NCAA. “If you tamper with my players, I’m going to turn you…
By JEFF AMY and SOPHIE BATES JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Residents in a iced-over swath of Mississippi began to confront the ugly truth Monday as they shivered in ever-colder and darkened houses: Recovery from the state’s worst ice storm in more than 30…
By SOPHIE BATES JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Animal advocates are racing to rescue more than 200 dogs from a rural Mississippi property before a massive winter storm is set to hit the country Friday. Paws of War, a New York-based nonprofit that rescues…
JACKSON, Miss. (WXVX)- State health officials are launching a campaign to combat infant mortality in Mississippi. The ‘Saving the Smallest’ campaign begins Friday, which happens to be Maternal Health Awareness Day.…
JACKSON, Miss. Improvements to the Youth Court system are again before the Mississippi Legislature, and representatives of the judiciary and many professional disciplines committed to the well-being of children were at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 20, to discuss proposed…
By SOPHIE BATES JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The man accused of setting fire to a Mississippi synagogue pleaded not guilty to a federal arson charge on Tuesday. The fire badly damaged the Beth Israel Congregation, a historic synagogue that was bombed by the Ku…