STARKVILLE, Miss.—The Class of 2024 is the latest group of Mississippi State alumni prepared to be agents of change, President Mark E. Keenum said during commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 13. As Keenum congratulated the fall graduates, he reminded the class…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case of Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. in the 2022 killing of Jimmy “Jay” Lee, a gay man who was prominent in the LGBTQ+ community at the University of Mississippi. Jurors…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Vicksburg Police Department that occurred on December 4th, 2024, near a residence on Bazinsky Drive in Vicksburg. Officers with the Vicksburg Police Department were attempting…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Updated 4:17 PM CST, December 4, 2024 Security cameras captured video of a University of Mississippi student leaving his campus apartment twice on the morning he was last seen alive, University Police Department Capt. Jane Mahan testified…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Updated 2:35 PM CST, December 3, 2024 A University of Mississippi student who disappeared in 2022 was a happy person who spoke with his mother daily and called her every year to sing happy birthday, his mom…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Medical marijuana businesses in Mississippi don’t have the right to advertise on billboards or other places because marijuana itself remains illegal under federal law, an appeals court says. The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary argued that…
By ROBERT YOON WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in central Mississippi and the state’s Delta and Gulf Coast areas will return to the polls Tuesday to resolve two judicial races in which no candidate received the vote majority needed in the Nov. 5…
After significant review and in preparation for the institution’s 2026 bicentennial, the Mississippi College Board of Trustees today approved an institutional name change from Mississippi College to Mississippi Christian University. In a press release, the university said, “This decision underscores…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in McComb that happened on Thursday that left one dead and one in custody. Officers with the McComb Police Department were responding to an area regarding calls of a suspicious…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday that he will continue pushing lawmakers to phase out the state income tax, even with the possibility of federal spending cuts that could affect states after Donald…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) today announced 84% of third graders passed the third-grade reading assessment after the final retest for 2023-24. Though the pass rate is slightly lower than 2022-23 (84.9%), third graders achieved an…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education has released ACT results of all public high school juniors who took the test during the spring 2024 statewide administration. Mississippi is one of 16 states that administers the ACT for free…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Updated 4:46 PM CST, November 7, 2024 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city, the top prosecutor in the state’s largest county and a Jackson City Council member have been indicted on conspiracy and bribery…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Monticello Police Department that occurred on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Officers with the Monticello Police Department encountered a subject near a gas station who presented a weapon at…
By ANNIE MA Updated 6:00 AM CDT, October 25, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Mississippi will cast their ballots on Nov. 5 in the race for the White House, U.S. Senate and U.S. House. In the presidential race, Democratic Vice…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and KEVIN McGILL JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A conservative federal court said Mississippi cannot count mail-in ballots that arrive shortly after Election Day, however Friday’s decision was not expected to affect the Nov. 5 election. Although the appellate judges firmly…
The Mississippi Gaming Commission took no action Thursday on a request for site approval for the Tullis Gardens project in Biloxi. Gaming Commission Executive Director Jay Daniels told our media partner the Sun Herald that a lawsuit filed by Secretary…
Kids at a daycare in east Columbus got to see police officers in a different role: animal control. Here’s the story on how officers spent several…
MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — Three people were killed and four were seriously injured Wednesday when a bridge in Mississippi that was closed nearly a month ago collapsed while a work crew was prepping it for demolition, authorities said. The bridge…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that challenged a potential conflict between a 2022 state law that bans most abortions and a 1998 state Supreme Court ruling that said abortion is guaranteed in the…
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Jackson Police Department that occurred on October 15, 2024. Officers with the Jackson Police Department responded to a call for service on Interstate 220 regarding a hit and…
The Mississippi Department of Education has announced the 132 members of the 2024-25 State Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council -- including 19 from South Mississippi. The council includes students in grades 11-12 and first year of college. The council consists of…
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi civil engineering professor is studying the safety and efficiency of U-turns through two different research projects in hopes of improving traffic safety. The Mississippi Department of Transportation has awarded $239,900 to Amir Mehrara Molan for…
2025 is coming fast! One event lots look forward to during the New Years Holiday is the Rose Parade in California. Mississippi will have a float in the parade…