By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is moving toward more scrutiny of low-income people on public assistance programs. The action comes as a former director of the state welfare agency and five other people are…
By Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The pilot of a small plane that crashed in Louisiana in early February reported ice forming on the plane shortly before the crash. That's according to a preliminary report on the fatal crash…
In her first official press conference, Mississippi First Lady Elee Reeves is bringing awareness to heart disease and the risks to women in our state. Joining American Heart Association staff and volunteers, heart disease survivors, and other organizations, First Lady…
By Associated Press HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man convicted of torturing his girlfriend and her 5-year-old son was sentenced to life in prison. Luis Miguel Garcia-Lebron was sentenced to life plus 20 years on Monday for felony child…
MAGNOLIA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi jury has convicted a man in the 2017 shooting deaths of eight people. Willie Cory Godbolt was convicted Tuesday. Among those killed were Godbolt's mother-in-law and a deputy sheriff who responded to a call…
PORT FOURCHON, La. (WXXV) — Marine research group OCEARCH is tracking a 2,076 pound, 15-foot-long great white shark named Unama'ki off the Louisiana coast. OCEARCH uses GPS technology to track the movement of more than 400 tagged aquatic animals, including…
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. — A Mississippi man charged with killing eight people is not testifying at his own trial. Willie Cory Godbolt told the judge Monday that he chose not to appear on the witness stand. Later in the day, Godbolt…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — Five juveniles are being charged with capital murder after a shooting that took the life of a young woman Monday afternoon. Just before 2 p.m. Monday, Biloxi Police responded to the 2000 Block of Rustwood Drive,…
By Associated Press SATARTIA, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say they're testing the air quality after a pipe ruptured, prompting evacuations of more than 300 residents and sending dozens of people to hospitals. The Mississippi Department of Emergency Management says that…
Next up, Mississippi State hosts Arkansas on Thursday.
A loyal Mississippi Lottery player had no idea he was about to win a big jackpot when he purchased a Mega Ca$h scratch-off game last night during a regular stop at Tobacco Superstore in Tupelo. To his surprise, the Tupelo…
A federal circuit court of appeals upheld a ban on Mississippi’s 2019 abortion law Thursday. That law forbids abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected. That can happen as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The three judge panel affirmed…
Governor Tate Reeves announced efforts to reform one of Mississippi’s most dangerous prisons. The governor says prisoners from the State Penitentiary at Parchman infamous Unit 29 will be transferred to the nearby Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility. Nearly 400 inmates from…
Two people were killed in a shooting outside of Baptist Hospital in Jackson early Wednesday. According to the Jackson Police Department, the shooting happened just after 6:30 a.m. Baptist Hospital, in a statement released at 8:00 a.m., said, "We can…
By Associated Press TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Officials in Mississippi have identified the body found floating in a lake as a former Mississippi State University football player. News outlets report 27-year-old Philemon Jones was identified Wednesday. His body was found…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Another Mississippi inmate has died and the governor is extending an order allowing quick spending to try to fix prison problems. At least 16 inmates have died in Mississippi prisons…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The president of Jackson State University resigned Monday after he was arrested in a prostitution sting in central Mississippi. The police chief in the Jackson suburb of Clinton said Monday…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — The director of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center says their building has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected following reports of illnesses among groups that had events there. Dozens of people who attended a Mardi…
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced today that it has opened an investigation into conditions of confinement in four of Mississippi’s prisons. The investigation will examine conditions at the Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman), Southern Mississippi Correctional Institute, Central…
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV) – Special agents from the office of State Auditor Shad White have arrested several people in connection with a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme. Those arrested include John Davis, the former Director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services…
Lawmakers are seeking ways to improve a prison system shaken by recent deadly violence and a related problem is looming. A judge said Tuesday that parole officers are ‘woefully underpaid and overworked.’ Circuit Judge Prentiss Harrell said the officers often…
Mississippi's two United States Senators, Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker, both Republicans, have been staunch supporters of the Republican President. Here's what each had to say in response to President Trump's third State of the Union Address: "I applaud President…
According to the White House, Mississippi has prospered under President Donald Trump's administration. Here are some highlights sent to us from the White House, on the heels of the President's State of the Union Address Tuesday night, pointing to things…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A telecommunications company wants Mississippi to require schools to teach computer science. C Spire ran a TV ad during the Super Bowl. It had actors playing economic development officials in other states. They thanked Mississippi for…