A federal courthouse reopens in Mississippi after renovations to remove mold
A federal courthouse in north Mississippi is reopening after extensive renovations to eliminate mold, increase energy efficiency and update technology.
University of Mississippi official and her husband are indicted on animal cruelty charges
The University of Mississippi’s vice chancellor for student affairs is on leave from her job after she and her husband were indicted on animal cruelty charges.
Autistic child drowns after wandering from home in Mississippi
A 4-year-old autistic boy drowned in a pond in central Mississippi after wandering away from his family’s apartment while his father took a shower, a police chief said.
Mississippi man found not guilty of threatening Sen. Roger Wicker
A jury has cleared a Mississippi man on a charge of threatening to kill Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker during a confrontation with one of Wicker’s relatives.
Mississippi House panel starts study that could lead to tax cuts
Mississippi lawmakers could consider a comprehensive proposal next year to make the state’s tax system fairer and more efficient, a state House leader said Wednesday.
Former Mississippi teacher accused of threatening students and teachers
A former Mississippi teacher faces federal and state charges after allegedly posting threatening messages toward school officials on social media sites.
Ex-official in Mississippi is treated for gambling addiction amid embezzlement charge, lawyer says
A former tax assessor and collector in north Mississippi checked into a residential treatment center for a gambling addiction after he called the state auditor’s office and confessed to misusing more than $300,000 in public money, his attorney said Tuesday.
Mississippi has nation’s lowest workforce participation rate, report shows
Mississippi has the lowest labor force participation rate in the nation, and it’s impacting women and their families.
Investigators gather evidence at scene of Mississippi bus crash that killed 7, injured dozens more
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board were collecting evidence Sunday at the scene of a commercial bus crash in Mississippi that killed seven people and injured dozens of others.
Mississippi sues drugmakers and pharmacy benefit managers over opioids
The state of Mississippi is suing drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers alleging that opioids were over-prescribed.
Biden administration approves Mississippi’s $1.2 billion internet access plan
Mississippi’s plan to spend $1.2 billion in federal money to expand broadband internet access statewide has received approval from the Biden administration.
Mississippi seafood distributor pleads guilty to decadeslong fish mislabeling scheme
A Mississippi seafood distributor and two managers pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to mislabel seafood and commit wire fraud by marketing frozen imported fish as more expensive local species, federal authorities said.
Mississippi sheriff sets new security after escaped inmate was captured in Chicago
A Mississippi sheriff’s department says it has set new security procedures since an inmate escaped and fled to Chicago, where he was arrested last week after a 15-hour standoff with police at a restaurant just blocks from the Democratic National Convention.
Ex-jailer in Mississippi is charged in escape of inmate who had standoff with Chicago police
A former employee of a Mississippi jail has been arrested and charged in the June escape of Joshua Zimmerman, an inmate who fled to Chicago and was captured there last week after a 15-hour standoff with police at a restaurant just blocks from the Democratic National Convention.
4 fatal shootings by Mississippi law officers were justified, state’s attorney general says
The use of force was justified in four fatal shootings by Mississippi law enforcement officers last year, Attorney General Lynn Fitch said Wednesday.
Mississippi ex-deputy seeks shorter sentence in racist torture of 2 Black men
A former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy is seeking a shorter federal prison sentence for his part in the torture of two Black men, a case that drew condemnation from top U.S. law enforcement officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland.
USM removed the word ‘diverse’ from its mission statement. Faculty reps weren’t consulted
The University of Southern Mississippi has removed the word “diverse” from its mission statement and “inclusiveness” from its vision statement, surprising many faculty who did not know an update was in the works until it was approved without public discussion by the university’s governing board last week.
3-year-old girl is among 9 people hurt in 2 shootings in Mississippi capital city
JACKSON — Nine people, including a child, were injured in two shootings Tuesday night in Mississippi’s capital city. “This is a continuous cycle of violence
Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her ‘Is this America?’ speech 60 years ago
Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democrats’ presidential nomination Thursday, exactly 60 years after another Black woman mesmerized the nation with a televised speech that challenged the seating of Mississippi’s all-white delegation to the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
Mississippi State transitioning from camp to game preparation
STARKVILLE — It may not be game week yet, but Mississippi State has all but wrapped up fall camp and is beginning to focus on