Former Mississippi House Rep. Nick Bain pledges to investigate public officials for fraud and embezzlement if voters elect him to serve as Mis…
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has called a special legislative session to address redistricting for the Mississippi Supreme Court, saying the L…
ORLANDO, Fla. — Governors in Florida and Mississippi signed into law measures that require officials to verify the citizenship of voters, just…
STARKVILLE – The world's largest wiener dog race isn't for another three weeks, but statewide tourism leaders got a preview Wednesday when eig…
Dennis Seid
Reporter
STARKVILLE – Mississippi tourism has surged to record levels, and industry leaders hope to continue that momentum.
Dennis Seid
Reporter
Mississippi lawmakers are considering legislation that would make joint custody the standard in all divorce cases – something done in only fiv…
COLUMBUS – Gov. Tate Reeves has been elected to serve as the chair of the four-state Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority.
Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, has agreed to abandon efforts to acquire a warehouse in northern Mississippi and turn it into…
TUPELO — Traffic is finally moving again on both I-22 and I-55 after Winter Storm Fern left several inches of ice on the roadways and forced t…
Dennis Seid
Reporter
Mississippi will soon be able to get a break on their taxes for contributing to private-school scholarships, thanks to a federal program.
As Mississippi prepares for growing workforce shortages, Gov. Tate Reeves is proposing a change that would put the state — rather than the fed…
WASHINGTON — More than half the states contributing National Guard troops to President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement initiative in Wa…
HATTIESBURG — When Gleppy, a 2-year-old chihuahua mix, was found as a stray in Forrest County, she was full of energy and eager to greet anyon…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday refused for now to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating the use of social med…
JACKSON — Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann on Thursday delivered a sweeping update on the state’s priorities and performance, detailing Mississip…
JACKSON — PBS and NPR stations in Mississippi will lose about $2 million after Congress eliminated $1.1 billion in federal funding for public …
Marie Cochran’s husband, Jeremy Cochran, suddenly passed away on his 43rd birthday on Dec. 23, 2019. The Purvis, Mississippi, resident was a U…
Mississippi election officials can no longer change polling places within 60 days of an election, except under special circumstances, under a …
Public education reforms, a teacher pay increase, government accessibility and the Public Employees’ Retirement System are among the issues Mi…
Under the shadow of a rushed and unusually chaotic budget process last month, Mississippi legislators approved nearly $700,000 for a pilot pro…
Lawmakers’ revision of Mississippi’s legislative redistricting proposal gained approval from a panel of three federal judges earlier this mont…
JACKSON — A defamation lawsuit filed by retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre against Mississippi Auditor Shad White for his comments on a welfa…
Mississippi’s state government could shut down in less than two months unless House and Senate leaders reach a budget deal, potentially paraly…
JACKSON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Mississippi death row inmate's convictions for the slayings of eight people, i…
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University and the Mississippi Department of Public Safety have formally agreed to work together on forensic in…
JACKSON — The mayor of Mississippi's capital city, who's under indictment on federal bribery and conspiracy charges, trailed his opponent in T…
The House on Wednesday voted to end what had become a futile legislative session without passing a budget to fund state government, for the fi…
Russian President Vladimir Putin “is a war criminal who should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed,” says U.S. Senate Armed S…