Favre, employee owe Mississippi $828K, state auditor says
The Mississippi auditor is demanding repayment of $77 million in misspent welfare money, including $828,000 from Brett Favre.
Skeletal remains identified 44 years after murder victim's death
Investigators have identified the skeletal remains of a woman first discovered 44 years ago. Samuel Little, America’s most prolific serial killer who died in prison last December, is considered the prime suspect.
Mississippi records highest COVID-19 death rate in the US
Mississippi has surpassed New Jersey as the state with the highest rate of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., with roughly 1 of every 320 Mississippians having succumbed to the coronavirus.
Mississippi highway collapse leaves 2 dead, at least 10 injured
A portion of a Mississippi highway collapsed, potentially caused by torrential rain in the area following Hurricane Ida, officials said.
DOD sends military personnel to COVID-19 crushed hospitals in Louisiana, Mississippi
U.S. military medical officers have been deployed to hospitals in Mississippi and Louisiana as both states face devastating surges in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths amid low vaccination rates.
Mississippi orders COVID-infected individuals to isolate at home or face up to 5 years in prison
The Mississippi State Department of Health issued an alert on Friday ordering any coronavirus-positive individuals to isolate for at least 10 days or face up to a 5-year prison sentence and a fine of up to $5,000.
3 vaccinated US senators test positive for COVID-19
Sens. Roger Wicker, Angus King and John Hickenlooper announced they contracted COVID-19.
Mississippi argues Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade ruling
Mississippi is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
Mississippi reports 7 kids in ICU, 2 on life support amid Delta surge
Mississippi has seven children in the intensive care unit due to COVID-19, including two who are on life support.
Jackson State holds special graduation for class of 1970, 51 years after deadly police shooting on campus
The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city and a state senator both apologized Saturday for shootings 51 years ago by city and state police officers that killed two people and injured 12 others on the campus of a historically Black college.
Memphis bridge crack: Interstate still closed but barge traffic resumes under damaged structure
River traffic has reopened on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, three days after it was closed when a crack was discovered in the Interstate 40 bridge that connects Tennessee and Arkansas, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday.
Tornadoes rip through Mississippi leaving trail of damage in multiple cities
Multiple tornadoes were reported Sunday night across Mississippi, damaging buildings and causing downed trees and power lines.
Child accused of intentionally setting dog on fire won't be charged, police say
Buddy, a Labrador retriever mix, is currently receiving care at Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
‘We loved each other so, so much’: Husband dies from COVID-19 days after getting married
Sherry Nabors said her late husband, Jeff, wanted to get married knowing that he would soon die from COVID-19 days after being hospitalized with the virus.
Assignment at Mississippi middle school asks students to ‘pretend like you are a slave’
A photo of a Mississippi middle school teacher’s writing assignment on slavery is drawing heavy criticism online, and parents in the district are speaking out.
Republican-controlled Senate in Mississippi votes to ban transgender athletes on female teams
There was little discussion before senators passed Senate Bill 2536 in a late-night session earlier this week to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ or women’s sports in the state's schools and universities.
Mississippi raises new flag over state capitol
Mississippi hoisted a new state flag without the Confederate battle emblem on Monday, just over six months after legislators retired the last state banner in the U.S. that included the divisive rebel symbol.
Shipments begin for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine
Initial shipments of the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S. left a distribution center Sunday.
Boy, 2, abandoned at Mississippi Goodwill drop-off with extra clothes, note identified, suspect arrested
Mississippi police on Monday said a healthy 2-year-old boy who was abandoned with a change of clothes and a note that said, “child abandoned…no phone number for mom” at a Goodwill drop-off has been identified and a suspect was arrested.
Mississippi police looking for man who pulled down his mask during bank robbery
A man is wanted by Mississippi police after security footage captured him robbing a bank with his face mask pulled down.