The recent Chronic Wasting Disease among deer STILL sparks concerns for hunters. Next week the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks will host a public meeting to talk about proposed changes for the 2019 – 2020 deer hunting season.
State Auditor Shad White released a report Wednesday showing an increase in outside-the-classroom spending on administration and non-instruction activities over the last decade despite fewer students and classroom teachers.
Legislators have not changed the actual flag that's the last in the U.S. with the Confederate emblem, although some have pushed for the "Stennis flag."
The vehicle being used is a gray Honda SUV bearing Illinois license plates. The vehicle was last seen traveling west from Dakota’s home on Highway 404 toward I-55.
According to Yazoo Co EMA Director Jack Willingham, one person suffered an injury and has been transported to a local hospital after the home the family was in suffered damage on Cox Ferry Road.
The largest privately held wireless carrier in the entire country issued a statement on Twitter saying they were aware of the outage and are working to resolve the issue.
The Mississippi Department of Corrections is trying to enhance communication with people in Greene County, where the South Mississippi Correction Institute is located.
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith announced Tuesday that the USDA’s Rural Development has awarded a $148.8 million loan to a Hattiesburg-based rural electric partnership to finance system upgrades in 55 counties.
The survey was posted Thursday on the Facebook page of the Mississippi Association of Educators, the state affiliate of the National Education Association.
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves on Thursday told lawyers that he'll issue a written ruling on returning the case to Hinds County Chancery Court by Friday.
A national group that includes atheists and agnostics is objecting to Mississippi's new standard license plate design that has the phrase "In God We Trust."
Some human trafficking victims will soon receive protections under a new state law. And law enforcement says that's needed to better track down the people behind the crimes.
The current closures are a continuation of a 2017 report from federal inspectors who determined many bridges in the state were deficient. The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) worked with State Aid and MDOT to schedule repairs or closures.
A Biloxi eighth grader and her mom put on a brave smile and a positive attitude each day as the teenager battles brain cancer with the help of St. Jude Hospital.
While there's been disagreements on specifics---there does seem to be a consensus at the State Capitol.That consensus is that the money will most likely go towards pay raises for teachers and state employees.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday that they will allow insurance companies to continue to offer certain health plans that would have been phased out on January 1, 2020.
University leaders met with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and the Institutions of Higher Learning to discuss the steps rules and regulations for removing the monument.
A UFO and alien abduction on the Pascagoula River: you may have heard this story from the 1970s. Now 45 years later, for the first time, a witness is coming forward saying she saw this alien encounter.
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson says a new law just signed by Governor Phil Bryant should protect you when you shop for meat.
The House on Monday amended and passed Senate Bill 2116 , which would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, about six weeks into pregnancy. The House and Senate must work out differences in their respective bills before it moves forward to Gov. Phil Bryant.
A total of 20 Republicans broke ranks on a key House vote that kept alive a proposal to quadruple that original proposal, giving teachers a pair of $2,000 raises over the next two years.
The Leland Police Department was called on March 9, around 5:45 p.m., in reference to a white Nissan Pathfinder that was floating in Deer Creek, with three children trapped inside the vehicle.
Wooten was asked to step away from the case because Bryant had asked Wooten if she would represent him when she was an attorney while he sought a divorce from his wife and a lawsuit against Kelly. She declined to represent him.
These damage reports serve only as initial assessments from the county emergency management offices and will change (either higher or lower) as additional reports and assessments are sent to MEMA.
