Nation Aug 10 Mississippi Supreme Court won’t remove Favre from lawsuit over misspent welfare dollars The Mississippi Supreme Court says it will not remove NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money.
Health Jul 14 Mississippi to allow religious exemptions for childhood vaccinations Mississippi is starting the court-ordered process of letting people cite religious beliefs to seek exemptions from state-mandated vaccinations that children must receive before attending day care or school.
Nation May 16 Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre asks Mississippi court to remove him from welfare fraud lawsuit Millions of federal welfare dollars for low-income Mississippi residents were squandered on projects supported by wealthy or well-connected people from 2016 to 2019, prosecutors say.
Nation Apr 23 NAACP sues Mississippi over ‘separate and unequal policing’ as state-run patrols expand The NAACP warns that “separate and unequal policing” will return to Mississippi’s majority-Black capital under a state-run police department, and the civil rights organization is suing the governor and other officials over it.
Nation Mar 27 Challenging recovery ahead for low-income residents affected by devastating Mississippi tornado Poverty is adding to the challenges of recovering from a massive tornado that pushed through Mississippi.
Nation Mar 26 WATCH: Mississippi Gov. Reeves, DHS and FEMA give updates on impact of tornadoes The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a briefing that 25 people were confirmed killed in Mississippi, 55 people were injured and 2,000 homes were damaged or destroyed.
Nation Mar 25 Tornadoes in Deep South kill at least 25, injure dozens Rescuers raced Saturday to search for survivors and help hundreds of people left homeless after a powerful tornado cut a devastating path through Mississippi, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens, flattening entire blocks and obliterating houses in at least…
Politics Feb 28 Mississippi enacts ban on gender-affirming care for children Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill to ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18.
Politics Feb 21 Mississippi Senate passes limit on gender-affirming health care The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate has given final approval to a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for anyone younger than 18.
Nation Feb 17 6 fatally shot in small Mississippi town, suspect in custody A lone gunman killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather Friday at multiple locations in a tiny rural community in northern Mississippi, the sheriff said, leaving investigators searching for clues to what motivated the rampage.