Feb 06 Auditor says more than $4 million stolen from Mississippi welfare funds By Jeff Amy, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Indictments issued Wednesday say $48,000 paid for a luxury drug rehabilitation program for a former pro wrestler. Continue reading
Feb 06 Feds investigate Mississippi prisons after string of deaths By Michael Balsamo, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Federal prosecutors are looking into conditions at four state prisons after the deaths of at least 15 inmates since late December. Continue reading
Jan 16 12-year sentence for having a phone in jail is 'failure,' Mississippi justice says By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The Mississippi Supreme Court's confirmation of a 12-year prison sentence for an African American man who carried his mobile phone into a county jail cell is being slammed as a brutal example of racial injustice. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 5:30 Mississippi inmate deaths expose a corrections system in crisis In a single week, five people incarcerated in Mississippi jails have died at the hands of other inmates. The deaths have highlighted a system in dire condition, suffering from staffing problems and deteriorating facilities. Jerry Mitchell, founder of the Mississippi… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 1:40 Louisiana researchers tackle a changing Mississippi Delta By Josh Landis, Nexus Media An effort to reconnect Louisiana wetlands to historical levels is taking place at Louisiana State University, where a 10,000-square-foot replica of the Mississippi Delta is now housed. Researchers are working to understand how man-made changes are impacting the Mississippi River… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 6:50 Climate change is jeopardizing trade along the Mississippi River By Josh Landis, Nexus Media The Mississippi River's superhighway in Louisiana accounts for thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in trade through the shipping industry. But as climate change causes water levels to rise, activists and experts are looking for ways to tackle the… Continue watching
Jan 02 4th Mississippi inmate dies from prison violence in a week By Jeff Amy, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The violence comes even as a federal judge has rejected claims that conditions in one Mississippi prison are unconstitutionally harsh. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 9:40 The nationwide trends Tuesday's off-year election results reinforced Tuesday's election outcomes represented successes and failures for both parties. In Kentucky, Democrat Andy Beshear beat Republican Gov. Matt Bevin by a very slim margin, while Mississippi elected a Republican governor. And Virginia voters put both houses of the state's… Continue watching
Nov 06 Republican wins competitive race for Mississippi governor By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Second-term Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday defeated fourth-term Attorney General Jim Hood in the hardest-fought Mississippi governor's race since 2003. Continue reading
Nov 01 WATCH: Trump holds rally in Mississippi amid impeachment inquiry By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press In Mississippi, Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood is locked in a tight contest with Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, who is endorsed by President Donald Trump. The president is traveling to Tupelo, Mississippi, for a rally Friday. Watch live here… Continue reading