During the current Mississippi legislative session, which runs from Jan. 7 through April 6, lawmakers will consider a raft of bills that could become law and impact prisons and jails, courts, policing ...

A bill that would establish a clear pathway for Mississippians seeking to become professional midwives passed the House after ...

Mississippi Forestry Commission firefighters responded to 2,502 wildfires in fiscal year 2024 that burned 51,982 acres.

For more than four centuries, the body of water stretching from Florida through Texas and into Mexico has been known as the ...

About 75,000 workers took Trump administration buyout offer. The president wants to cut more federal employees. How many in Mississippi could be affected?

The Mississippi Senate has yet to come out with a plan to redraw the state's legislative districts, but the House has passed its proposal onward.

Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann on Wednesday unveiled a $326 million tax cut package that reduces the state income tax ...

House plan would require five special elections. A pending Senate plan is expected to cause more do-over elections for that ...

The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of Mexico is now listed for U.S.-based users of Google Maps ...

"Rafael (Palmeiro) was kind and generous with his time in giving me a tour of his home. We talked baseball, of course, and he ...

A wildfire in Franklin County burned over 800 acres last week and is now under investigation. The United States Forestry ...

Alabama’s congressional map is at stake in a federal trial beginning Monday to decide if the state will keep the new court-created district that led to the election of a ...