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‘God Selected This Case’: The Christian Dominionist War On Abortion, Part II

Days before the 2020 presidential election, then-President Donald Trump celebrated the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, achieving a top priority of many Christian dominionist …

A handful of players in Super Bowl LVI have ties to the Magnolia State. Most …

• February 4, 2022

Mississippi Connections in Super Bowl LVI

A handful of players in Super Bowl LVI have ties to the Magnolia State. Most played college football in Mississippi and a couple left the state after successful high-school careers …

A parole board has released one of three men convicted in the kidnapping and 2017 …

• February 4, 2022

Man Involved in Fatal Kidnapping of Child Released on Parole

A parole board has released one of three men convicted in the kidnapping and 2017 death of a 6-year-old boy who was asleep in the backseat of a car that …

A statue of white supremacist former Mississippi Gov. Theodore Bilbo has quietly been moved out …

• February 4, 2022

Statue of Racist Ex-Gov. Bilbo Quietly Moved in Mississippi

A statue of white supremacist former Mississippi Gov. Theodore Bilbo has quietly been moved out of sight in the state Capitol — a move praised by Black lawmakers who say …

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch speaks to anti-abortion protesters in front of the U.S. Supreme …

• February 4, 2022

‘To Rule History With God’: The Christian Dominionist War On Abortion, Part I

In hopes of triggering a U.S. Supreme Court case, the Alliance Defending Freedom drafted the 15-week abortion ban that the Mississippi Legislature passed in 2018.

After long delays and multiple revisions, Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation yesterday to bring a …

• February 3, 2022

Fifteen Months After Initiative Passes, Gov. Reeves Signs Medical Marijuana Into Law

Gov. Tate Reeves gave a reluctant nod to the “will of the people” yesterday, signing Senate Bill 2095 into law. Mississippi now has a fully legalized medical-marijuana program, 15 months …

The American Red Cross, which provides 40 percent of the nation’s blood, says supplies are …

• February 3, 2022

EXPLAINER: Blood Supplies Run Short, Affecting Patient Care

After the holidays, it’s normal for the nationwide supply of life-saving blood to dwindle at hospitals and blood banks as donations slow. This year, with fears about COVID-19 and the …

Hinds County Circuit Judge Tomie T. Green of Jackson will have served 24 years by …

• February 3, 2022

Longtime Circuit Judge in Mississippi Retiring at Year's End

A longtime Mississippi judge announced Wednesday that she plans to retire Dec. 31. Hinds County Circuit Judge Tomie T. Green of Jackson will have served 24 years by the time …

State health leaders identified a slowdown in the growth of omicron this week, but warn …

• February 2, 2022

10th Child Dies as Mississippi Encounters Likely Omicron Peak, Hospitals Still Over Capacity

Mississippi may have arrived at the peak of the omicron wave, with cases and hospitalizations pausing a dizzying climb that began with the new year.

Austin Hohnke and Mark G. Henderson star in New Stage Theatre’s production of “I Just …

• February 2, 2022

Blues Music’s Spell Hits a Resonant Note in New Stage Play in Jackson

Austin Hohnke and Mark G. Henderson star in New Stage Theatre’s production of “I Just Stopped by to See the Man” as English rocker Karl and blues musician Jesse “The …

Malik Richardson, 22, said that his father, Michael, unexpectedly dying in jail on Oct. 18, …

• February 2, 2022