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Personhood
No Reconsideration for 15-Week Abortion Ban Ruling, 5th Circuit Tells Mississippi
A federal court decision that struck down Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban will stand for now.
City & County
UM Confederate Statue Stays Put for Now as IHL Punts
The Confederate statue on the University of Mississippi's Oxford campus will stay put for now after the Institutions of Higher Learning Board tabled a motion to relocate it yesterday.
National
OPINION: Southern Evangelical: Trump 'Fits the Scriptural Definition of a Fool'
"I can find very little in Trump's deeds as president that promote the message of the Gospel. I am afraid this hypocrisy will set the Evangelical movement back by decades."
Crime
12-Year Sentence for Jail Phone is 'Failure,' Justice Says
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 …
Person of the Day
Vic Schaefer
Mississippi State's win over LSU provided a perfect picture of what coach Vic Schaefer is dealing with in a transition year.
City & County
Azia's Picks 1-17-20
What are you in the mood for after a long, productive week? Let's plan a weekend together, starting with my top picks.
City & County
Flooding in Jackson Metro Ongoing Concern, More Rain Expected
Flooding remains a risk in the Jackson metro area three days after Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba declared an emergency, due to pending rainfall and high water levels in the Pearl …
City & County
Mississippi Governor: Prison Violence Was a 'Catastrophe'
Mississippi's new governor said Thursday that the state will conduct a nationwide search for a new commissioner to lead a state prison system that's reckoning with what he called a …
Politics
Putin Fast-Tracks Effort to Extend His Rule in Russia
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday fast-tracked work on constitutional changes that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024 while lawmakers quickly sealed his …
Health Care
Physicians Push Back on Medical Marijuana Opposition in Mississippi
A number of state Mississippi physicians are pushing back after the State Board of Health decried a push to legalize medical marijuana.
Education
MSU and USM Martin Luther King Day Events and Millsaps Humanities Award
Donald Shaffer, an associate professor of English and director of African American Studies at Mississippi State University, will serve as the keynote speaker at the university's 26th annual Dr. Martin …
Civil Rights
Board Delays Vote on Moving Confederate Monument at Ole Miss
A Confederate monument will remain, for now, in a prominent spot on the University of Mississippi campus, nearly a year after student leaders requested that it be moved to a …
Politics
Gov. Tate Reeves Touts 'Loving Culture,' Need for Unity in Mississippi
Republican Tate Reeves is now the governor of Mississippi, presiding over a deeply red government and a legion of interests looking for pieces of the state government's full coffers.
Crime
Lawsuit Says Mississippi Prisons are 'Plagued by Violence'
More than two dozen Mississippi inmates sued the state Tuesday, saying understaffed prisons are “plagued by violence” and inmates are forced to live in decrepit and dangerous conditions.
City & County
Jackson Under Flash Flood Emergency: ‘Not Out of the Woods,' Risks Still High
The National Weather Service in Jackson declared a flash-flood emergency on Tuesday, Jan. 14, due to heavy rainfall and already-high water levels in the Pearl River.
National
Russians Hacked Company Key to Ukraine Scandal
A U.S. cybersecurity company says Russian military agents have successfully hacked the Ukrainian gas company at the center of the scandal that led to President Donald Trump's impeachment.
National
Pelosi Sets Wednesday Votes to Send Impeachment to Senate
After weeks of delay and strategizing, the U.S. House is planning to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate to start the …
Politics
Mississippi U.S. Reps Face Challenges from the Left and the Right in 2020
A University of Mississippi law professor and self-described "Democratic socialist" is challenging her district's U.S. House representative, Republican Trent Kelly, in this year's election.
Person of the Day
Bobbie Wilson
The Jackson State University National Alumni Association named Bobbie Wilson, a Clinton resident who serves on the JSUNAA's regional board, as its 2019 Alumnus of the Year during the JSU …
City & County
Nick Cave: Feat
Nick Cave, an African American, Chicago-native artist, has produced a cornucopia of works using various mediums to create sculptures, installations, videos and performances.
