'We as a state failed them': Senators call for improved disaster response after winter storm

Ole Miss sues 2 ex-players who transferred to LSU, alleging they did not comply with financial deals

The University of Mississippi is suing two former football players who transferred to LSU, alleging they failed to compensate the university for their departure as required by a revenue-sharing agreement they’d both signed in early January.

Rankin deputy who punched and broke inmate’s jaw gets a new role protecting schools 

A Rankin County jail guard who was caught on camera in 2022 punching an inmate and breaking his jaw will now police schoolchildren in the county. 

Nolan Xavier Wells is among three Black 18-year-olds whose deaths remain unresolved

The parents of Nolan Xavier Wells attended a press conference with the families of Daniel Erving and Tyler Smith, two other Black 18-year-olds who died under unclear circumstances

Rankin County schools released from desegregation order

After nearly 60 years, the Rankin County School District has been released from a federal desegregation order put in place to curb racial discrimination.  On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Kristi Johnson declared that racial segregation no longer exists in how students are zoned or transferred to district schools and classes or how staff and […]

Mississippi businesses have the power to slow the brain drain, new study shows

Policies such as paid leave, childcare assistance, flexible scheduling and health-related benefits could increase employee retention and productivity and put millions more dollars into Mississippi's economy, a new study says.