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US Supreme Court rules for Black death row inmate from Mississippi over racial bias in makeup of jury
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled for a Black death row inmate from Mississippi who claims there was racial bias in the makeup of the jury that convicted him. By a 5-4 vote Thursday, justices sided…
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5m‘A botch job’: Federal appeals court reverses injunction, reassigns anti-DEI case
A state law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Mississippi K-12 schools and colleges can now be enforced.
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9mMississippi declared infant mortality a public health emergency a year ago. What have officials done since then?
In 2025, an infant mortality report showed Mississippi’s infant mortality rate rose from 8.9 in 2023 to 9.7 in 2024 – nearly twice the national average.
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6mMississippi Sports Hall of Fame Class of '27 is most diverse in the museum's history
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame announced its 2027 class on Thursday, the most diverse group of inductees in the history of the Magnolia State sports shrine.
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7mKamala Harris says 'Mississippi matters' at Columbus rally for Scott Colom
Former Vice President Harris campaigns for Democrat Colom in Columbus just days before President Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in Corinth for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
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9mSenatobia officer put himself in harm’s way before fatally shooting 1-year-old Kohen Wiley, experts say
Multiple experts who reviewed video footage of the police shooting in Senatobia said officers unnecessarily escalated the encounter and put themselves in harm's way in the moments before one of them fired into a car, killing 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.