Q&A: Nora Miller reflects on her tenure, her hopes and the ‘constant battle for funding’ for Mississippi University for Women

Senatobia officer involved in fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley was once accused of exaggerating threat posed by a car 

A Mississippi police officer involved in last month’s fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at a Walmart was previously accused of exaggerating the risks that a vehicle posed to officers during another parking lot confrontation that escalated into violence in 2019, records show.

Mississippi joins states reporting cyclospora stomach bug

Five cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported in central and southern Mississippi, the Delta and the Gulf Coast., leading State Epidemiologist Dr. Renia Dotson to declare it a reportable disease.

'Kidney chains' could save lives and billions of healthcare dollars, advocates say

Kidney chains allow living donors who are incompatible with their intended recipient to help initiate a sequence of transplants that can save multiple lives.

Legislature passes youth court overhaul after special session gets snagged in PBM politics

Mississippi legislators wrapped up a two-day special session Thursday night after agreeing on a plan to overhaul the state's youth court system and arguing over whether to tackle another contentious issue — changing laws that deal with pharmacy benefit managers.

Jackson mother files wrongful death claim after son is stomped to death in Hinds County jail

Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said a jail officer had been fired after an internal investigation identified "major policy violations" in the beating death of Mielun Butler.