Their families said they needed treatment. Mississippi officials threw them in jail without charges.

Judge: Lawsuit against ABC liquor warehouse operator can proceed

The "alcohol crisis" early in 2026 renewed calls by some lawmakers to privatize Mississippi's liquor operations.

Shad White blames Bennie Thompson for Delta woes. Is that fair?

Maybe real reason Rep. Bennie Thompson is targeted by Shad White and other Republicans is that Thompson is Mississippi's highest-profile critic of President Donald Trump.

Time for term limits? Dems in majority could have familiar faces in key roles

Democrats hope to bring a new agenda and energy to the House next year if they take the majority, but will Democrats continue with the current system that places so much emphasis on seniority, or to move closer to what Republicans have established in limiting committee leaders to three terms.

Isaias makes landfall along the US Gulf Coast as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane

Hurricane Isaias has made landfall along the Gulf Coast, threatening dangerous storm surges and damaging winds. The National Hurricane Center says the powerful storm came ashore Friday near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.

MVSU basketball player was reportedly warned about his expired immigration status years before ICE detained him

Qingfang Pang, a 6-foot-9 basketball player from China on Mississippi Valley State University's Delta Devils team, is in ICE custody for overstaying his visa.