Nolan Xavier Wells' mom challenges his mourners to be like her son, 'the light that brightens the lives of those around you'

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.

Mississippi college board extends commissioner's contract and boosts his pay

Al Rankins Jr. has been Mississippi's higher education commissioner since 2018. His new contract ends in 2030.

Curtis Flowers battled diabetes during his wrongful imprisonment

Curtis Flowers, 56, who spent over 20 years on death row, was found dead Wednesday at his family home in Winona.