Christa Pike is alive a day after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her, her lawyers say

Farm worker, 24, dies of heat exposure in North Mississippi

A North Mississippi farm worker died of extreme heat exposure in early September amid one of the hottest summers in recent state history.

Economic development chief leaves. Unemployment, workforce down: Mississippi Marketplace

Unemployment was down in the Gulfport-Biloxi, Hattiesburg and Jackson Metro areas month over month and year over year at 3%, 2.9% and 3% respectively, accompanied by decreases in the civilian labor force in all three areas.

Trump nominates Jackson-based lawyer Todd Butler to federal appeals court

Trump has nominated Butler, a labor and employment lawyer with Phelps Dunbar, to replace Judge Leslie Southwick.

Changing science behind shaken baby syndrome may give death row inmate a reprieve

The Mississippi Supreme Court allowed a death row inmate to go to the Rankin County Circuit Court to seek post-conviction relief based on the changing science of shaken baby syndrome.

Pearl River County moves ahead with Flock cameras amid privacy concerns

Pearl River County is installing license plate readers at four locations along Interstate 59 and on other highways, with the possibility of adding more units over residents' concerns about privacy and data retention.