Mississippi Today staffers win national health reporting awards

Wingate orders partial injunction over new Jackson water authority

A federal judge is allowing appointment of members to a new Metro Jackson Water Authority Board but is barring the board from taking any action.

Offensive mastermind Mike Leach, who died in 2022, heads ballot for College Football Hall of Fame

Offensive mastermind Mike Leach is among the nominees for the 2027 College Football Hall of Fame class. Leach's last job was as head coach at Mississippi State. He was 61 when he died in 2022.

Mississippi developer plans to move forward with data center plans, even as state declines to give ruling

The Mississippi Public Service Commission declined to rule on Prado AI's proposal to build a private power plant and AI industrial campus, saying it lacked enough information.

Jackson bribery case defendants can plead at any time, despite judge’s deadline, law professor says

Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and former Jackson City Council Member Aaron Banks declined to plead guilty by a federal judge’s Friday deadline on charges they face in an FBI operation that roiled Jackson officials in 2024. But a law professor says they are allowed to change their plea at any time.

US Supreme Court must answer key questions after its Callais redistricting decision

Is it OK to gerrymander to eliminate majority-Black districts after the Supreme Court's Callais redistricting decision?