China resumes US soybean purchases under trade deal with Trump, but future for farmers remains ‘daunting’ 

This summer’s ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf will be larger than average, but task force claims progress is being made 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects the oxygen-depleted zone in the Gulf of Mexico to be about the size of New Jersey.

Mississippi firefighter suicides bring focus to mental health

Kyle Hill of the Mississippi Fire Chiefs Association reported that four firefighters died by suicide in the past year, citing the emotional toll of their work.

Mississippi’s top health officer: Measles cases are ‘inevitable’ as county vaccination rates fall

Mississippi’s kindergarten vaccination rates declined during the most recent academic year, continuing a downward trend that began after the state started granting religious exemptions for school vaccine requirements.

Child Protection Services is no longer sharing abuse reports with police, officer says

A Mississippi law now prohibits state agencies from disclosing records involving children without exceptions – a change that took effect Wednesday.

Analysis of gunshot that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia shows officer who fired was not in harm’s way, family’s attorney says

Attorney Ben Crump says an autopsy shows 1-year-old Kohen Wiley was struck by gunfire that came from beside the car where the toddler was a passenger during a police confrontation with the boy's mother and one of her friends outside a Walmart in Senatobia.