1937: William H. Hastie becomes first Black federal magistrate

Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Class of '27 is most diverse in the museum's history

The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame announced its 2027 class on Thursday, the most diverse group of inductees in the history of the Magnolia State sports shrine.

Mississippi declared infant mortality a public health emergency a year ago. What have officials done since then?

In 2025, an infant mortality report showed Mississippi’s infant mortality rate rose from 8.9 in 2023 to 9.7 in 2024 – nearly twice the national average.

Kamala Harris says 'Mississippi matters' at Columbus rally for Scott Colom

Former Vice President Harris campaigns for Democrat Colom in Columbus just days before President Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in Corinth for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Senatobia officer put himself in harm’s way before fatally shooting 1-year-old Kohen Wiley, experts say

Multiple experts who reviewed video footage of the police shooting in Senatobia said officers unnecessarily escalated the encounter and put themselves in harm's way in the moments before one of them fired into a car, killing 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.

UMMC's new cancer center aims to expand access to life-saving care in Mississippi

The University of Mississippi Medical Center broke ground Thursday on a cancer center officials say will help improve outcomes for patients in a state with some of the nation’s highest cancer mortality rates.