Mississippi

Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ Star Who Filmed in Mississippi, Dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, known for Star Trek and X-Men, died at 86. His Mississippi connections included filming Logan and narrating a Delta State planetarium show.
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Poison Control Calls Climb for Kids Accidentally Eating Edibles

By Ruth Cummins UMMC communications The Mississippi Poison Control Center is experiencing a concerning increase in calls regarding children who have found and eaten marijuana-laced candies...

Poll: 80% of Mississippians favor Medicaid expansion

By Geoff Pender Mississippi Today A wide majority of Mississippians across partisan and demographic lines supports expanding Medicaid to provide health coverage for the working poor,...

The Purposefully Broken Lawmaking Process in Jackson

By Adam Ganucheau Mississippi Today Note: This analysis was first published in Mississippi Today’s weekly legislative newsletter. Subscribe to our free newsletter for exclusive early access...

Kabir Karriem Wants to Stop Lee from Sharing Holiday with MLK

By Bobby Harrison Mississippi Today In the 1980s as a national effort was made to establish a holiday for civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.,...

UMMC Expert: Football Player’s Cardiac Arrest Spotlights Importance of CPR, AEDs, Training

By Annie Oeth UMMC communications The collapse of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin during a Monday Night Football game on Jan. 2 may seem rare, but...

MSDH Confirms 14th COVID-19 Death in a Child Under 18

The Mississippi State Department of Health is confirming its 14th COVID-19-related death in a child. The child was an infant under 12 months of age. Since the...

High School Juniors, Seniors Invited to Explore Health Care Pathways with UMMC

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is asking high school juniors and seniors interested in health care careers to save the date for one...

State News: Former Hinds County Election Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

Former Hinds County Election Commissioner Toni Johnson pleaded guilty to two counts of embezzlement and one count of false representation and statements to defraud...

The Eagerly Anticipated 2023 Legislative Session Begins

by Adam Ganucheau Mississippi Today Mississippi lawmakers, traveling to Jackson from every county and corner of the state, convened the 2023 legislative session on Jan. 3...

Local, State Police to be on the Lookout for Impaired Drivers This Holiday Weekend

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is getting set to continue its 2022 “Home for the Holidays” New Year’s Holiday Travel Enforcement Campaign with the mission...
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