Mississippi

The Future of Diabetes in Mississippi is Looking a Whole Lot Brighter

The future of diabetes in Mississippi looks a whole lot brighter with the recent development ofthe Mississippi Diabetes Network and Diabetes Solutions services. The...

Alyssa Schnugg - December 5, 2023

Mississippi Sees First Confirmed Case of Monkeypox

The Mississippi State Department of Health on Monday reported its first case of Monkeypox in a Mississippi resident. The specimen was tested at the...

Three Arrested for Fraud in Yalobusha County

Today State Auditor Shad White announced former Coffeeville School District Superintendent Vivian Robinson and co-conspirators Melissa Nance and Tammy Briggs have been arrested on...

After 121 Scalding Mississippi Summers, Parchman Prison Getting Air Conditioning

By Mina Corpuz Mississippi Today Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the National...

Gov. Phil Bryant Directed $1.1M Welfare Payment to Favre, Defendant Says

By Anna Wolfe Mississippi Today Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant instructed his wife’s friend — whose nonprofit was receiving millions in subgrants from the welfare department...

Records Show Reeves Staff Did Sparse Analysis to Draft Post-Roe Agenda

By Anna Wolfe Mississippi Today In preparing for the next phase of the “pro-life agenda” following the fall of Roe v. Wade, Gov. Tate Reeves boasted...

Mississippi’s Just-Closed Abortion Clinic Asks State’s Highest Court to Allow it to Reopen

By Bobby Harrison Mississippi Today Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which was the state’s only abortion clinic before it was forced to close Thursday, is asking the...

MHP Responds to 224 Wrecks Over Holiday Weekend; One Fatality Reported

The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to one fatal wreck during the Fourth of July weekend that resulted in the death of a 16-year-old boy. The...

Arrest Warrant for Woman Who Accused Emmett Till Found in Courthouse Basement

By Mina Corpuz Mississippi Today An unserved arrest warrant in the lynching case of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago has been found in...

1998 State Court Ruling Leads to Lawsuit That Could Prolong MS Abortion Fight

By Bobby Harrison Mississippi Today An all but forgotten 1998 ruling by the state Supreme Court declaring a right to an abortion is granted in the...

What Does Abortion Look Like in Mississippi Now?

By Isabelle Taft Mississippi Today Abortion will likely become illegal in Mississippi in almost all cases within the next few weeks. Now that the U.S. Supreme Court...