Monticello detainee found unresponsive in jail cell, pronounced dead at scene
A man is confirmed to have passed away in a holding cell at a Mississippi jail. First reported by The Daily Leader, officials have verified that 46-year-old Johnathon Neal was…
Your Mississippi forecast for Friday, April 26
Northern Mississippi It will be partly sunny today with highs in the mid-80s. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms and lows in the…
Senate conferees miss Medicaid expansion meeting called by House officials
Medicaid expansion talks stalled at the state capitol on Thursday with Senate conferees not showing up to a meeting scheduled by conferees with the House of Representatives. Following Tuesday's initial…
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson opens up on recent issues facing the nation
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, visited the Magnolia State on Thursday to give a speech at Jackson Preparatory School at an event hosted by the National Apostolic…
Thunder & Lightning: Mississippi State’s Dreams of Hosting Depend on This Weekend
Mississippi State baseball sits in a position where hosting isn't an impossibility, but the Bulldogs have to start piling up some wins. Can that begin this weekend with a tough…
T&L Extra: Alden Thornhill Previews the 2nd Annual Starkville Derby
A year ago, a man and a wiener dog had a dream, the world's first and biggest Dachshund race in the city of Starkville. That man was Alden Thornhill, and…
Tomekia Reed leaves Jackson State to become head coach at Charlotte
Jackson State women's basketball coach Tomekia Reed is departing Mississippi's capital city for a new job on the east coach. Reed, a three-time HBCU National Coach of the Year, has…
Cause of deadly propane explosion in Copiah County undetermined; attorney continuing to investigate
The State Fire Marshal's office has ruled the cause of a deadly propane explosion in Copiah County earlier this year as undetermined. Sheriff Byron Swilley confirmed that the explosion took…
