Public health report card: Mississippi ranks low in major diseases, improving in obesity rates
Mississippi's public health report card for 2023 was released on Thursday, displaying a dire need for improvement in treating major diseases while also showing a few positive trends in the…
Your Mississippi forecast for Friday, January 19
Northern Mississippi Today will start off partly sunny, then clear in the afternoon with highs in the lower 30s. Wind chill readings will be somewhere between 6 and 11 degrees.…
Thunder & Lightning: Mississippi State Basketball Is Missing its Identity
A season ago, Mississippi State made the NCAA Tournament by winning ugly. Now the Bulldogs seem to have lost that defensive edge that made them such a tough team in…
Arctic cold blast claims the life of 6th Mississippian
The current arctic cold blast in Mississippi has claimed the life of a sixth person. According to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, a weather-related death was reported in Washington County…
Stennis Space Center conducts first hot fire testing of RS-25 engines of 2024
NASA has conducted its first round of hot fire testing of 2024 in a series aimed at paving the way for producing new RS-25 engines. The test series, which initially…
24-year-old Mississippi man arrested for posing as high school student
A central Mississippi man is in custody after posing as a student while trying to enter a Rankin County high school. The Rankin County Sheriff's Office confirmed that 24-year-old Lamarcus…
Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded through early March
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March. The House…
Lawmakers put grievances aside, approving $1.9 billion EV battery plant in Marshall County
The Mississippi Legislature has approved a $1.9 billion economic development plan Governor Tate Reeves is touting as the second-largest investment in state history. During Thursday's special session, lawmakers passed a handful…
Olive Branch mayor declares emergency status following severe winter weather
Olive Branch Mayor Ken Adams has declared an emergency status due to the unprecedented winter weather that has spanned across the state this week. Adams released on Thursday that record…
James Herzog appointed as director of Mississippi Bureau of Investigation
A new director has been appointed to serve in the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, according to Commissioner Sean Tindell. James “Jimmy” Herzog was announced as the MBI's newest director and…
