Highway Patrol issues nearly 5,000 citations during New Year’s travel period
The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) has concluded its New Year’s Holiday Period, reporting 4,865 citations issued across the state in three days. From Saturday morning to midnight on Monday, the…
Jason White tabbed as Mississippi’s new House speaker
Lawmakers have voted Jason White in as Mississippi’s new speaker of the House. White, a Republican from West who previously served as speaker pro tempore, garnered the support of the…
Fourth suspect arrested in connection to Latimer shooting
The fourth suspect involved in a shooting in Jackson County in November has been taken into custody and charged with accessory after the fact. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s…
Scott County man wanted for murder spotted robbing Subway in Woodville
A Scott County man accused of shooting, sexually assaulting, and setting an elderly woman on fire is now reported to have robbed a Subway restaurant in southwest Mississippi. According to…
Your Mississippi forecast for Tuesday, January 2
Northern Mississippi It will be mostly sunny today with highs near 50. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow after midnight. Lows will be…
Ole Miss basketball enters conference play ranked No. 22 in the nation
With a 13-0 record — tied for the best start in program history — the Ole Miss men's basketball team will begin Southeastern Conference (SEC) play ranked No. 22 in…
Two arrested in Richland for illegally manufactured machine guns
Two central Mississippi males have been taken into custody for possessing illegally manufactured machine guns and narcotics. On Friday, a member of the Richland Police Department FLEX Unit initiated a…
Homes catch fire in Jackson and Marks on New Year’s Day
With the New Year’s holiday, came a couple of fires across the Magnolia State. In Quitman County, two homes in Marks caught blaze early Monday morning around 2 a.m. with…
Mississippi’s 2024 legislative session: What to know
Another legislative session is officially upon us as lawmakers prepare to gavel in on Tuesday. With it being the start of a new term and a hodgepodge of hot-ticket topics…
