Cancer advocates push Mississippi Senate to pass biomarker testing coverage bill
Exactly one week after the Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill requiring insurers to cover biomarker testing – a technology that helps ensure cancer patients get the correct care…
Bill requiring civics course for high school graduation passes Senate committee
Legislation requiring public schools in Mississippi to teach students how the government works is making its way through the state Senate. Sen. Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, fulfilled a pre-session promise to…
Mississippi House unanimously passes $5,000 pay bump for teachers
Legislation increasing the salary for public school teachers passed unanimously in the Mississippi House of Representatives on Wednesday. House Bill 1126, authored by Rep. Jansen Owen, R-Poplarville, cleared the chamber…
Mobile sports betting bill passes Mississippi House but faces uncertainty in Senate
Leaders in the Mississippi House of Representatives are once again rolling the dice to bring mobile sports betting to a state that has had legal casinos for more than three…
Gov. Tate Reeves signs bill reforming Mississippi’s CON regulations into law
A bill reforming Mississippi's certificate of need laws has been signed into law. House Bill 3 followed in the footsteps of a similar piece of legislation sent to Republican Gov.…
Death toll linked to Winter Storm Fern rises to 28 in Mississippi
The death toll linked to Winter Storm Fern has risen in Mississippi. On Wednesday afternoon, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency confirmed three additional losses of life connected to the weather…
Guerrero returning as Biloxi Shuckers manager for 2026 season
The Milwaukee Brewers announced the complete 2026 coaching staff for the Biloxi Shuckers on Wednesday, highlighted by the return of Mike Guerrero as manager after two seasons as a roving…
Mississippi inmate sentenced to extra 15 years for unemployment fraud scheme
A Mississippi inmate has been sentenced to more time behind bars after using fellow inmates’ personal information to apply for unemployment benefits. State Auditor Shad White announced Wednesday that Kenjarell…
City of Ridgeland approves increase for water, sewer bills
Water and sewer bills will soon increase in the Jackson suburb of Ridgeland. Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee and the city's board of aldermen approved rate adjustments during Tuesday night's meeting…
SuperTalk Eagle Hour 2/4/2026
Steve Cotton, the radio voice of the Marshall Thundering Herd, previews the men’s basketball match-up with the Golden Eagles tonight in Huntington. Kelly talks to Southern Miss softball pitcher Kayla…
