Person of the Day
Quinndary Weatherspoon
Quinndary Weatherspoon scored a team-high 20 points as Mississippi State defeated Missouri 74-62 on Saturday night.
Business
Mississippi Sues Over Mail-Order Shipments of Wine, Liquor
Mississippi officials are suing four mail-order wine sellers, saying they illegally shipped wine and liquor into the state.
Education
No More Rallies Inside Mississippi Capitol, Leaders Say
Top Mississippi lawmakers said Thursday that they take full responsibility for an event that violated a policy against rallies being held inside the state Capitol.
State
Mississippi Town Seeks to Nearly Double its Land Area
One Mississippi college town is proposing an annexation to nearly double its land area. Oxford aldermen could vote March 6 on the plan, which would take 12 sq. miles (31 …
Health Care
Hood Opens Meetings of Mental Health Task Force to Reporters
Reporters will be welcome from now on at meetings of a task force convened by Attorney General Jim Hood to examine Mississippi's mental health system.
National
Sessions Interviewed by Mueller Team in Russia Investigation
Attorney General Jeff Sessions was interviewed for hours last week in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, the Justice Department confirmed Tuesday. He's the highest-ranking Trump administration official and first …
Education
Breach at Testing Vendor Exposes Mississippi Students' Data
Mississippi education officials say a data breach at a testing vendor exposed information from 663 students in Tupelo and Jefferson County.
Politics
Sally Doty
A Mississippi state lawmaker who has pushed women to run for office is now entering a congressional race herself.
Politics
Analysis: Lawmakers Must Make Decisions on Oil Spill Money
Nearly eight years after an explosion unleashed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi's elective representatives still must decide how to spend part of the compensation …
National
President Trump Steps to Forefront of Anti-Abortion Movement
He once called himself "pro-choice." But a year into his presidency, Donald Trump is stepping to the forefront of his administration's efforts to roll back abortion rights.
Education
Ever-Changing Grade System for Public Schools in Flux Again
Mississippi's system for assigning A-to-F letter grades to public schools keeps changing, and it looks like the state may have to reset the scale again in 2018.
Health Care
New Trump Office Would Protect Conscience Rights of Doctors
Reinforcing its strong connection with social conservatives, the Trump administration announced Thursday a new federal office to protect medical providers refusing to participate in abortion, assisted suicide or other procedures …
Health Care
Governors Ask Trump, Congress to Do More on Opioid Crisis
Less than three months after President Donald Trump declared the U.S. opioid crisis a public health emergency, the nation's governors are calling on his administration and Congress to provide more …
National
Trump Adds Confusion to Government Shutdown Concern
Injecting confusion into already perilous shutdown negotiations, President Donald Trump undercut his own administration's stance by tweeting Thursday that a children's health insurance program should not be part of a …
Politics
Three Republicans Now in Race for US House Seat in Mississippi
Three Republicans have now qualified to run for an open congressional seat in Mississippi.
