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Seatbelts Now Required for All in Cars, Bryant Signs Trooper School Funding

Starting in July if you're riding in a car in Mississippi, seatbelts are required for everyone in the vehicle. But previously, state law only required those passengers in the front …

Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill requiring all vehicle passengers to wear a seatbelt as …

• April 14, 2017

George Bey

Millsaps College professor of anthropology George Bey excitedly points to his computer screen as he explains the intricacies of a recent advancement in archeological technology called Light Detection and Ranging, …

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• April 14, 2017

Mississippi High Court: Execution Plans Can be Kept Secret

Mississippi does not have to publicly disclose details of how it carries out executions, the state's highest court ruled Thursday.

Mississippi's Supreme Court says the state doesn't have to publicly disclose details of how it …

• April 13, 2017

U.S. Sen. Wicker Says 1,500 Syrians Died from Chemical Attacks During War, More from Barrel Bombs

Mississippi's junior U.S. senator, Roger Wicker, says President Donald Trump acted in accordance with the Constitution when he ordered missile air strikes on a Syrian air base last Thursday—but that …

Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker said in Jackson Tuesday that he supports President Donald Trump's …

• April 13, 2017

Amy Carroll-Denley

Soon, the Gulf South Conference will honor one of the greatest women's basketball players in Delta State University history, Amy Carroll-Denley, who is among five new inductees in the 2017 …

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• April 13, 2017

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• April 13, 2017

Russia Vetoes UN Resolution to Condemn Syria Chemical Attack

Russia vetoed a Western-backed U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned the reported use of chemical weapons in a town in northern Syria and demanded a speedy investigation into the …

Russia, led by President Vladimir Putin (pictured), vetoed a Western-backed U.N. resolution Wednesday that would …

• April 13, 2017

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• April 13, 2017

Judge Cuts Fine to $20,000 for Man Convicted in Bribery Case

A businessman who bribed Mississippi's former prisons chief will only have to pay a $20,000 fine, not the $150,000 originally imposed, after he testified Wednesday that his debts outweigh his …

Cecil McCrory, a businessman who bribed Mississippi's former prisons chief, will only have to pay …

• April 12, 2017

Hopping Down the Local Food Trail

If you don't want to cook Easter lunch or dinner this year (or if you need treats), why not eat and shop local? Here is your guide to Easter Sunday …

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• April 12, 2017

‘One Lake’ Can’t Outsmart Nature

A new Pearl River dam and lake raise huge concerns for the short and long term: lots of lights and lots of traffic; new flooding downstream in Mississippi and Louisiana; …

Jayne Buttross

• April 12, 2017