MISSISSIPPI

A former University of Mississippi chancellor says Republican Gov. Tate Reeves spoke privately with him years ago about the benefits of expanding Medicaid to people in low-wage jobs.

Mississippi’s Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said in a private conversation that expanding Medicaid to people working low-wage jobs would be in the best interest of the state, but that he refuses to support the policy for political reasons, a former chancellor of the University of Mississippi said Thursday. Dr. Dan Jones is a physician who led the University of Mississippi Medical Center before serving as chancellor of the university from 2009 to 2015. During a news conference organized by Democratic state lawmakers on Thursday, Jones said that Reeves acknowledged in a private conversation with him in 2013 or 2014 that expanding Medicaid would benefit Mississippi's economy, and provide health care to more residents of a state bedeviled by poor health outcomes.

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that Mississippi received a $60M grant for a I-10 freight corridor. The Mega Grant program had nine other successful applicants.

The first Black woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature 38 years ago says she will not seek another term.

Families and businesses continue to go without water as pipe system repairs are underway in Jackson, Mississippi. The city may be plagued by water problems for up to the next 10 years.

A Mississippi police officer fatally shot an armed person on Sunday morning near Jackson. The suspect was wearing a ski mask at an apartment complex in the morning.

Attorneys hired by Jay-Z and other entertainers have ended two lawsuits they filed on behalf of Mississippi inmates in 2020 over what they called squalid living conditions at the state’s oldest prison.

A Mississippi doctor who is against the COVID-19 vaccine mandate has filed paperwork to run for governor. Dr. John Witcher will challenge Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves in GOP primary.

A Madison County, Mississippi man pleaded guilty to sexual battery of a foster child who was in his custody for six months, and now faces up to 30 years in prison.

Jerrell Powe, a former college football star and NFL defensive lineman, was arrested on Thursday in Mississippi and charged with kidnapping.

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A Mississippi orthopedic clinic has agreed to pay $1.87 million settlement. A health care provider at the company allegedly submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid.

A Mississippi wastewater hauling business has pleaded guilty to federal illegal dumping. The company was discharging industrial waste into Jackson's sewer system.

TikTok will be banned from all Mississippi-issued government devices and the state’s network.

The city's water system has suffered disruptions for years, but Christopher Wells says that the city received every loan it requested, and that an ongoing civil rights investigation is political.

Mississippi has named Anthony Carleton as the new director for its law enforcement officer training academy. Carleton has more than 20 years of experience in law enforcement.

Two agriculture businesses in the Mississippi Delta and some Black farm workers have settled the workers’ lawsuits.

Three Mississippi police officers have been put on a paid leave after a man died in custody. An investigation is ongoing to determine his cause of death and what happened at the scene.

In Mississippi, where elected officials have a long history of praising self-sufficiency and condemning federal antipoverty programs, a welfare scandal has exposed how millions of dollars were diverted to the rich and powerful — including pro athletes — instead of helping some of the neediest people in the nation. The misuse of welfare money rankles Nsombi Lambright-Haynes, executive director of One Voice, a nonprofit that works to help economically vulnerable communities in Mississippi. The state has ranked among the poorest in the U.S. for decades, but only a fraction of its federal welfare money has been going toward direct aid to families.

Officials have been struggling for months to patch up an "old, crumbling system" while planning for a more permanent fix.

Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin said he's not sure a Texas Tech player uttered a slur against one of his but it "would obviously be a giant issue." Both players are Black.

Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin said a Texas Tech player spit on one of his players and possibly used a racial slur Wednesday night in the Texas Bowl.

Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin said a Texas Tech player spit on one of his players and possibly used a racial slur Wednesday night in the Texas Bowl. A scrum between the teams came after Ole Miss' Dayton Wade fumbled early in the fourth quarter and Texas Tech recovered. There was pushing and shoving between players and Ole Miss player Jordan Watkins was given a personal foul penalty.

Along with the order to boil drinking water, city officials said some residents also have reported low water pressure or no water pressure.

Jackson, Mississippi city officials ordered residents on surface water connections to boil their water after water pipes froze and burst.

City officials in Jackson, Mississippi, say residents must boil their drinking water due to water lines bursting in the frigid temperatures.

Some residents in Mississippi's capital city would temporarily experience low water pressure, officials warned.

Officials in Jackson, Mississippi, say the city’s water system is experiencing “fluctuating” pressure on Saturday afternoon amid frigid temperatures.

The federal government will put $600 million toward repairing the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital city — a project that the mayor has said could cost billions of dollars.

A video posted to social media showed a woman holding a gun in one hand and using the other hand to hold onto a person wearing a Walmart employee vest.

The pandemic brought many small town health clinics to the brink. But health care providers say the crisis also led to more awareness of the health disparities that have long existed in rural America.

Robert Wiser Bates threatened to kill CDC Head Rochelle Walensky in voicemails left at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, court records show.

A Mississippi deer hunter bagged what is likely the most famous buck in the state, but he didn't realize it until afterward.

The Jan. 6 committee's crminal referral of Donald Trump comes as he seeks the 2024 GOP nomination for president, and as he faces two DOJ criminal probes.

Two state record blue catfish were caught in 2022 weighing 104 pounds and 131 pounds and as big as they are, they aren't as old as some may think.

A suspected shooter was arrested after a Mississippi deputy was shot in the back Friday night following a pursuit, police said.

Neighbors heard the workers screams and came out to see what happened.

A storm system that spawned dozens of reported tornadoes from east Texas to the Florida Panhandle was all but done with the South on Thursday after killing at least three people and uprooting families across Louisiana, where some homes were blown into pieces.

Thomas Edwin Loden Jr. had been on death row since 2001.

Two Mississippi police officers were shot and killed Wednesday by a woman in a parked car, authorities said.

A Mississippi death row inmate ate all the food he requested for this last meal Wednesday, corrections officials said.

While Leach may have passed away, his witty commentary will live on forever.

Mississippi is set to execute a man that pleaded guilty to raping and killing a 16-year old girl after the teen stated she would never want to be a Marine.

A man who pleaded guilty to raping and killing a 16-year-old girl was put to death by lethal injection in Mississippi on Wednesday, becoming the second inmate executed in the state in 10 years. A coroner pronounced Thomas Edwin Loden Jr., 58, dead at 6:12 p.m. at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. The manner of death had been the subject of Loden's final attempt to stave off the execution.

Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach is listed in critical condition at a hospital in Jackson.

Tammy Wynette is back in the cultural spotlight thanks to a new Showtime series about her tumultuous marriage with George Jones.

An avian influenza outbreak is on the rise in Mississippi. Wildlife regulators warned hunters about sick and dead birds that could be infectious. Hunters were encouraged to wear gloves.

A federal judge has ruled that he will not block Mississippi from carrying out with next week’s scheduled execution of an inmate who is suing the state over its use of three drugs for lethal injections. Thomas Edwin Loden Jr., 58, faces a Dec. 14 execution date, which was recently set by the Mississippi Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate handed down a ruling late Wednesday, saying Loden’s execution can happen even while the lawsuit is pending.

A Mississippi man is facing federal hate crime charges for an incident in which he allegedly set a cross on fire to intimidate a Black family living next door.

A Mississippi man who burned a cross in his front yard to intimidate his Black neighbors has pleaded guilty in federal court to a hate crime.

Mark Curtis Wells got into an argument with another man in a casino parking lot before biting off his nose and fleeing the scene in his Tesla, police said.

The Justice Department filed a proposal to appoint a third-party manager for the Jackson, Mississippi water system.

Mississippi is paroling fewer inmates despite their expanding eligibility in 2021. Prison populations may increase over time, leaving the board concerned about decreased parole rates.

The U.S. Justice Department has received a federal judge’s approval to carry out its proposal to improve the precarious water system in Mississippi’s capital city.

Tornadoes damaged homes, briefly trapped people in a grocery store and ripped the roof off an apartment complex in Mississippi. Two people died as a tree crunched their mobile home in Alabama.

Overnight, high winds resulting in multiple tornadoes swept across Alabama, Mississippi and parts of Louisiana. At least two casualties have been confirmed so far.

A twister roaring out of the early morning darkness ripped through a small Alabama community, killing two during an outbreak of tornadoes in the South.

Severe storms ripped through the South on Tuesday. Several tornadoes were reported on the ground in Mississippi and more than 25 million people were at risk for dangerous tornadoes.

A wide swath of Mississippi, as well as smaller sections of Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee, are being impacted by strong thunderstorms with the potential for large hail and tornadoes.

In late August, most of the city of Jackson lost running water for several days after heavy rainfall exacerbated problems at the city's main water treatment plant.

The Justice Department is making a rare intervention to try to bring improvements in the beleaguered water system in the Mississippi capital city.

The National Weather Service confirmed that several tornadoes had touched down in Mississippi, although it was unclear if there was any significant damage.

Residents in several towns across Louisiana and Mississippi have taken cover amid the blare of tornado sirens amid a severe weather outbreak erupting in the Deep South.

A federal judge will decide whether to block Mississippi from using three drugs when it puts inmates to death.

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is asking to be removed from a civil lawsuit by the state of Mississippi that seeks to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. An attorney for Favre filed papers Monday saying the Mississippi Department of Human Services “groundlessly and irresponsibly seeks to blame Favre for its own grossly improper and unlawful handling of welfare funds and its own failure to properly monitor...

Brett Favre's lawyers on Monday filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against him by the Mississippi Department of Human Services.

A 12-year-old boy was killed in a game of Russian Roulette, and three people -- including two juveniles -- are facing charges, according to police.

Workers at Mississippi-based furniture company received text saying they were terminated right before midnight on 21 November

Mississippi football coach Lane Kiffin says he has informed school officials he will be staying put.

Kimberly McNair also has a full-time job, but it's not enough for her and her two sons — especially after a car crash added to her bills.

Will Rogers passed for two touchdowns and Mississippi State stopped a potential game-tying 2-point conversion with 1:25 remaining to preserve a 24-22 Egg Bowl win over No. 20 Mississippi.

In Massachusetts, Democrats and Republicans could find an issue to agree on: letting bars have happy hours.

No digital intrusions are known to have affected the counting of the midterm vote.

Mississippi’s capital city has been awarded a tranche of federal funds to help fix its crumbling water infrastructure.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the water in Mississippi's capital city is now safe to drink, following months of sampling at a water treatment plant overwhelmed by late August flooding.

Quinshon Judkins rushed for 205 yards, Jaxson Dart passed for three touchdowns and No. 15 Mississippi beat Texas A&M 31-28.

The tiny, all-Black town of Mound Bayou became a safe haven for Emmett Till’s mother as she traveled to Mississippi to testify in the murder trial of two white men who lynched her son in 1955.

Law enforcement officials say former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was hospitalized after wrecking his SUV while swerving to avoid a dog on a rural road.

Mississippi expects 5,000 more births each year as a result of the Supreme Court ruling denying abortion rights.

LSU re-entered The Associated Press College Football poll at No. 18 and No. 25 South Carolina earned a ranking for the first time in four seasons.

Jayden Daniels ran for three touchdowns and passed for two scores, and LSU roared back from an early two-touchdown deficit to hand No. 7 Mississippi its first loss this season, 45-20.

A Mississippi community has unveiled a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state’s majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system.

A new biopic about the mother of Emmett Till, the 14-year old Black boy whose lynching in Mississippi in 1955 catalyzed the U.S. civil rights movement, is being promoted as a tribute to Black women and Black mothers who are continuing her legacy and fight for justice, equality and equity.

The University of Mississippi is paying tribute to James Meredith 60 years after integration.

Davis Riley has a share of the lead in the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Michigan’s craft beer industry might be facing pressure at the taps as a carbon dioxide shortage in Mississippi could greatly impact local production.

The NAACP on Tuesday accused Mississippi of discriminating against Black residents by denying badly needed federal funds for drinking water infrastructure in Jackson and instead diverting money to largely-white communities that needed it less.

Years before he became Mississippi governor, Tate Reeves served as the state's treasurer and had a hand in delaying funds for water system repairs in the capital city of Jackson.

A boil-water advisory has been lifted for Mississippi's capital, and the state will stop handing out free bottled water on Saturday.

After nearly seven weeks of being forced to boil their water before drinking it or using it to brush teeth, people in Mississippi’s largest city are being told that water from the tap is safe to consume.

Newly revealed text messages show how deeply a Mississippi governor was involved in the state paying more than $1 million in welfare money to Brett Favre to help pay for one of the retired NFL quarterback’s pet projects.

The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says he wants Mississippi’s capital city to receive “its fair share” of federal money to repair a troubled water system.

Scammers are targeting people who have helped others in need. It’s a scam that spans from Flint to Jackson, Mississippi. The latest American city involved in a crisis over drinking water.

Students in Mississippi’s capital were able to return to class for the first time in a week with assurances that the toilets in sinks in their buildings would finally work.

President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan could lift crushing debt burdens from millions of borrowers.

Authorities say a man who stole a plane and flew it over Mississippi after threatening to crash it into a Walmart store faces charges of grand larceny and terroristic threats.

The White House says the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency will visit Mississippi's capital city on Friday as local, state and federal officials deal with a water system crisis.

People are waiting in lines for water in Jackson, Mississippi, after the partial failure of the the city water system.

Water has caused a crisis in Mississippi’s capital city.