Mississippi News Headlines

The boy's remains were discovered a few days after authorities first raided the makeshift compound earlier this month and...

Mississippi students fared better on the state's standardized tests last year, although gains in math again outstripped...

A Mississippi man's museum, a tribute to his wife, has garnered international attention; a testament to their nearly 60...

ST. MARTIN, Mississippi -- Three people were arrested on various charges after report of a gunshot led to a drug bust at a...

Mississippi’s first rural charter school has been operating for three weeks in the Delta. As MPB’s Alexandra Watts reports,...

JACKSON COUNTY, Mississippi -- Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said his department is investigating three separate cases...

The Action Memo to clean up the former MPC Superfund Site was signed on Apr. 18, 2018, and the cleanup will require three...

JACKSON, Mississippi -- A Vancleave man was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in federal prison for selling meth -- one...

OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi -- After receiving a report from inspectors that the visitors stands at Greyhound Stadium should...

Young women in the Mississippi Delta are using words to empower and express themselves. MPB’s Alexandra Watts reports on...

Mississippi is among ten states suing the federal government in an attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood...

Women in Mississippi are paid significantly less than their male counterparts, according to a report by The National...

OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi -- Parents across Jackson County are rejoicing this week. Schools are back open for business....

Todd HarrellJCSO  PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- It wasn't a file hidden inside a cake, but a package recently mailed to the...

Districts in Mississippi are struggling to meet state-mandated standards on achievement and facility needs. As MPB's Ashley...

SRHS proceeded to file a lawsuit against JCOG because of their termination of their partnership while JCOG continued to...

A historic home in Jackson, Mississippi is now part of a national network of civil rights sites and could be on its way to...

State and legislative leaders are still going back-and-forth on how to fund repairs to Mississippi's languishing...

The Mississippi Transportation Commission (MTC) recently approved the MDOT to award grants to regional and municipal...

GULFPORT, Mississippi -- A 43-year-old Vancleave man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Thursday for selling...

Heather Church is Mississippi's Parent of the Year.MDE photo  JACKSON, Mississippi -- Ocean Springs' Heather Church has...

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Ingalls Shipbuilding announced Friday it had secured a $165.5 million advance procurement...

GULFPORT, Mississippi -- In what isn't likely a surprise to the thousands who attend each year, Cruisin' the Coast was...

A little over a month since its rededication, the sign where Emmett Till’s body was found has been vandalized for a third...

Mississippi Republican Senator Roger Wicker makes the case for third term during the Neshoba County Fair. But as MPB's...

It was day three of politicking at the Neshoba County Fair and three candidates running for Mississippi's U.S.Senate seat...

An abandoned dog with gruesome life threatening injuries is recovering, but MPB’s Alexandra Watts reports the case raises...

The state's lieutenant governor and attorney general are trading insults at Mississippi's giant house party. MPB's Ashley...

One in six children in the United States may not have regular access to healthy food according to the nonprofit, Feeding...

The Trump Organization has struck just one new hotel deal since the president took office. It’s with two brothers doing...

Mississippi, which has only one abortion clinic, requires many more steps to undergo a procedure than California, which has...