After losing her daughter, Jade, to gun violence at a Halloween party, Joyce Bailey has turned her tragedy into purpose. The Love Angel Scholarship Foundation allows youth to showcase their talents,...

In 2024, a Biloxi restaurant was discovered selling imported seafood labeled as “premium, locally caught fish.” After multiple court cases, the restaurant was fined more than $1.49 million. To prevent...

The U.S. government has now been shut down for 30 days — the second longest in the nation’s history — as Republicans and Democrats remain locked in a budget standoff that shows no sign of resolution....

When filmmaker Ryan Coogler stepped onto Mississippi soil, he wasn’t just scouting locations; he was tracing the footsteps of his ancestors. His grandparents once called the Magnolia State home, and...

In response to the infant mortality rate being the highest it has been in over a decade, the Mississippi Department of Health declared it a public health emergency. In Mississippi 3,527 babies have...

As the opioid crisis continues to devastate communities across the nation, Mississippi stands out for an unfortunate reason: it remains years behind other states in using its opioid settlement funds to...

Federal agencies reduced research funding by hundreds of millions nationwide in early 2025, straining resources across disciplines and creating uncertainty for universities. Agencies such as the National...

The state of Mississippi doesn’t require applicants to take a road test to receive their license, leaving some people fearful of the drivers they share the road with. In September 2021, Mississippi...

Mississippi’s economy is being impacted by a significant amount of “brain drain,” with college graduates leaving the state to pursue better opportunities. Brain drain is the immigration of college-educated...

Mississippi has restricted the sale of disposable vapes, e-liquids and refillable vapes that aren’t authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a move that could affect availability for both...