Mississippi Declares Public Health Emergency Over Infant Mortality

Mississippi high infant mortality rate has led the state to declare a public health emergency. AFP via Getty Images Mississippi declared a public health emergency for the first time in recent history, sounding the alarm on the highest infant mortality …

Flash flood threat across lower Mississippi River Valley

Mississippi State football head coaches

GAINESVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 29: Head Coach Jackie Sherrill of Mississippi State stands on the sidelines against Florida during the game at Florida Field in Gainesville, Florida on September 29, 2001. Florida crushed Mississippi State 52-0. (Photo by Andy …

On Emmett Till’s 70th Death Anniversary, Mississippi Museums Remember Survivors, Witnesses and Activists

White men kidnapped, mutilated and murdered Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy, on Aug. 28, 1955—a murder that sparked national outrage and helped kick off the Civil Rights Movement. But in the decades after a jury made up of only white men acquitted his …

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Rollins announces Rural Veterinary Action Plan during visit to Mississippi State ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins outlines strategies to combat the nationwide shortage of rural veterinarians, an issue with direct connections to food security, farm security and national security, she said, during her Aug. 28 visit to …

Gun Used in Emmett Till’s Lynching Is Displayed in Mississippi Museum 70 Years After His Murder

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The gun used in the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till is now on display for the public to see, 70 years after the killing. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History unveiled the .45-caliber pistol and its holster during a …

Gun used in Emmett Till's 1955 murder now on display at Two Mississippi Museums

A somber symbol of the past is now on display at the Two Mississippi Museums.The Mississippi Department of Archives and History announced on Aug. 28 that the gun used in the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till and the holster for the weapon are now …

Vicksburg attorney Blake Teller appointed co-chair of the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission

Vicksburg attorney Blake Teller appointed co-chair of the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission Published 2:00 pm Thursday, August 28, 2025 Vicksburg attorney Blake Teller was recently appointed co-chair of the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission. …

Gun used in murder of Emmett Till acquired by Mississippi museum 70 years after his death

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) announced that the gun used in the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till had been acquired 70 years after he was tragically killed. The .45-caliber pistol and …

Mississippi’s age assurance law puts decentralized social networks to the test

An overly broad age assurance law in Mississippi is leading to arguments about which platforms — Bluesky, Mastodon, or others — offer the best solution for avoiding crackdowns on internet freedoms. The company that makes the Bluesky social app announced …