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Mississippi and Alabama closed government offices on Monday for Confederate Memorial Day as efforts have stalled to abolish or rename Confederate holidays.

Jackson Public Schools have initiated a proposal to the board for the reconstruction and relocation of several schools for the next school year.

The MBI is investigating the death of an inmate at the Rankin County Detention Center in Brandon. The inmate was found unresponsive on Saturday.

Authorities in Mississippi say a man who escaped from a jail over the weekend is suspected of killing a man and stealing his pickup truck in Jackson.

People waited hours for Morgan Wallen to take the stage in Mississippi. He canceled at the last minute. Here's why and how a lawsuit came from it.

Mississippi leads the US in the deadliest roads with 25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 followed by Wyoming, Arkansas and South Carolina.

Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed six bills, including two partial vetoes of budget bills that took away funds for Jackson projects. See what else he vetoed.

President Joe Biden expected to officially launch reelection bid with a video announcement even though many Democrats would prefer someone else.

Four prisoners are on the loose after escaping over the weekend from the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond, Mississippi.

A judge ruled that Brett Favre will remain as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money.