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The mifepristone appeal marks the most significant abortion dispute to reach the Supreme Court since a 5-4 majority last year overturned Roe v. Wade.

The state auditor has inquired as to whether the Jackson council acted illegally in hiring its own attorney, according to emails acquired by the Ledger.

A Murrah HS student was taken into custody for attempting to take a handgun and a BB gun into school. It follows a similar JPS incident Wednesday.

The Great City Mississippi Foundation brought civic and religious leaders to Jackson to discuss ways to improve the problems in the city.

Joshua McLemore died of multiple organ failure after he was kept isolated in a padded cell at Jackson County Jail in Southern Indiana for 20 days.

FestivalSouth's 14th annual summer arts festival offers music, art, theater, dance and more during the month of June.

Production at a large north Mississippi tire plant has ground to a halt in the wake of a damaging tornado.

A Mississippi prosecutor is asking a senator to reconsider her opposition to his nomination to become a federal district judge.

The fate of mifepristone, a common abortion pill approved by the FDA some 23 years ago, may ultimately be decided by the Supreme Court.

The announcement came hours after an appeals court let approval of the abortion pill to continue but blocked FDA efforts to expand its availability.