Justice Department Investigating Lexington ‘To Ensure Constitutional Policing’
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the Lexington, Miss., Police Department amid allegations of misconduct.
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the Lexington, Miss., Police Department amid allegations of misconduct.
Mississippi University for Women offers the state’s only bachelor’s degree in culinary arts and recently opened a new $18 million facility.
Officials released Joshua Brown and Jamison Kelly from custody after reports raised doubts about their charges related to the murder of Jaylen Burns.
Family and friends of Joshua Brown said Jackson State University police falsely arrested the Jones College student for the death of JSU student Jaylen Burns.
The University of Mississippi intends to begin offering a Master of Science in dietary supplements and medical cannabis in the fall of 2024.
Mississippians can get free Uber rides to county health departments through a Mississippi State Department of Health partnership.
Lynn Fitch, the antiabortion Mississippi attorney general who led the Dobbs case that overturned Roe v. Wade, won reelection Tuesday night.
“Victory sure is sweet,” Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday night as he declared victory over his Democratic opponent, Brandon Presley.
At least nine Hinds County polling places ran out of ballots over the course of Election Day as voters headed to the polls to elect a governor and to vote for other statewide, legislative, regional and local offices. Hinds County includes Jackson, the nearly 83%-Black capital city.
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