Four people died on state highways over the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend. The Mississippi Highway Patrol said the fatal crashes happened in Benton, Tunica, Itawamba, and Harrison Counties.
Get your paws on the newest Mississippi Lottery scratch-off games on Tuesday, June 4, including the $5 Lucky Dog game featuring eight canines from across the state.
A lot of you will hit the highway for the Memorial Day weekend and the Mississippi Highway Patrol wants to make sure you get to your destination safely.
A Chancery Court Judge is leaving public office to go back to private practice. Chancellor Joseph Kilgore will leave the bench on July 31.
The Mississippi Lottery Corporation today issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the Production and Delivery of Certain Creative Advertising and Related Services with a submission deadline of June 27, 2024.
Despite a recent Mississippi Supreme Court ruling allowing $10 million in public money to be spent on private schools, 2024 has not been a good year for those supporting school vouchers.
When he retired in 1989, John C. Stennis was the second-longest serving U.S. Senator and had never lost an election.
This is Emergency Medical Services Week in Mississippi. This is the 50th anniversary of National EMS Week.
Mississippi lawmakers have made changes in the way law enforcement deals with people awaiting mental health care.
The Golden Triangle Regional Airport and Tupelo Regional Airport will both receive $1.3 million annually.
It's a trucking trend that has revved up some strong emotions. And come July 1, "squatted vehicles" will be illegal on Mississippi roads.
Numbers from the Mississippi Department of Education showed that 75.7% of third graders passed the first test.
Governor Tate Reeves has signed into law to set a new funding formula for public schools which will include providing more money to districts, to help improve overall learning.
Mississippi is home to all sorts of wildlife. But did you know that also includes bears? An unknown number of black bears call the Magnolia State home.
Two seniors at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science are among the top students in the country. The U.S. Department of Education announced this year's Presidential Scholars.
The West Point police and fire departments help shine a light on an important cause. Officers and firefighters escorted the Special Olympics Mississippi Torch from the WPPD through town to the Mossy Oak Outdoor Outlet.
Members of Monroe County's law enforcement community and Aberdeen city leaders took to the streets for a good cause.
Your chance to win cash and prizes kicks off this month as The Mississippi Lottery’s 2024 edition of the free-to-enter Summer of Fun promotion returns.
Two Noxubee County brothers were killed in a Tennessee shooting. Our sister station, WDEF, reported the shooting happened in Chattanooga on May 1.
The Tennessee Valley Authority awarded six grants to north Mississippi schools. Money is going to five schools in Winston County.
Medgar Evers will be posthumously receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Evers was a civil rights leader and World War II veteran.
Former Mississippi Public Service Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley is creating a political action committee.
A piece of legislation brought on by the death of a Starkville teen will be law in Mississippi. Governor Tate Reeves signed House Bill 1126, also known as the Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act.
There's a student union of a different sort on the campus of Mississippi State University. The United Campus Workers is a labor union affiliated with universities across the Southeast.
A Mega Millions® ticket sold at the Scarlet Pearl Casino and Resort in D’Iberville is worth $1 million after the player matched all five numbers in the Tuesday night drawing.