Kenneth Tanksley was indicted on one felony count of fondling of a vulnerable person by an employee of a health care facility.

Authorities say a 12-year-old boy has died after he was pinned between a truck bed and tailgate by a bulldozer his grandfather was driving.

Republican Gov. Phil Bryant cut more than $171 million from the state budget between July 2016 and May 2017 because tax collections fell short.

Three schools are proposed for Jackson and three are proposed for Greenwood. One each is proposed for Canton and Gloster.

The box was recently rediscovered and the finder decided to find the owner of the ring, engraved with the initials "C.A.L."

People have discussed moving the shack into the town of Merigold.

Bryant says those revenues could be "very close" to providing enough money to fix roads and bridges.

The truck was carrying 25,000 pounds (11,340 kilograms) of sulfur, which can be hazardous if inhaled.

The state is giving Raytheon $3 million to prepare the site and upgrade infrastructure, plus $1 million to train workers.

Plaintiffs also say that current commissioner Jess Dickinson "is simply not capable" of operating the agency because key leaders have departed.

Hyde-Smith's proposal would designate the week of September 23rd this year.

Bryant has said he will call lawmakers into special session if they can agree on a funding plan.

Friends and relatives of the Evers joined more than 100 people for the ceremony Thursday outside the home.

Relatives found the 54-year-old victim inside a freezer in his Purvis home on Tuesday.

The victim was charged with resisting arrest. It's unclear if he has a lawyer.

Mississippi is among the states where most counties use electronic voting machines that don't leave a paper trail.

The sheriff says he's not sure how the man died, but says his body is being taken for an autopsy at the state Crime Lab in Pearl.

The state Board of Education voted to approve the change Thursday. It takes effect immediately.

The Rankin County town's government has been the focus of a power struggle between Mayor Ryshonda Beechem and aldermen.

April's U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.9% from 4.1% in March. The U.S. Labor Department released figures Friday, adjusted to cancel out seasonal changes.

"Every game that is being played and bet on right now, they're being bet on in Las Vegas, they're being bet on illegally. So what's the difference?"