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Miss. Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann wins heated GOP primary

Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann defeated state Sen. Chris McDaniel in the state’s bitter Republican primary for lieutenant governor Tuesday, staving off a primary challenge for one of the most powerful…

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Miss. GOP Gov. Tate Reeves will face Dem Brandon Presley

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Miss. candidates for statewide offices square off in primaries

Miss. Gov. Reeves has 2 GOP rivals; Dem Presley: No rivals

August 8, 2023

Although Republicans have a monopoly on statewide office and super majorities in the state legislature, Mississippi is a lighter shade of red than outsiders might think. It has been consistently…

White 6 Ex-cops plead guilty to racist assault on 2 Black men

August 4, 2023

Six white former law enforcement officers in Mississippi have pleaded guilty to federal charges in the beating and sexual assault of two Black men, one of whom was also shot…

Lifetime voting ban for felony conviction struck down in Miss.

August 4, 2023

Mississippi’s lifetime voting ban for people with disqualifying felony convictions has been struck down in a new decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The…

Can Dem Elvis Presley’s cousin be MS Gov.?

June 11, 2023

Democrat Brandon Presley is a second cousin of Elvis Presley, born a few days before the rock ’n’ roll legend died. While campaigning, Brandon Presley talks frequently about government corruption,…

Miss.: Suspect who killed 1, hurt 6 in custody

May 7, 2023

Police arrested a the suspect who shot and killed a young man and hurt at least six other people during a Mississippi Cinco de Mayo party. Ocean Springs Police Capt.…

1 dead, 6 injured at Mississippi party shooting

May 6, 2023

A teenager was killed and six others were injured in a shooting at a Mississippi Gulf Coast restaurant, authorities said. Police responded to a shooting shortly before 11 p.m. local…

US Massive Tornadoes Death toll rises to 21

April 1, 2023

The death toll rose to 21 people Saturday after confirmed or suspected tornadoes in at least eight states tore through the South and Midwest, leaving residents to pick up the pieces as more…

Biden visits Mississippi town hit by tornado

March 31, 2023

Mississippi is bracing for more severe weather, just a week after a deadly tornado, and as US President Joe Biden visits affected towns. Severe thunderstorms and flash floods are forecasted…

Biden heads to Miss. town ravaged by tornado

March 31, 2023

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are expected to visit Rolling Fork on Friday to survey the damage caused by an E-F4 tornado and meet with first responders…

Miss. tornado victims: ‘How can we rebuild?’

March 27, 2023

Mississippi is one of the poorest states in the U.S., and the majority-Black Delta has long been one of the poorest parts of Mississippi — a place where many people…

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