These artists are honoring the Mississippi River Basin one piece of glass at a time
Two artists have built over 400 temporary glass sculptures in the Mississippi River Basin, highlighting hidden connections between its rivers and streams.
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Report finds birth centers improve outcomes. Mississippi has none
Despite growing evidence that midwife-led birth centers improve outcomes for mothers and infants, Mississippi remains one of 10 states with no centers. Mississippi is also among the states with the fewest midwives per births in the nation, according to a new report by the Commonwealth Fund, a non-profit research…
SPLC president during Jackson visit says organization is ready to fight DOJ prosecution
In April of 2026, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel announced an 11-count federal indictment against the SPLC in the Middle District of Alabama.
Mississippi attorney general clears Senatobia police officer who shot, killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley
Many details of the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia remain unknown, and it wasn’t immediately clear if or when law enforcement would release footage from the incident.
DOJ reaches settlement with Lexington Police Department over civil rights violations
The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement forcing reforms at the Lexington Police Department, which the DOJ found discriminated against Black people, used excessive force and retaliated against critics. The settlement announced Friday comes after a scathing 2024 DOJ report said the Lexington Police…
Bill Clinton and others pay tribute to women ‘Warriors of the Civil Rights Movement’
Eight women "Warriors of the Civil Rights Movement," including three from Mississippi, receive praise at a two-day tribute in San Francisco.
Marshall Ramsey: Higher ed, higher money
Marshall Ramsey's editorial cartoon shows one man reading a newspaper with the headline about university leaders Glenn Boyce and Mark Keenum getting pay raises to $1 million. Another man comments, "That's almost college quarterback money."
Mississippi tops US for Medicaid enrollees prescribed birth control some say is linked to brain tumors
Too often, some experts say, providers don’t give Medicaid patients extensive options or engage in discussion to reach informed consent about contraception.