The Department of Justice is escalating its demands for sensitive data from voting officials, suing two Democratic-controlled ...

Dr. Daniel Edney warns against Mississippi following suit with Florida’s plan to remove childhood vaccine mandates. Last ...

Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10 percent or more of the school days which averages to just two days a month.

The ceremony at Jones Park in Gulfport was on the shore where the storm surge roared in and devastated the Coast 20 years ago today.

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -On Thursday, Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann stopped by WTOK in downtown Meridian to discuss the upcoming legislative session. In July, he spoke at the Neshoba County Fair ...

Former Republican Gov. Haley Barbour, serving his first term when Katrina hit, preceded Gabbard as a speaker before a crowd of hundreds, including U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Lt. Gov. Delbert ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - At Friday’s Hurricane Katrina commemoration ceremony in Gulfport, state leaders reflected on the past, while looking forward to the future. RELATED: Mississippi, national ...

South Mississippi marked Katrina's 20th anniversary with reflection and music. Leaders praised volunteer aid, recovery coordination, and Gulf Coast rebuilding. Officials stressed storm readiness, ...

In the Magnolia State, taxpayers could save more than $22 million per year if the state restricted the purchase of junk foods with SNAP benefits, according to State Auditor Shad White. The Mississippi ...

Dr. Céline Gounder, an internist, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist, is a CBS News medical contributor as well as senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News.

Mississippi's 2025 alligator hunting season opens on August 29 with favorable water levels expected. The alligator population has remained steady over the 20 years of legalized hunting in the state.

Mississippi health officials have declared a state of emergency over the rate of infant mortality in the state Getty Mississippi health officials have declared a state of emergency over the rate of ...