Jan. 16, 1959 Credit: Wikipedia The Minneapolis Lakers met the Cincinnati Royals in an NBA game before a crowd in Charleston, West Virginia. Local fans were...
For years, Mississippians have been jailed without criminal charges while they await mental health treatment. This session, lawmakers will propose bills aiming to significantly curtail that...
Mississippi Today political reporters Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance discuss Gov. Tate Reeves’ inauguration and the committee assignments made by House Speaker Jason White and Lt....
Jan. 15, 1917 A Mississippi Freedom Trail marker honors civil rights veteran C.C. Bryant. Credit: Courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Civil rights...
Many Mississippians are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday as both a federal and state holiday. But in Mississippi, Monday is also a holiday...
Jan. 14, 1963 Alabama Gov. George Wallace stands against desegregation while being confronted by U.S. Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach at the University of Alabama in...
A time-honored political adage is that “elections have consequences.” Tate Reeves was reelected governor in 2023 as a long-time opponent of Medicaid expansion. Hence, the consequence...
Jan. 13, 1990 Douglas Wilder, former governor of Richmond, Va. Credit: Courtesy of the National Park Service Douglas Wilder, who became the first Black American elected...
The mother of an 11-year-old Indianola boy shot in the chest by a police officer is trying for the second time to hold the officer accountable...
After receiving criticism from JXN Water on Thursday, the state Health Department lifted the citywide boil water notice for Jackson on Friday afternoon. The Mississippi State...