One thing is certain: More people died in Mississippi prisons than any other month in the past six years, according to records from the Department of Corrections. As the death toll rose, it was unclear…

Nave will be the editor-in-chief. He was an original member the Mississippi Today editorial staff and has been news editor since August 2016. Nave's leadership and commitment to fact-finding and reporting will help the organization…

Malcolm White describes Hal & Mal's legendary Jackson food, drink, and music emporium, named after White and his brother, Hal. "You could walk into Hal & Mal’s and point at a wall, and I would…

The New York Times reports on the murders of four furniture shop workers in Winona, Minnesota in 1996.

During the 2016-2017 schoolyear, 14 percent of students were absent more than 10 percent of the time or "chronically absent" for at least one day. The state's first report of the data was in 2013-2014,…

Bryant stated to the Hyde Smith supporters, "We're going get all the McDaniel people." "We're going get Chris on the stump on the MAGA bus together with Cindy Hyde Smith. It should be a memorable…

Bryant, a Republican second term, has not yet issued the call for special session. However, Monday morning Reeves stated that he expected it to include enacting lottery and diverting some use tax revenue from education…

Mississippi Today was told by sources in Jackson and DeSoto County that Foster, 35 had made the calls on Friday. Mississippi Today reached Foster with several requests for comment, including via text message and phone…