Robert Walker, the first Black mayor elected in Vicksburg, died July 29 at age 81."His family and community are mourning his loss, which was unexpected," Walker's family said in a statement. Funeral ...

Archaeologists at UMMC have uncovered new information about the burial timelines at the Asylum Hill project, revealing graves from the 19th and 20th centuries.

The brutal heat continues 16 WAPT Chief Meteorologist David Hartman has the latest most accurate weather forecast for Jackson and Central Mississippi ...

The Mississippi Department of Transportation said excessive heat has cause more buckles along a major roadway in Madison County. Highway 49 between 1st Street and Petrified Forest Road will be in a ...

Mississippi churches are utilizing CarePortal, a technology platform, to support families in crisis and help prevent children from entering foster care.

Questions about accuracy and transparency have emerged in a federal court case challenging Mississippi's controversial diversity education ban, as state attorneys flag multiple errors in a judge's ...

We may be in the dogdays of sports, but one sports media company is staying active. Twenty years after ESPN's "SportsCenter Across America" nationwide tour, the sports-media giant made its return to ...

Video: Meet the women behind Mississippi’s Safe Haven Baby Box The baby box is outside the emergency room entrance of the Covington County Hospital. The organization said 15 infants were anonymously ...

A dramatic explosion involving an 18-wheeler on Interstate 59 in Hattiesburg on Sunday was caught on camera, authorities said.The incident occurred during a multi-vehicle collision. Despite the ...

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly three-vehicle crash involving two 18-wheelers.

Police say one person was killed in a Sunday afternoon crash on I-220; the investigation is ongoing.

A new report ranks Mississippi among the lowest in the country for overall school quality.WalletHub places the state at No. 40 nationwide, using criteria such as test scores, graduation rates, and ...