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Floodgate Reopened as High Water Stands in Mississippi Delta

A floodgate in the Mississippi Delta has been reopened as large stretches of rural land remain underwater.

President Donald Trump has granted Attorney General William Barr new powers to review and potentially …

Trump Empowers Barr to ‘Investigate the Investigators’ in Russia Probe

President Donald Trump has granted Attorney General William Barr new powers to review and potentially release classified information related to the origins of the Russia investigation, a move aimed at accelerating Barr's inquiry into whether U.S. officials improperly surveilled Trump's 2016 campaign.

Matthew Kinne (left), 38, is charged with murder in the shooting death of Dominique Clayton …

Mississippi City Fires Police Officer Charged in Killing, Judge Leaves the Case

The City of Oxford has fired Mathew Kinne, a white police officer charged in the killing of a black woman with whom he was romantically involved.

Former state Sen. Gloria Williamson of Philadelphia, Miss., shared a story about a failed pregnancy …

As Mississippi Debates Abortion, Maternal Mortality Remains High

In Mississippi, pregnant women already die at higher rates than in most of the country, and the state is near the top in infant mortality.

Witold Fuchs, a third-year polymer science doctoral student at the University of Southern Mississippi, is …

USM NASA Research, MSU Tree Campus, Millsaps/UAB Nursing Program

Witold Fuchs, a third-year polymer science doctoral student at the University of Southern Mississippi, is partnering with NASA to design a carbon fiber composite material and test using it to construct hulls for spaceships and satellites.

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Tommy Stevens

College athletes are using a rule the NCAA passed in 2006 that allows players who have graduated to transfer to a different college team. One player to take advantage is former Pennsylvania State University quarterback Tommy Stevens.

Lafayette County Sheriff Dept. Maj. Alan Wilburn (right) escorts Oxford Police Officer Matthew Kinne (left) …

Slaying Victim's Family Angry Over Possible Bail for Officer

Relatives of a slaying victim were outraged Wednesday when Mississippi court officials discussed possible bail for a white police officer accused of killing the black woman with whom he was romantically involved.