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Educator: The history of one small Mississippi Delta town, Itta Bena, offers a window during the current 250th birthday celebration of how America has grown.

Immigrants arrested within the country are entitled to a bond hearing after 90 days of detention, a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

Kyle Hill of the Mississippi Fire Chiefs Association reported that four firefighters died by suicide in the past year, citing the emotional toll of their work.

As the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday, 19 people take the oath to become citizens during a naturalization ceremony at Two Mississippi Museums.

More than a year ago, federal cuts to health-related grants threw into uncertainty Mississippi’s only advocacy group devoted to serving the needs of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders statewide, and they are still working to figure out how to recover.

A Senatobia police sergeant refused to release an incident report about the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley outside a Walmart, even though Mississippi law says such records are public.

A high-pressure heat dome will make for a muggy Fourth of July weekend in Mississippi. Experts say it’s important to stay hydrated and seek out the shade, when possible.

A crowd in Jackson’s Fondren yard cheered for the U.S. victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in a World Cup knockout match.

After they were strip-searched at McAdams High School in the Attala County School District, some students reported anxiety, violent behavior, sleep disruptions and social withdrawal, according to a federal lawsuit.

Mississippi’s kindergarten vaccination rates declined during the most recent academic year, continuing a downward trend that began after the state started granting religious exemptions for school vaccine requirements.