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Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens pleaded guilty Monday to a federal conspiracy charge, two weeks before he was set to go on trial in a case stemming from an FBI operation aimed at exposing public corruption in Mississippi’s capital city. He will resign as of Wednesday.

The Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid needs $7.3 million to cover the costs of programs that help students afford college — and it’s not the first time that demand outpaced the budget.

Mississippi Today journalists received top awards for reporting, investigations and Freedom of Information from the Mississippi Press Association.

The state Legislature enacted a law in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic to give voters a grace period for mailing their ballots. 

The Jackson Gay Men’s Chorus, which formed in October, aims to unite LGBTQ+ people and allies over their love of music. 

Marshall Ramsey’s editorial cartoon shows a church surrounded by flood waters. Its sign says: “Whoever is praying for rain, STOP!”

Mississippi has earned national acclaim for boosting reading proficiency among fourth graders. Now, state lawmakers are focusing similar efforts on older students.

Democrat Scott Colom must work in midterm election campaign for U.S. Senate on getting new voters to polls without scaring away moderates.

Mississippi researchers will help lead a $13.5 million nationwide project to expand U.S. seafood production through aquaculture research and development.

Demonstrators are calling for accountability in the police shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in the north Mississippi town of Senatobia.