Mississippi’s struggling capital has been a favored target of Republican leaders since the G.O.P. took total control of the state a decade ago. But perhaps none of the slings and arrows flung at ...

Mississippi lawmakers are headed back to the state Capitol after failing to pass a budget plan during their regular session.

In the parking lot of New Jerusalem Church in Jackson, Mississippi, volunteers handed out free cases of bottled water to a line of arriving cars last week – a new normal in a state capital that ...

Random gunfire, repeated break-ins and a decaying city water system are constant challenges at Mom’s Dream Kitchen, the soul food restaurant Timothy Norris’ mother opened 35 years ago in ...

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The Mississippi Capitol Police has shot four people since August with little public explanation — a toll that has alarmed some residents, community leaders and local politicians as the state ...

One year ago, Mississippi State took two of three games from SEC rival Vanderbilt to win its first national championship. With all respect to Oklahoma and Vanderbilt, Ole Miss and Mississippi ...

Mississippi's capital city is grappling with multiple water ... Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency for Jackson's water system on Tuesday. The state will try to help resolve problems by ...

Citing rising crime, Mississippi’s Republican-controlled House recently passed a bill expanding areas of Jackson patrolled by a state-run Capitol Police force and creating a new court system ...