Alligator and Black Bear Sightings on the rise across Mississippi

There have been more and more sightings of alligators and black bears in neighborhoods across Mississippi — and wildlife ...
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2026 spring turkey season sets new record in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) announced a record harvest for the 2026 spring turkey season. Officials said Mississippi hunters reported ...

Mississippi honors fallen officers at department of public safety memorial

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety honored 38 fallen officers at a May memorial ceremony in Pearl. Here are the ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Mississippi federal and state tax deadline move to June

The Mississippi Department of Revenue is moving tax day. The state announced on Wednesday, April 15, that it will offer tax relief after Winter Storm Fern. The Internal Revenue Service announced on ...
Nets Wire

KKK materials found in Mississippi building now available to public

Ku Klux Klan materials from the 1960s, including charters and member lists, are now public in Mississippi archives.
The Guardian

Mississippi police department hires officer fired over racist slurs to Latino man

Police in Pearl, Mississippi, say ‘welcome aboard’ to Jeremy Rast, who lost job last year from nearby Richland agency A Mississippi police department has proudly announced its hiring of an officer who ...

Give em a brake! Trailer carrying 11,000 pounds of Kit Kat bars overturns on interstate in Mississippi

A semi-truck hauling approximately 11,000 pounds of Kit Kat bars overturned in Brandon, Mississippi, and caused the closure ...