58+ min ago  (1269+ words) The sound of children laughing echoed across Camp Kamassa as campers hurried between the basketball court and waterfront. While summer camp often brings lifelong memories, Camp Sickle Stars hosted by the Mississippi Sickle Cell Foundation offers something many of its…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago  (871+ words) A 1-year-old was shot and killed by law enforcement in Senatobia on Sunday, June 14. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has opened a criminal investigation into the incident as members of the community and attorneys for the family call for the…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (406+ words) Juneteenth commemorates the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free under the Emancipation Proclamation when Union soldiers arrived to enforce it. Although emancipation spread across Mississippi and other Southern states between 1863 and 1865, Juneteenth became the unified date…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (690+ words) The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur battered parts of the southeastern United States with heavy rain and wind on Thursday, damaging buildings, downing trees and knocking out power as flash flood and tornado warnings were issued along the Gulf Coast....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (555+ words) In the summer, waves of dry, dusty air move through the Southeast U. S. and can cause issues for people with allergies or asthma. Medical professionals say summer dust waves could cause problems for people with asthma, allergies These waves come from…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (402+ words) Kobee Vance, MPB News Mississippi to try armed minors in violent crimes as adults under new law A new Mississippi law taking effect July 1 will require minors 13 and older who possess a firearm during an alleged violent crime to be…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (569+ words) The Mississippi Department of Health is urging people to stay aware of tick and mosquito-borne illnesses during the summer. Mississippi Department of Health urges caution with ticks and mosquitoes during summer months Both pests can carry illnesses that can be…...

1+ week, 7+ min ago  (827+ words) Reproductive health advocates marked the 61st anniversary of a landmark privacy ruling this week by parking a 20-foot inflatable intrauterine device outside the Mississippi Capitol, calling for new state protections for birth control. The inflatable IUD, known as "Freeda Womb," was…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (673+ words) The May 6 twister, one of eight that struck Mississippi during the severe weather outbreak, destroyed 68 homes and damaged hundreds more, leaving residents like James Wash and Nydria Kelly to piece together their livelihoods amidst the debris. While debris has largely…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (213+ words) A study group created by the Mississippi Legislature is meeting this summer to determine how the state can reduce the number of school districts and save money. Kobee Vance, MPB News Discussions are underway about what school consolidations could look…...