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Monkey escape in Mississippi uncovers secretive world of animal research
The escape of 21 research monkeys after the truck carrying them crashed on a Mississippi interstate highway is the latest glimpse into the secretive industry of animal research. A truck carrying the rhesus macaque monkeys overturned in a rural...
JD Vance’s Mississippi Moment.
- Advertisement - At a Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi last week Vice President JD Vance handled a tense question about his wife’s religion with humor and calm. A woman in the audience accused him of hypocrisy for being...
Fitness tests to return to Miss. schools after governor issues executive order
JACKSON, Miss. (WMC) - Governor Tate Reeves has issued an Executive Order 1589 to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test for elementary, middle, and high school students across Mississippi. This order follows President Donald J. Trump’s...
Monkeys on the run: Crash on Mississippi highway exposes secrecy of research industry
The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive industry of animal research and the processes that allow key details of what happened to be...
Entergy Brings New Phase of Superpower Mississippi
Vicksburg will once again be home to an Entergy Mississippi power generation source with construction of the Vicksburg Advanced Power Station, the company’s latest investment to replace retired, fifty-year-old natural gas generation facilities...
5-Year mystery ends with tail wag in DeLand: Volusia County Animal Services reunites lost Mississippi dog with family
Photo for Headline Surfer / Penny, a 6-year-old Chihuahua mix originally from Mississippi, was reunited with her owners, Christy Taylor and Josh Craig, after being discovered by a DeLand resident a week ago. The little dog had been missing for...
Community steps up as SNAP benefits halted across Mississippi
Early Saturday, people lined up outside a closed South Jackson grocery store for a community food giveaway — part of a growing effort to fill the gap while food stamp payments are halted.Sadie Palmer of Jackson said she came "to get something to...
Escaped monkeys from Mississippi truck crash puts spotlight on NIH-funded Tulane lab
A truck hauling rhesus monkeys on Tuesday from Tulane University flipped, freeing multiple, "aggressive" monkeys on a Mississippi interstate, according to the Jasper County Sheriff's Department. (Credit: Scotty Ray Report) NEWYou can now listen to...
Judges face backlash after using AI in legal docs
In a Mississippi civil rights case, a judge’s ruling included allegations not in the lawsuit, and it used the wrong names for the parties involved. How could U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate get this basic information wrong? That same day, July...
Our View: Shutdown politics overshadowed by SNAP fight
Published 10:52 am Friday, October 31, 2025 Regardless of political beliefs, no one likes to be hungry. Yet for almost 400,000 Mississippians, being hungry is looking more and more likely. The Mississippi State Department of Health announced...
Two Sheriffs, Numerous Officers Indicted for Allegedly Helping Traffickers Run Drugs in Mississippi
Two sheriffs and numerous officers were arrested and indicted for allegedly helping traffickers run drugs in the Mississippi Delta, as well as in Memphis and, in at least two instances, in Miami. WAPT reported that U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner noted...
14 Officers Among 20 Charged in Mississippi-Tennessee Drug Bribery Scandal
By Blessing Nweke Fourteen current and former law enforcement officers are among 20 defendants charged in Mississippi and Tennessee for allegedly accepting bribes from drug traffickers in exchange for police protection — a scheme federal officials...
FBI Busts 14 Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers for Alleged Drug Trafficking
Fourteen local law enforcement officials in the Mississippi Delta have been arrested and charged for their alleged roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi announced....
Feel-Good Friday: Americans Step in and Step Up to Give Neighbors Hope During Government Shutdown
In the midst of a government shutdown that is turning into one of the longest in recent history, the tragedy is that when government fails to do its job, it is the American people who suffer its effects. However, the silver lining is that these...
Monkey escape in Mississippi gives a glimpse into the secretive world of animal research
The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive industry of animal research and the processes that allow key details of what happened to be...
Your guide to the Mississippi Senate special elections in DeSoto County
Meet the Candidates: Mississippi House Special Elections on Nov. 4
Mississippi voters will elect candidates to serve in the Legislature in seven Mississippi Senate special elections and six Mississippi House special elections on Nov. 4. This guide is for the House elections, but you can read our candidate guide...
Meet the Candidates: Mississippi Senate Special Elections on Nov. 4
Mississippi voters will elect candidates to serve in the Legislature in seven Mississippi Senate special elections and six Mississippi House special elections on Nov. 4. This guide is for the seven Senate elections, but you can read our candidate...
Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for Oct. 30, 2025
The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Oct. 30, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from Oct. 30 drawing 04-09-12-28-35 Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and...
Government Shutdowns Are Acts of Economic Sabotage, Not Fiscal Responsibility.
Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 1 (ThyBlackMan.com) For millions of Americans, the federal government isn’t an abstraction. It’s a paycheck, a housing voucher, a student loan payment, a disaster relief check. When the government shuts down,...