Investigation

Investigation | John R. Lott, Jr. •

October 16, 2024

Stealth Edit: FBI quietly revises violent crime stats

Even as polls show that Americans are concerned about crime, the FBI and the media are making it difficult to see how crime rates have changed over the last few years.

Shad White

Investigation | Russ Latino •

August 13, 2024

White’s ‘Mississippi Swindle’ hits shelves, last nerves

Auditor Shad White's criticism of Attorney General Lynn Fitch and State Republican Party Chairman Mike Hurst has drawn sharp rebuke, with both describing 'Mississippi Swindle' as a "fiction." White's not backing down.

Newark Federal District Court where Keaton Langston will be sentenced.

Investigation | Russ Latino •

May 26, 2024

Family Tradition: Keaton Langston pleads guilty in $51 million Medicare fraud

A new trail of healthcare corruption that stretches from Mississippi to the mafia raises questions about the Biden family's involvement in related businesses.

Investigation | Sarah Fowler, The New York Times , Photographer Rory Doyle •

February 5, 2024

Big Companies Cashed In on Mississippi’s Water. Small Towns Paid the Price.

They vowed to fix water woes and save cities millions. But a New York Times investigation found the deals racked up debt and left many worse off than before.

Investigation | Frank Corder •

May 30, 2023

Contributions to sitting Public Service Commissioners raise questions

The Mississippi PSC has a complicated history with gifts and campaign contributions dating back over 30 years.

Investigation | Anne Summerhays •

May 23, 2023

Experts have serious concerns about Mississippi’s public defender system

Experts suggest Mississippi is failing to satisfy its Sixth Amendment duty to provide access to counsel for indigent defendants, costing counties millions and putting the civil rights of thousands in jeopardy. Andre de Gruy speaks rapidly. The Louisiana native turned Mississippi son is a man on a mission to change the world, or at least…

News

News | Frank Corder •

December 12, 2025

Navy Secretary tells shipbuilders to “act like we’re at war.” What it means for Mississippi’s Ingalls shipyard is unclear

News | Frank Corder •

December 12, 2025

Damage Control: Thompson says he misspoke when referring to attack on National Guardsmen as an “unfortunate accident”

News | Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press •

December 12, 2025

Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

December 11, 2025

$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County

Business | Frank Corder •

December 2, 2025

BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula

Business | Frank Corder •

November 21, 2025

Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens

Culture

Culture | Meredith Biesinger •

December 12, 2025

Holly Jolly Oxford: A little slice of Stars Hollow in the Magnolia State

Culture | Alistair Begg •

December 12, 2025

The purpose of the cross

Culture | Richelle Putnam •

December 11, 2025

A holiday celebration fit for a King

Opinion

Opinion | Russ Latino •

December 10, 2025

University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal

Opinion | Sid Salter •

December 10, 2025

Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026

Opinion | Merle Flowers •

December 8, 2025

The Parents Over Platforms Act: A targeted, privacy-respecting alternative to ASAA