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 •

February 21, 2025

Mississippi graduation rate continues to exceed national average

News | Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press •

February 21, 2025

Federal judge allows Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to move forward

News | Daniel Tyson •

February 21, 2025

Lawmakers look to ban certain online gaming platforms

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

February 19, 2025

ROCKWOOL investing over $100 million into new production line at its Marshall County facility

Business | Lynne Jeter •

February 16, 2025

Destination by Hyatt picks Okhissa Lake as site of striking new development

Business | Lynne Jeter •

February 9, 2025

Become a Certified Hospitality Expert in 30 minutes

Culture

Culture | Susan Marquez •

February 21, 2025

Ballet Magnificat presents Prodigal’s Journey

Culture | C.H. Spurgeon •

February 21, 2025

Have you sinned today?

Culture | C.H. Spurgeon •

February 20, 2025

On whose side are you?

Opinion

Opinion | Daniel Sparks •

February 21, 2025

Methamphetamine and the life of a lie

Opinion | Roger Wicker •

February 21, 2025

Washington’s example endures

Opinion | Angela Turner-Ford •

February 19, 2025

Advancing Mississippi Families: A call for paid leave legislation