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 | Jeremy Pittari •

March 16, 2026

House sends community college, university funding proposals to the Senate

News | Frank Corder •

March 16, 2026

Mississippi’s S&P Global Credit Rating improves, reports record $1 billion in interest income

News | Frank Corder •

March 16, 2026

Longtime federal judge E. Grady Jolly dies at 88

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

March 12, 2026

Unions ratify largest single wage increase in Ingalls Shipbuilding history

Business | Frank Corder •

March 12, 2026

Southwark Metal announces $29 million expansion in DeSoto County

Business | Frank Corder •

March 11, 2026

GE Aerospace investing another $18 million in Batesville site

Culture

Culture | Robert St. John •

March 16, 2026

The bridge

Culture | Alistair Begg •

March 16, 2026

Praise in the darkness

Culture | Matt Friedeman •

March 15, 2026

Humor can be an important prelude to faith

Opinion

Opinion | Mattias Gugel •

March 12, 2026

Why Mississippi’s anti-debanking bill could backfire on conservative groups

Opinion | David McRae •

March 12, 2026

Mississippi should lead on fair banking – not wait on Washington

Opinion | Sid Salter •

March 11, 2026

Fred Smith’s legacy is one of civility, curiosity, and a world-class love of books