JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Caesar’s Entertainment said Wednesday that will close its Harrah’s casino in Tunica on June 2 and lay off as many as 1,300 workers. Las Vegas-based Caesar’s also owns the adjoining Horseshoe […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi schools won’t be forced to start the academic year in late August, as they had been expecting to do. Gov. Phil Bryant on Wednesday signed Senate Bill 2571). It negates a […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has not set execution dates for two inmates, making it increasingly unlikely that either execution would take place this week. Attorney General Jim Hood had asked the […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s unemployment rate ticked down to 7.4 percent in January, as a few more people found jobs. A separate survey shows state employer payrolls falling slightly. Both sets of figures — […]
MERIDIAN, Mississippi (AP) — The state Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Lauderdale County man for his role in an armed robbery and kidnapping. Frederick Pritchett was sentenced in 2012 to 55 […]
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (AP) — Austin Hollins scored a career-high 32 points to lead Minnesota to an 81-73 win Tuesday night over Southern Mississippi and a spot in the NIT semifinals. Hollins, playing in his school-record […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a welfare drug-testing bill on Monday, requiring those who test positive to get treatment in order to get cash. He said it will help people who […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge in Los Angeles has again refused to release former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Sharper from jail. Sharper is awaiting trial in Los Angeles after pleading not guilty to charges […]
The Mississippi Link Newswire (Jackson, Miss.) – Grammy award-winning singer and actor Common performed at Jackson State University last night in support of Mississippi Nissan workers as they expand their effort to organize a union at […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Black students in Mississippi are much more likely to be taught by rookie teachers, and black males are suspended at the second-highest rates in the country. Those are among the findings […]
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