Education

Gov. Phil Bryant fills two seats on state Board of Education

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Gov. Phil Bryant has named Johnny Franklin of Bolton and Danny Spreitler of Amory to fill unexpired terms of Mississippi’s state Board of Education. Franklin, Bryant’s former education adviser, will fill […]

Health

Yazoo County resident dies from West Nile virus

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — West Nile Virus has claimed its first Mississippi victim of 2014. The state Department of Health said Tuesday that a Yazoo County resident died from the mosquito-borne illness earlier this month, […]

Entertainment

Actor/comedian Robin Williams found dead in apparent suicide

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Robin Williams, the Academy Award winner and comic supernova whose explosions of pop culture riffs and impressions dazzled audiences for decades and made him a gleamy-eyed laureate for the Information Age, […]

News

Madison County man shoots daughter, police later kill suspect

CANTON, Mississippi (AP) — Madison County authorities say a man accused of shooting and critically injuring his daughter was later shot and killed after threatening officers with a gun. WAPT-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1uH3PZ1 ) the incident began […]

News

Stewart crash probe focuses on lighting, track

By JOHN WAWROW and DAN GELSTON CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (AP) — The collision was as common as any in racing. Kevin Ward Jr.’s car spun twice like a top, wheels hugging the wall, before it plopped backward on the […]

News

Southaven officer shot in leg during Friday arrest

SOUTHAVEN, Mississippi (AP) — The police chief in Southaven says one of his officers is recovering from a gunshot wound to the leg. Chief Tom Long says the officer was shot after pulling over a […]

News

Forecasters expect slower Atlantic hurricane season than initially predicted

MIAMI (AP) — The Atlantic hurricane season will continue to be even quieter than predicted, thanks to atmospheric and oceanic conditions suppressing storm formation, federal forecasters said Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration still […]