As funding challenges persist, Mississippi health officials may cut clinical services at more county health departments. ow.ly/GUzs50ZZUTb

Legal groups are suing Lexington and its police department for free speech violations days after the city settled with the U.S. Department of Justice over its policing practices. ow.ly/HaFE50ZZS3s

Neither U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, nor her campaign would confirm a Trump visit is imminent, but at an event in Vicksburg on Wednesday, Hyde-Smith told Mississippi Today that Trump is “trying to be helpful.” ow.ly/iS4650ZZRNK

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can intervene in the NAACP lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI, but blocked the federal government’s attempt to dismiss the case. ow.ly/3gRX50ZZJEK

The body-camera and surveillance footage provides the first glimpse of a confrontation in a Walmart parking lot that left 1-year-old Kohen Wiley dead. ow.ly/Ys6s50ZZKHK

The receiver who oversees the troubled Hinds County jail says county officials are giving him too little information and too little money. An attorney for the county says the receiver should be clearer in communication about spending.ow.ly/z47550ZZJxR

Families and the community are still wondering why the tragedy happened and lacking the closure that only trials and convictions can begin to provide, says Leland Mayor John Lee. ow.ly/LlPg50ZZvpa

In June, residents in north Mississippi filed a class action lawsuit over noise and pollution coming from a Southaven power plant tied to Elon Musk’s data centers. Then, last month, homeowners in the area started receiving a letter, offering to buy their homes.

Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker urged Trump to take up Zelenskyy’s pledge to stop attacks on Russian energy infrastructure in exchange for U.S. targeting assistance to stop Russia’s missiles. ow.ly/hqZ350ZZvLz via @AP

A top Democratic super PAC focused on U.S. Senate races announced Tuesday that it will spend $1.2 million on an ad campaign in Mississippi for Scott Colom. ow.ly/1e8J50ZZvhN

"What happens in Mississippi does not stay contained behind a state line; it ripples throughout the rest of the country. The case for staying in this cultural wellspring is easily made," intern writes. ow.ly/pOWY50ZZtgb

A state lawmaker pleaded with members of the Jackson City Council on Monday night to sell city-owned swampland along the Pearl River, a move that could advance a long-sought riverfront casino resort in Mississippi’s capital city. ow.ly/IT8q50ZZohq

Two artists have built over 400 temporary glass sculptures in the Mississippi River Basin, highlighting hidden connections between its rivers and streams. ow.ly/5rzl50ZYZSL via @agwaterdesk

Despite growing evidence that midwife-led birth centers improve outcomes for mothers and infants, Mississippi remains one of 10 states with no centers. ow.ly/Eguh50ZZn2I

MSGOP Chairman Mike Hurst talks about the impending midterm federal elections, what portends to be a crowded Republican field for 2027 state elections and redistricting. Watch the full episode here: ow.ly/WxVI50ZXnUS

The Senatobia police officer who fatally shot 1-year-old Kohen Wiley has been cleared by Mississippi’s Attorney General, who says she found the shooting to be justified. You can learn more at ow.ly/OV3p50ZZ9G0

Southern Poverty Law Center President Ryan Haygood told Mississippi Today on Monday that his organization is prepared to fight the Trump Justice Department’s indictments in a trial set for April. ow.ly/Uhnz50ZZ8yb

BREAKING: The Mississippi Attorney General’s office cleared the officer who shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at a Walmart in Senatobia in June, according to a news release Monday. ow.ly/JNS750ZZ3Ja

The out-of-court settlement requires the City of Lexington and its police department to reform practices on a number of issues — from fines and bail to stops, searches and use of force — and bring them into compliance with state and federal law. via @AP ow.ly/swpo50ZZ10F

Three Mississippians are among eight honored for leading “with courage, strength, dignity and grace to help build an America that more closely lives up to our founding ideals of equality and justice for all.” ow.ly/rkVc50ZYXgP