Community mental health centers, counties and a state agency have reported vastly different numbers of people who spent time in jail while waiting to be treated for serious mental illness.

Snowfall totals might have broken some county-level records in Mississippi this week. Current reports to NWS are unofficial, but here's what we know.

State Senator Bradford Blackmon's bill would make it "unlawful" for someone to ejaculate without "the intent to fertilize an embryo."

Part of Mississippi under extreme cold warning after winter storm dropped snow across the Gulf Coast. When will temperatures warm up?

New Orleans tied its single-day snowfall record in a rare winter storm on Tuesday, just as official reports of snow on the Mississippi Coast shattered previous records in a ‘rare’ and ‘historic’ winter storm.

“Since the temps went back down to freezing, there have been five vehicles spin and slide on the icy bridge!!!” The Pascagoula Police Department posted on its Facebook page. “The driving conditions are dangerous right now. First responders are placing barricades on both sides to warn motorists not to drive on the bridge.”

Manny Obaseki hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds left to cap an 11-2 closing run in No. 13 Texas A&M's 63-62 victory over No. 16 Mississippi on Wednesday night. Obaseki's contested shot from the corner gave Texas A&M (15-4,

JACKSON, Miss. ( WLBT /Gray News) - A Mississippi state senator has filed a bill titled the “Contraception Begins at Erection Act.” The bill, written by Sen. Bradford Blackman, would make it “unlawful for a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo.”

Here's what you need to know about Mardi Gras in Mississippi, where to find family fun events around the state during Carnival, when to get king cake.

Several reports of busted pipes across the Coast meant plumbers raced against icy conditions to make sure customers had running water.

Beautifully decorated living areas include comfortable furniture, which is ideal for reading a book or watching a late-night movie. The Kimball Retreat also has a hot tub on the screened-in back porch where guests can warm up and unwind after a full day of adventures.

Cairo and its ancient pyramids sits on nearly the exact same line of latitude as the Mississippi Coast. Weather there on Wednesday peaked at 71 degrees with a light rain around noon. Dead pharaohs can expect temps to rest in the upper 60s for the remainder of the week.