New report ranks Mississippi at or near dead last in almost every area, including health, money. But education and schools are getting better. What to know ...

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In positive news, the KIDS COUNT® Data Book shows that the state has made significant gains in education improvements, jumping to 16th in the nation. It's the highest rank the state has achieved ...

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After four trials, 79-year-old Richard Gerald Jordan was executed in Mississippi for the 1976 murder of Edwina Marter, a mother of two young children.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi’s education ranking has climbed to 16th in the nation, according to the 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book. This is the state’s highest-ranking ever. KIDS COUNT ...

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Zohran Mamdani’s parents, a filmmaker and a professor, gave him the foundation for his run for mayor of New York. But their ...