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A wild week concluded with a wild ending to a game, which is just about what Mississippi State fans are used to by now. More than that, the wild ending in State's 60-59 win at LSU Saturday kept fans' hopes for a NCAA Tournament at-large berth alive.

More than eight-in-ten people in Mississippi (82%) say religion is very important in their lives making the Magnolia State the most religious among the 50 states according to this measure (and three others as well). In some other Southern states, inc...

Mississippi's second human case of West Nile virus this year has occurred in Winston County, the state Department of Health reported Thursday.

The Mississippi River at St. Paul is still rising and is forecast to hit flood stage by Friday evening.

A Mississippi attorney general's opinion will be sought on the agreement that would allow the University of South Alabama to operate a satellite campus on the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College campus in Gautier.

Mississippi River rising! Statue almost under water

The Mississippi State basketball team beat Florida Friday, blasted Vanderbilt Saturday and had No. 2 Kentucky on the ropes in the SEC Tournament Championship game before losing in overtime Sunday.

Once again, the Mississippi River is projected to rise higher than expected over the next week €” close to 6 feet above flood stage, according to the most recent forecast by the National Weather Service.

BOSSIER CITY, LA. €” The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs defeated the Mississippi RiverKings 5-1 in Bossier City, Louisiana on Tuesday night, stopping the RiverKings' four-game win streak in the Central Hockey League.

CHICAGO €“ Andre Stringer of Forest Hill High School (Jackson) was named the 2009-10 Gatorade Mississippi Boys Basketball Player of the Year.