Mississippi Today

"While this is not the outcome we worked for or hoped for, I respect the decision of Mississippi voters." Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith concedes, accepts election results: ow.ly/aTiW5105Wr2

The Associated Press called Mississippi's U.S. Senate race for the Scott Colom just before 5 p.m. CT after officials in Jackson County updated its vote count with an additional 2,173 votes. The update put Colom up by 4,669 votes out of 962,237 counted. ow.ly/i6Le5105Wov

BREAKING: Democrat Scott Colom has won a hard-fought U.S. Senate race in Mississippi, ousting one of the state’s sitting senators for the first time since the 1940s and becoming the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction. ow.ly/KR2Q5105Wck

Hinds County wraps up ballot counting, aims to certify election on 11/12. Stay updated: ow.ly/kJGE5105Vvg

Rick Cleveland: Usually, you can just follow the money when such decisions are made, but that's apparently not the case with expansion. ow.ly/K3ma5105Vuk

At Innovate Mississippi’s annual conference, 10 Mississippi startups competed to win a $15,000 grant. ow.ly/FTLH5105UJj

Mississippi's U.S. Senate race between Scott Colom and Cindy Hyde-Smith isn’t the first election that has extended into overtime. The state has a history of messy contests that took a while to resolve. ow.ly/41ww5105T37

Paffenroth will compare and contrast reproductive health policies and practices in Mississippi with those in the UK to better understand how access and affordability shape infant mortality rates in both places. ow.ly/55gL5105SCl

Hinds County residents opposed to a nearly 6,000-acre solar farm near Bolton lost their fight Tuesday when an appellate court affirmed a lower court ruling allowing it to go forward. ow.ly/AGju5105RF3

Scott Colom’s lead has increased to 3,176 votes over Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith with 98% of the vote counted. ow.ly/w4zs5105Scm

The sacrifices made by America’s military members were highlighted during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Two Mississippi Museums. ow.ly/Bkb95105QRf

Despite outperforming most of the nation in education, Mississippi ranks last on overall child well-being, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s latest KIDS COUNT Data Book, particularly in health and poverty. ow.ly/IERE5105PiA

For Veterans Day, Mississippi Today Ideas talks with three central Mississippians who have risen to the rank of lieutenant colonel and command medical squadrons in Europe. ow.ly/FzuQ5105Mit

Recent days have highlighted the problems and frustrations that Mississippi’s strict election laws can cause in such a tight contest. ow.ly/9NN25105EAv

The Associated Press late Tuesday afternoon reported that Colom led Hyde-Smith by 2,604 votes with around 97% of the vote counted, but it still has not called the race. ow.ly/ToJz5105CJz

A video showing young white women making monkey-like sounds and gestures outside a Black student’s off-campus apartment has sparked outrage and renewed concerns about climate and culture at the University of Mississippi. ow.ly/gB7E5105BT7

"The reality is, she can't point to a direction where she has a possibility to win, right?" Scott Colom calls for a smooth transition as votes are still being counted in Mississippi's senate race. Stay updated: ow.ly/A8vu5105BJl

Business leaders, politicians and educators learned about the importance of financial and economic literacy at the Mississippi Council on Economic Education’s annual fundraiser. ow.ly/7n4G5105AMX

Brother of slain civil rights activist Andrew Goodman writes that 62 years after death of his brother Mississippi is still putting up barriers to voting. Experian is the latest roadblock. ow.ly/EZFh5105tar

During a visit to Mississippi's capital city, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Jackson as among four cities selected for the Model Cities Initiative. ow.ly/YkAI5105qsV