A Mississippi utility becomes an accidental steward of a threatened population of gopher tortoises. Wes Graham holds up his hand like a sergeant halting his squad. “See him? There he is,” he said. The ...

My car boasts a Marine Corps decal, and my sense of identity has ... When my grandfather returned to Mississippi from WWI, he was forced to flee the state by white supremacists who saw his service ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Mississippi State baseball season is over. The No. 3 seed Bulldogs (36-23) lost 5-2 to No. 1 Florida State (41-14) in the Tallahassee Regional final on June 1 at Dick ...

Mississippi State basketball has landed a sixth player in the transfer portal. Brandon Walker, a forward from Montana State, committed to the Bulldogs and coach Chris Jans on May 30. He announced ...

Editor's note: Here's the latest on Florida State baseball coach Link Jarrett's ejection early in this NCAA Regional game against Mississippi State. Florida State baseball will play in the super ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Mississippi State Infielder/Catcher Steven Spalitta (#43) during the game between the Northeastern Huskies and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium in ...

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Since Mississippi State made it official they were moving on from Chris Lemonis, speculation has swirled about who will be the next coach. Nothing is really clear right now ...

In a continued effort to provide relevant, interesting and engaging programming to our statewide audience, MPB Think Radio provides Mississippi Edition, a weekday news magazine program.

A Danish father living in Mississippi was detained by ICE during the final stage of his US citizenship process because of a decade-old paperwork error. Kasper Juul ...

The Seminoles (39-14) will face the region's third seed, Mississippi State, in the winners bracket final, with a birth to the region final on the line. Mississippi State beat Northeastern 11-2 on ...