WAPT.COM. >> TONIGHT, THE MISSISSIPPI STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS ISSUING A PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT AFTER A BIG RISE IN THE NUMBER OF PERTUSSIS CASES ACROSS THE STATE. IT IS A HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS RESPIRATORY ...

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Artwork for the 2025 100 Neediest Cases campaign, which helps thousands of families and individuals during the holidays throughout the St. Louis region. Case 88: Ms. C, 51, has lovingly adopted and is ...

MISSISSIPPI - The first West Nile virus case of 2025 was reported in Mississippi Thursday morning, state health officials said. The Mississippi State Department Health reported the first case was ...

Mississippi is facing a dramatic rise in syphilis cases amid a nationwide surge in the bacterial infection, with the state experiencing an 80% increase in overall cases and a staggering 1,000% ...

Artwork for the 2025 100 Neediest Cases campaign, which helps thousands of families and individuals during the holidays throughout the St. Louis region. Case 64: Ms. S is in danger of losing her home ...

In 2023, public reporting revealed that a group of sheriff’s deputies in Rankin County, Mississippi, had been terrorizing the County’s residents for nearly two decades. The deputies, who called ...