Do you know why Jackson is the state capital? The city was founded in 1821. Here's this history of how it became the seat of government in the Magnolia State.

Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed her synagogue in 1967. This weekend, at 75, she watched it burn again.

Brett Kenyon, known as "Papa Mississippi" on social media, creates videos highlighting positive aspects of Mississippi. Kenyon's videos address misconceptions about the state and promote local pride. Kenyon aims to change negative perceptions of ...

What does it mean to be the City with Soul? This was my first question as I drove into Jackson, Mississippi, and read that namesake on the welcome sign. I was expecting gospel handclaps, bluesy guitar riffs, and the rhythm of jazz to echo out of every red ...

Mississippi Comic Con returns to the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson, June 20-22. Celebrity guests include Randy Quaid, Melissa Joan Hart, Wil Wheaton, and Priscilla Presley. Tickets start at $34 for a single day or $83 for the weekend. Attendees can ...

Investigators say Stephen Spencer Pittman admitted to starting a fire at Mississippi's largest synagogue. Newly obtained video shows a man dousing Jackson's Beth Israel Congregation with liquid from a gas container.

Three days after someone set fire to their synagogue, the congregation of Beth Israel is doing something the attacker didn’t expect — they’re moving forward together.