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Showers and hot temperatures return for Friday
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Friday afternoon brings another chance for showers and high heat index values. While we are not in a heat advisory for today, heat index values will reach over 100 degrees, so remember to stay cool and stay hydrated!. Showers will start to pop up south of...
Alumna Dr. Tonya Moore selected as 2024-2025 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow
Tonya Moore, PhD, RN, an alumna of Alcorn State University’s School of Nursing, has been selected as a 2024-2025 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellow. This fellowship, administered by the National Academy of Medicine, honors health professionals for their outstanding accomplishments and interest in health policy. Moore,...
States force drugmakers to keep selling cheaper meds under federal program
In their ongoing quest to lower prescription drug prices, some states are forcing drugmakers to continue to sell cheaper medications to thousands of pharmacies through a federal drug-discount program. Under the 32-year-old 340B program, pharmaceutical companies that participate in Medicaid must sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to clinics, community health centers and hospitals that […]
Mississippi is one of three states without early in-person voting. See efforts to alter that
Mississippi lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday from in and out-of-state election experts that in-person early voting could be implemented with circuit clerks and would increase voter turnout. During a joint-elections committee hearing Wednesday at the Mississippi State Capitol, Secure Democracy USA Director of Policy Samantha Buckley told lawmakers that 74% of voters in one...
Search continues for suspect who crashed into Mississippi deputy’s car, fled after fiery crash into light pole
Mississippi authorities continue to search for a suspect who led officers on a chase after crashing into a deputy’s car and then fled into a wooded area after a fiery crash into a light pole. The Natchez Democrat reports that Adams County Sheriff’s deputies and Natchez Police officers were...
Mississippi’s 2024 alligator hunting season opens Friday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi’s public water alligator hunting season will begin on Friday, August 30. According to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP), the season will begin at noon on August 30 and will end at noon on September 9. Permits, which are no longer available for the season, are limited […]
Mississippi faces poll worker shortage ahead of 2024 election
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – With the November election right around the corner, the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office is asking for help because there is a need for poll workers. Secretary of State Michael Watson (R-Miss.) said his office has been actively recruiting poll workers. He said they’re paying a maximum of $200 on election […]
Paralympics begin in Paris, gator hunting season in Mississippi, 2 new Wawas | Aug. 29, 2024
Editor’s Note: “News 5 Now” streams live Monday through Friday at 5:30 p.m. Watch the video above. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Welcome to WKRG.com’s new streaming show, “News 5 Now,” where we discuss the day’s 5 big stories and interact with you, our viewers. Top 5 Stories It’s time to count down the Big Stories […]
‘Extreme Makeover’ built Hurricane Katrina memorial as a gift. 19 years later, it’s a mess
Popular TV show’s cast, aided by Coast volunteers, built a memorial on the Biloxi Town Green shortly after Hurricane Katrina. On the storm’s anniversary, the memorial is a wreck.
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