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Credit card delinquencies are at a 15-year high. According to data from LendingTree, residents in Connecticut have the highest average credit card debt of any state, while Mississippians have the lowest...an average of $4,887.

Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, former Jackson City Council member Aaron Banks, and Hinds County D.A. Jody Owens will go on trial for bribery on July 13.

The city of Pascagoula is moving forward on several infrastructure projects. The city council awarded a construction contract for the Train Depot Courtyard Project on May 20. The city also is continuing work on the East Pascagoula Police Station.

Showers and thunderstorms are possible across Mississippi today. MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/your-mississippi-forecast-for-tuesday-june-2/

Former Mississippi State coaches Mike Leach and Jackie Sherrill are among the nominees for the 2027 College Football Hall of Fame class. MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/former-mississippi-state-coach-mike-leach-heads-ballot-for-college-football-hall-of-fame/

A man is accused of shooting his mother before attempting to take his own life in Clay County. Sheriff Eddie Scott reports that the incident took place on Monday around 7 a.m. along East Hazelwood Street. An unidentified 33-year-old male is said to have opened fire on his 53-year-old mother before turning the gun in the other direction. Both individuals were airlifted to medical care. An Alabama m...

June 1 marks the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, with forecasters across the country predicting a below-normal season. Predictions aside, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is encouraging residents to get prepared if they haven’t done so already. MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/mississippians-encouraged-to-prepare-as-atlantic-hurricane-season-begins/

The Pearl River Community College baseball team won its second national title in four years over the weekend. Plus, the Belhaven softball team saw its historic season come to a close in the Division III World Series semifinals. MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/pearl-river-community-college-baseball-wins-second-national-championship-in-program-history/

An 18-year-old who allegedly kidnapped his 3 siblings at gunpoint is facing multiple charges after his arrest in Horn Lake on Friday.

There's a marginal risk of severe storms in northeastern Mississippi starting this afternoon into overnight. According to the National Weather Service in Jackson, severe storms capable of producing damaging winds of up to 60 mph and hail up to the size of a quarter are possible.

The Mississippi Republican Party is hosting the 2026 Lincoln-Reagan-Trump Gala at the Sheraton Refuge Hotel in Flowood this Thursday.

A Silver Alert has been issued for a Pascagoula man who suffers from a medical condition that may impair his judgement. Police are searching for 72-year-old William Edward Roberts, who's described as 5-foot-11, weighing 170 pounds, with brown eyes and a bald head.

Both the Mississippi State and Ole Miss baseball teams are advancing to super regionals, while Southern Miss saw its season come to a sooner-than-expected end over the weekend.

The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins today. Hurricane forecasters are predicting a below average season.

The start of the week should be a sunny one with sporadic showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/your-mississippi-forecast-for-monday-june-1/

A former Mississippi policeman involved in a major drug trafficking bribery scheme that ensnared 20 individuals, including two sheriffs, has been sentenced to prison time. MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/former-greenwood-police-officer-linked-to-drug-trafficking-scheme-sentenced/

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season begins Monday. Federal meteorologists are predicting a below-average season, but still encouraging people to get ready.

As Ole Miss gears up for the late game in the Lincoln Regional, we spoke with ESPN's Kyle Peterson to get some insight on Arizona State ace Cole Carlon.

An investigation is underway following the death of an inmate in Grenada County. Officials confirm that Everett Lynn Welch Sr. was discovered deceased at the county’s adult detention center on Wednesday. A former DeSoto County teacher and pastor will spend 25 years behind bars for child sex crimes. Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that Kyle Hilleary, a former PE teacher and minister at Cedar...

A juvenile has been arrested for shooting a splat gun at the Tupelo mall. Police report that the individual was spotted firing the weapon at the food court entrance of The Mall at Barns Crossing on Thursday. Mississippi’s community college football teams will move from nine to 10 regular season games, beginning in the upcoming season.

Mississippi State and Southern Miss are hosting, while Ole Miss is on the road in the NCAA Tournament. READ MORE: https://www.supertalk.fm/cbsb-ncaa-tournament-regional-opponents-announced-for-mississippi-schools/

A federal inmate with under a year remaining in his sentence might be spending more time behind bars than initially planned. Booneville native Joshua Leach has nine months left to serve, but was recently indicted on multiple felony child endangerment charges. A youth curfew is expected to be proposed by a member of the Jackson city council next week. Ward 3 councilman Kenneth Stokes says he plans...

Ted Linder gives us a rundown from the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee competition.

Two civil rights groups are suing the state of Mississippi over a law cracking down on panhandling. The ACLU and Southern Poverty Law Center have filed a lawsuit against Capitol Police and the Department of Public Safety over legislation passed last year. The man accused of brutally killing his mother in Natchez back in April will undergo a competency exam. A judge has ordered an insanity evaluati...

Spending at the federal level is not expected to slow down anytime soon unless unlikely changes are made to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, Grover Norquist with Americans for Tax Reform contends.