Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61
Hearst Television Mississippi State's head football coach Mike Leach has died. ... On Sunday, the football coach experienced a medical emergency at his home and was later transported to the University of ...
Escaped inmate captured when car runs out of gas in Mississippi
Michael Wilson, 51, escaped Saturday from the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County. ... Cain said Wilson said he had been in a motorcycle wreck and was taken by a Pafford ambulance to the ...
How to make comparing prices of an MRI or colonoscopy as easy as shopping for a new laptop
The University of Mississippi Medical Center, based in Jackson, Mississippi, charges Cigna $1,463 for the same procedure, while Aetna pays $2,144. ... It was written by: Morgan Henderson, University of Maryland, ...
2 killed, woman injured in shooting at home in Mississippi
(AP) — Authorities say two people were killed and a woman was injured in a shooting at a home in central Mississippi. ... The third victim who was shot was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Police: Man throwing beer bottles shot
(AP) — Mississippi authorities say man throwing beer bottles at officers has been shot. ... Police say Green is being treated at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he's listed in stable condition.
'Totally horrifying': Mother of boy viciously mauled by pack of dogs speaks out
HTV National Desk A 12-year-old Mississippi boy mauled by a pack of dogs is out of a medically induced coma and off a ventilator. ... Aden is still in intensive care at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Family: 12-year-old boy mauled by pack of dogs played dead during vicious attack
HTV National Desk A 12-year-old boy mauled by a pack of six dogs in Mississippi played dead in the hopes that the dogs would leave him alone, a family member said. ... Green gave his brother a thumbs-up before ...
Fire division chief shot by stray bullet while lying in bed
HTV National Desk A fire department division chief in Jackson, Mississippi, was hospitalized Sunday night after being hit by a stray bullet while lying in his bed, authorities said. ... Odems was taken to the ...
Man loses parts of 2 fingers after trying to help a snake
A Mississippi man who keeps venomous vipers in his home is recovering after being bitten by one of his pets. On Tuesday, doctors at the University of Mississippi Medical Center had to amputate parts of two of David Brewer's fingers.
UMMC gets $1.9M NIH grant to fund children's health research
(AP) — The University of Mississippi Medical Center has won a National Institutes of Health grant for more than $1.9 million that will be used to support research in how environmental factors from conception ...
Eli Manning, wife, pledge $1M to Mississippi pediatric care
(AP) — The University of Mississippi Medical Center says New York Giants quarterback and Ole Miss alumni Eli Manning is pledging $1 million to the center's campaign to expand and improve its neonatal and ...
Fundraising group pledges $20M toward pediatric expansion
(AP) — Supporters are pledging another $20 million toward expanding pediatric facilities at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. ... The medical center is seeking $100 million for a new hospital wing, ...
Cities where your dollar goes the furthest
The area is home to top-ranked public and private institutions including Wake Forest University, Salem College, Winston-Salem State University, and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. ...
Innocent bystander killed during Mississippi police pursuit
(AP) — Police say an innocent bystander was killed when his car was struck by a suspected shoplifter leading police on a chase from a suburb into Mississippi's capital city. ... The shoplifting suspect and ...
Cities where your dollar goes the furthest
The area is home to top-ranked public and private institutions including Wake Forest University, Salem College, Winston-Salem State University, and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. ...
$2M to UMMC for rural emergency communication pilot project
(AP) — The University of Mississippi Medical Center is getting $2 million for a pilot project to train rural first responders to use a statewide communications system to get long-distance help for patients. ...
Attempted Itta Bena robbery sparks gunplay, killing 2 men
Raphael Luckett and Tavaris Pitts — each shot in the leg — were treated at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
1 injured in shooting during King parade in Miss.
(AP) — Police in Mississippi’s state capital were on the lookout for a man who shot another man during a parade honoring the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. ... Green said the 23-year-old victim was in ...
Some doctors question wisdom of using ventilators on coronavirus patients
Jahan Fahimi, medical director of UCSF’s emergency room in San Francisco. ... Charles Robertson, an assistant professor of anesthesiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center demonstrates how the ...
A look at tuition, fees at Mississippi's public universities
(AP) — Tuition and fees would rise at Mississippi's eight public universities in fall 2017 under changes approved by the College Board. ... Here's a look at tuition and fees for two semesters (fall and ...