The Mississippi Museum of Art now owns the only two known portraits of enslaved Mississippians that were painted before the Civil War.

A conservative justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court says she will not seek reelection, creating an open race for a seat on the court that’s controlled 4-3 by liberals.

Investigators have concluded that the leak of a Wisconsin Supreme Court abortion order last year was likely deliberate, but they were unable to determine who was responsible.

The Florida House overwhelmingly approved a plan last week that aims, in part, to ease financial strains on condominium owners, setting up negotiations with the Senate before the scheduled end of the 2025 legislative session.

Florida lawmakers in 2023 passed a law aimed at starting high-school classes later in the morning, but two years later, the Florida Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill that would undo the law and leave it up to local officials to decide when schools start.

Days after the announcement of an arrest in the double murder shooting of two teen brothers in Brunswick, the Brunswick Police Department said three additional arrests were made.

With school districts across the state expressing support, Florida senators Monday started moving forward with a bill that would repeal requirements aimed at later daily start times in many high schools.

A dishwasher is a convenience most of us can't live without. But you can't just throw everything in there -- as tempting as that might be.

The U.S. will send Ukraine nearly $3 billion in military aid, in a massive new package that will for the first time include several dozen Bradley fighting vehicles.

President Joe Biden says that’s he’s weighing sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles to help Ukraine combat Russia’s ongoing invasion.

The property insurance debate at the Capitol of Florida is affecting a vast amount of people in the state.

State Sen. Jennifer Bradley and three of the Florida state House members who represent voters in the News4Jax viewing area are cruising to another term without opposition in this year’s elections.

Newly-approved eyedrops could help you put your reading glasses in a drawer for good.

Happy Thursday, News4JAX Insiders. The weekend is right around the corner!

Guests of an Arlington motel say they were forced out on the streets Thursday after the motel failed a fire inspection earlier this week.

An amendment adopted by the committee changed the proposal from completely cutting Bright Futures aid for certain majors to reducing the scholarship amounts awarded to students. “We are still concerned about the repeal of the promise to pay either 100 or 75 percent of student and fees for Bright Futures students. Any cuts for Bright Futures will make it harder for students to reach their goals” said Alexandra Valdes, student-body president at Florida International University. “Bright Futures is not an entitlement program. AdThe proposal also would create the Florida Bright Opportunities Grant Program, aimed at helping pay tuition and fees for students eligible for need-based Pell grants.

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – A Marine Corps veteran and his family are now putting down roots in Fernandina Beach. Bradley Thomas and his family were surprised with keys to a brand new, mortgage-free and fully furnished home on Veteran’s Day. It’s was all thanks to Maxwell House, which worked in partnership with Operation Finally Home. “We couldn’t think of a better recipient,” said Rusty Carroll, the executive director of Operation Finally Home. AdThen, a military nonprofit helped him land a job, and he found a new purpose.

Missouri's Jeremiah Tilmon, left, is embraced by teammate Javon Pickett, right, after they defeated Bradley in an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. – Jeremiah Tilmon’s three-point play with a second left lifted No. The decisive bucket capped a strong second half for Tilmon. Bradley was much better in the second half, going 15 for 27 from the field. Missouri: Cuonzo Martin is off to his best start as a coach since opening 10-0 with Missouri State in 2010.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Democratic candidate for a state Senate seat that stretches from Clay County west across North Florida Central Florida to the Gulf Coast died of thyroid cancer on Tuesday night. She was also the first transgender woman running for a Florida Senate seat. Barratt told co-workers that she wanted to take her fight for equity for all women by running for public office and signed up to run in state Senate Dist. Marissa McCool, who featured Barratt in her podcast, said remembers her for being willing to represent those who are voiceless. “Vote for Melina despite the fact that she’s crossed over,” Lakey Love, secretary of Florida National Organization for Women, told WCJB-TV.

Elvia Santana/freeimages.com(CNN) - Police have been looking for 5-year-old Naveah Lashay Adams since August, and they say they have found her body in a South Carolina landfill. Nevaeh was reported missing after a family member discovered her mother Sharee Bradley, 29, dead in her apartment. A preliminary report from the Sumter County Coroner's Office suggested that Bradley had been dead for several hours before she was found, police said. Bradley died by "blunt force sharp injuries to the head and to the neck," Sumter County Coroner Robert Baker Jr. told CNN Friday. Navaeh's father described her to WIS as an active child, who took tap lessons and wanted to be in gymnastics.