*(CNN) — Text messages released as part of a civil lawsuit related to misspent welfare funds in Mississippi allegedly show former Gov. Phil Bryant worked to help former NFL and Hall of Fame ...

The scandal exposed state employees who were taking money from funds dedicated to families in need for personal use and the use of high-profile athletes Favre was never arrested or charged in the case ...

Brett Favre couldn’t wait any longer to weigh in on Aaron Rodgers playing against the Packers. The former Green Bay Packers ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Before becoming an iconic quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, Brett Favre was the star quarterback at Southern Mississippi. With his daughter playing volleyball at the university, ...

An investigative report by Mississippi Today revealed Tuesday that former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant helped former NFL quarterback Brett Favre obtain welfare funds in order to help build a new ...

*NFL icon Brett Favre is threatening to take legal action against Dr. Umar Johnson if he continues to discuss his welfare scandal. Favre was at the center of an investigation for his link to a ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Brett Favre’s triumphs and tribulations will be the subject of a new documentary premiering this week. With it comes new details about the man some Mississippians once ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — As Brett Favre became ensnared in media attention for his connection to Mississippi’s sprawling welfare scandal, Gov. Tate Reeves’ brother suggested the state official ...

Ex-NFL quarterback Michael Vick has spoken out against Brett Favre, another retired pro player, whom the Mississippi Department of Human Services accused of misappropriating over $20 million in ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi audit says a nonprofit group used more than $1 million in welfare money to pay former NFL quarterback Brett Favre for multiple speaking engagements — but he did not ...

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre will testify during a congressional hearing about the need for welfare reform Tuesday, the communications director for the House Ways and Means committee confirmed ...