Federal Agency to Help Pay for Mississippi Flood Control October 5, 2022 By Michael Goldberg JACKSON, Miss (AP) — A federal agency has set aside money to help guard Mississippi’s capital city and surrounding areas...
Flooding Exacerbates Water Crisis in Mississippi Capital August 31, 2022 By Emily Wagster Pettus and Michael Goldberg JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In Mississippi’s capital, emergency officials are going to distribute bottled water to residents, a local university...
Mississippi Residents Brace for Flood as River Reaches Crest August 30, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — People in and around Mississippi’s capital city were bracing for possible flooding as the Pearl River...
Miss. Gov. Declares Emergency Ahead of Expected Flooding August 29, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A state of emergency is in effect in Mississippi as officials anticipate potentially massive flooding from...
Flash Flooding: Toddlers Rescued, Fish Flop in Parking Lot August 26, 2022 By Michael Goldberg and Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement officers in central Mississippi carried toddlers out of a flooded day care center after...
Six Suffer Severe Burns in Central Mississippi Explosion August 1, 2022 KEARNEY PARK, Miss. (AP) — At least six workers suffered severe burns following a Friday morning explosion in central Mississippi....
High Court: City Liable in Woman’s Death After 911 Violation May 3, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The city of Jackson is liable for the wrongful death of a woman who was killed...
Pharmacist Gets 10 Years For $180M Health Care Fraud Scheme April 28, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former Mississippi pharmacist has been sentenced to the maximum 10 years in...
Lawsuits: Mississippi Capital City’s Water Harms Children October 22, 2021 By Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two new lawsuits claim hundreds of children have been exposed to dangerous lead levels through the...
Supervisor on Miss. Ship Abused Multiple Women, Lawsuit Says October 5, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A military manufacturer and a contracting company are being sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...