The Latest Breaking News from Mississippi

A massive intrusion of salt water into the Mississippi River has left the tap water in several Louisiana communities unsafe to drink and could threaten the New Orleans metropolitan area. The most visible emergency response is the provision of bottled water, with authorities distributing huge quantities of single-serving plastic water…

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Items will chart Elvis' humble beginnings in Mississippi to his fame as a musician in the 1950s

A federal judge turned to Ted Henifin after infrastructure breakdowns in Mississippi’s capital city caused residents to go days and weeks without safe water last year

Mississippi’s largest county is no longer using a section of its jail that has been plagued with security problems that include fights and escapes

Biden administration urged to declare a public health emergency with key medication for preventable condition in short supply

The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for the torture of two Black men has asked a federal court to dismiss a civil lawsuit against him

Mississippi only gives property owners 10 days to challenge a blight finding that could lead to their house being seized through eminent domain.

One of the people being sued by the Mississippi Department of Human Services over allegations of misspending welfare money has filed a separate lawsuit against Gov. Tate Reeves