Sally strengthens into hurricane, Gulf Coast residents brace for high storm surge, flooding
Storm-weary residents of the U.S. Gulf Coast are preparing for a new weather onslaught as Tropical Storm Sally churns toward them.
Mississippi flag: Commission chooses magnolia to replace old rebel symbol, design headed to November ballot
The single design of the magnolia will go on the November ballot. If voters accept the design, it will become the new state flag.
Laura blasts Gulf Coast with wind, rain and wall of seawater
Hurricane Laura has exploded into a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane, hours before it is expected to make landfall, striking Texas and Louisiana.
Hurricane Marco, Tropical Storm Laura could break record with U.S. landfall
Tropical Storms Marco and Laura could break a weather record as they gather strength and continue to head toward the United States.
Mississippi trooper fatally shot working part-time job driving USPS mail truck: reports
A man found fatally shot in a USPS delivery truck has been identified as a Mississippi Highway Patrol lieutenant.
Public ideas for Mississippi flag: Magnolias, stars, beer, memes
Magnolias and stars. Beer cans, crawfish and guitars. A Gulf Coast lighthouse. Elvis Presley and Kermit the Frog. All appear on proposals submitted by the general public for a new Mississippi flag.
Mississippi deputy dies after saving 10-year-old son at Florida beach
A deputy sheriff from Mississippi has died after saving his 10-year-old son from a rip current off a beach in Florida.
CDC says face coverings likely stopped spread of COVID-19 by 2 infected hair stylists to 139 clients
The initial exposure occurred in May in Springfield, Missouri.
Jackson, Mississippi city council votes to remove statue of namesake, Andrew Jackson
The Mississippi capital named after Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, voted on Tuesday to remove the former Southern populist's statue from the grounds of City Hall in a 5-to-1 vote.
With a pen stroke, Mississippi drops Confederate-themed flag
With a stroke of the governor’s pen, Mississippi is retiring the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem — a symbol that’s widely condemned as racist.
Baptists and Walmart criticize Confederate-themed Mississippi flag
Mississippi has the last state flag that includes the Confederate battle emblem.
Mississippi flag removed from one city hall building due to Confederate emblem
City council members in Gulfport, Mississippi voted unanimously to take down the state flag, which includes the Confederate battle emblem, from municipal buildings.
Nationwide search for missing 14-year-old Mississippi boy with autism
The FBI is conducting a nationwide search for a missing 14-year-old Mississippi boy with Autism for more than a week.
DOJ sides with Mississippi church after congregants were fined for attending drive-in service
The DOJ released a statement of interest in support of Temple Baptist Church in Greenvillle, Miss., which has filed a lawsuit against the local police department, saying that the city of Greenville wrongfully targeted religious services.
Mississippi deputy, wife among tornado victims, officer 'left this world a hero' shielding wife from storm
A sheriff's deputy and his wife in Mississippi are among the dead after a tornado struck on Easter Sunday, part of a widespread deadly storm system leaving devastation across the South.
Easter storm tears through South amid pandemic; at least 30 dead
Severe weather has swept across the South, killing at least 18 people and damaging hundreds of homes from Louisiana into the Appalachian Mountains.
Historic flooding hits Mississippi, Tennessee with more drenching rains expected
Forecasters said heavy rains were expected in a band from eastern Louisiana across central parts of Mississippi and Alabama and into far west Georgia.
Mississippi police department using shelter to build relationships, get dogs adopted
A group of Mississippi police officers are working to cultivate community relationships by helping shelter pups find their forever homes.
Pregnant teacher loses unborn child in head-on collision while driving home from baby shower
A pregnant fourth-grade teacher from Jones County, Mississippi, was struck in a head-on collision while driving home from her baby shower Saturday, causing the death of her unborn child.
2 men accused of gluing winning numbers onto lottery ticket
The suspects allegedly presented an altered $100,000 ticket that appeared to have the winning numbers glued onto it.