Nation Jan 03 Welfare misuse scandal highlights wealth divide in Mississippi Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is supposed to help some of the poorest people, and Mississippi has long been one of the poorest states in the U.S.
Politics Nov 09 U.S. vote counting unaffected by cyberattacks, officials say No digital intrusions are known to have affected the counting of the midterm vote. Officials on Election Day kept close watch for domestic and foreign threats.
Nation Oct 21 Mississippi community honors Emmett Till with new statue Friday's dedication ceremony came decades after white men kidnapped and killed the Black teenager over accusations that he flirted with a white woman in a country store.
Science Oct 20 EPA opens civil rights probe into Mississippi water crisis The announcement came days after leaders of two congressional committees said they were starting a joint investigation into a crisis that left most homes and businesses in Jackson without running water for several days.
Politics Sep 22 Former Mississippi welfare agency director pleads guilty to fraud A former director of Mississippi's welfare agency pleaded guilty Thursday to federal and state charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families.
Nation Sep 16 Decades of systemic racism seen as root of Jackson Mississippi water crisis A boil-water advisory has been lifted for Mississippi's capital, and the state will stop handing out free bottled water on Saturday. But the crisis isn't over. Many blame systemic racism as the root cause.
Nation Sep 15 Mississippi governor says Jackson’s water is safe to drink again Emergency repairs are still underway after problems at Jackson's main water treatment plant caused most customers to lose service for several days in late August and early September.
Nation Sep 03 Threat to Mississippi from stolen plane ends in arrest, no injuries An airport worker who knew how to take off but not land stole a small airplane Saturday and threatened to crash it into a Walmart, circling for five hours over unnerved Mississippians before ending the flight safely in a soybean…
Nation Aug 30 Flooding exacerbates water treatment plant crisis in Jackson, Mississippi Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he's declaring a state of emergency as the city's longstanding water problems have been exacerbated by recent flooding.
Nation Aug 25 Parts of Deep South flooded after heavy rainfall People in parts of the Deep South are cleaning up after flash flooding sent water into churches, homes and businesses.