Nation Feb 17 6 fatally shot in small Mississippi town, suspect in custody A lone gunman killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather Friday at multiple locations in a tiny rural community in northern Mississippi, the sheriff said, leaving investigators searching for clues to what motivated the rampage.
Health Nov 22 Over half of Mississippi’s rural hospitals are at risk of closing The potential closures threaten to exacerbate poor health outcomes in one of the nation's poorest states. Experts at the hearing say the crux of the problem facing Mississippi's hospitals is that revenues have not kept pace with rising costs to…
Nation Nov 08 Two churches burned by suspected arsonist in Mississippi as manhunt continues Authorities in Mississippi's capital city are on the hunt for a suspected arsonist who set seven fires early Tuesday morning. News outlets report at least seven fires were confirmed by officials early Tuesday.
Nation Sep 27 Mississippi governor, who opposed water system repairs, blames Jackson for crisis Reeves, a Republican, blames Jackson's water crisis on mismanagement at the city level.
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.
Nation Jul 29 Federal judge seizes control of Mississippi jail after citing ‘severely deficient’ conditions A federal judge has seized control of a Mississippi jail after citing "severely deficient" conditions at the facility. Seven individuals died last year while detained at the jail.
Nation Feb 27 Can financial engineering save cancer research? Cancer is the leading cause of death for individuals under 85, and government funding for basic research is in dangerous decline. But the same financing model that's blamed for the housing collapse could change the way we tackle this killer.