All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 24 2013 // Flood warnings have been issued in Tennessee and Kentucky as the Mississippi River starts to slowly rise from northern floodwaters, but officials say the rising water should not have a significant impact. Marlene...
Apr 23 2013 // The Mississippi River is topping out at some problematic spots and there is growing concern that spring floods are far from over. The good news is that most businesses and homes are high and dry, though hundreds of acres...
Apr 22 2013 // A federal jury in Mississippi recently found that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. avoided covering a policyholder’s wind losses by blaming the damage on storm surge, which is covered by the federal flood...
Apr 19 2013 // Torrential downpours across a broad swath of the U.S. Midwest this week are easing the worst drought in more than 50 years, flooding streams, snarling river transportation, stalling corn plantings – and changing the...
Apr 18 2013 // The Mississippi River, so low for much of the winter that barge traffic was nearly halted, could reach up to 10 feet above flood stage by the middle of next week in parts of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, National Weather...
Apr 18 2013 // In keeping with the traditional Mississippi never-say-die attitude, many Hattiesburg area business owners affected by the Feb. 10 tornado are getting back on their feet — and back in business.Employees at...
Apr 15 2013 // A federal appeals court panel has upheld the conviction of Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, one of Mississippi’s most prominent attorneys before going to prison on judicial corruption charges.A three-judge panel...
Apr 10 2013 // Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant intends to sign a bill aimed at strengthening laws against drunken driving, his spokesman said Monday.The response from the Republican governor came the same day the American Beverage...
Apr 9 2013 // A federal appeals court has agreed to review a three-judge panel’s ruling that a group of Mississippi coastal landowners can sue energy and chemical companies on allegations that linked greenhouse gas emissions to...
Apr 4 2013 // A federal judge in Mississippi has denied arguments from Ecru insurance agent Ken Nowlin that he was given faulty advice by his attorney in a government kickback case.Nowlin was seeking a new trial. The Northeast...
Mar 22 2013 // A decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that Mississippi’s $1 million cap on non-economic damages arising from civil litigation does not violate the state constitution’s separation of powers clause...
Mar 21 2013 // In its three-month U.S. Spring Outlook, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration states that odds favor above-average temperatures across much of the continental United States, including drought-stricken areas...
Mar 21 2013 // Several southern states are cleaning up after powerful winds and massive hail hammered the region.Hundreds of claims are pouring in to insurance companies in Mississippi, an early indication of the widespread damage left...
Mar 18 2013 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has reinstated the appeal of a lawsuit against a former federal prosecutor and a political blogger over a book they co-wrote about the judicial corruption case involving former attorney...
Mar 14 2013 // Members of the Mississippi House want to steer the school safety debate back toward letting school districts arm teachers and employees.The House voted 70-46 Tuesday to amend Senate Bill 2659 to allow school districts to...
Mar 13 2013 // Recent rain and snowstorms have eased the grip of the worst U.S. drought in decades in portions of the nation’s midsection, swelling some major inland rivers to near flood stage and drenching some farmland enough to...
Mar 11 2013 // The Mississippi River flooding of 2011 caused $2.8 billion in damage and tested the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ system of levees, reservoirs and floodways like never before, exposing vulnerabilities that need...
Feb 27 2013 // The Mississippi River flooding of 2011 caused $2.8 billion in damage and tested the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ system of levees, reservoirs and floodways like never before, exposing vulnerabilities that need...
Feb 15 2013 // A collision involving a barge Thursday night resulted in an oil spill near Baton Rouge, Louisiana on the Mississippi River, the United States Coast Guard said on Friday. The amount of oil spilled was unknown, but the...
Feb 12 2013 // An apparent tornado passed through the heart of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on Sunday as part of a wave of severe storms that caused injuries and significant damage.Forrest County Fire Coordinator Chip Brown said there is...