All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 19 2023 // PERRYTON, Texas (AP) – As Sabrina Devers watched what would turn out to be a deadly storm approach her ranch just north of the Texas Panhandle town Perryton, she first spotted golf ball-sized and then softball-sized...
Jun 19 2023 // Companies accused of fueling the U.S. opioid crisis have so far paid out more than $3 billion to compensate states, but has any of the money reached the people who need it? It depends where you live. Yes, if you’re...
Jun 9 2023 // EW ORLEANS (AP) – The oxygen-depleted “dead zone” that forms each year in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and Texas is forecast to cover about 4,155 square miles (10,761 square kilometers) this...
Jun 7 2023 // WINSLOW, Ark. (AP) – A small plane had mechanical problems with its autopilot system before it crashed in Arkansas last month and killed a former Mississippi state senator who was flying it, according to a...
Jun 5 2023 // A small twin-engine aircraft crashed Saturday near hangars at Tupelo Regional Airport in northeastern Mississippi, killing two people, authorities said.The plane banked sharply after takeoff, witnesses told WCBI-TV, and...
Jun 5 2023 // Federal officials have offered a proposal to control flooding in the Mississippi Delta, a move that comes after months of work from government agencies and decades of delays and disputes over potential environmental...
Jun 1 2023 // A collections law firm for State Farm Insurance cannot be held liable for a poorly handled subrogation claim against a Mississippi driver, but the insurance company must still face trial in the matter, the Mississippi...
May 26 2023 // A Mississippi grand jury has indicted two former police officers on murder charges and another ex-officer on a manslaughter charge in the death of a Black man who was pinned to the ground and repeatedly tased during an...
May 25 2023 // A Mississippi woman has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal houses that were mortgaged by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, federal prosecutors said.Ella Martin, 69, of Jayess, pleaded guilty Thursday before U.S....
May 25 2023 // Greasy, toxin-laden wastewater discharges by a Mississippi animal feed maker were not accidents and thus are not covered by a Crum & Foster pollution policy, a federal appeals court decided this week in a case that...
May 22 2023 // FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – The pilot killed after his small plane crashed May 17 in northwest Arkansas has been identified as former Mississippi state Sen. Johnny Morgan, authorities said.A family member confirmed...
May 18 2023 // Johnson & Johnson has set aside $400 million to resolve U.S. state consumer protection actions as part of its broader $8.9 billion effort to settle claims that its Baby Powder and other talc products cause...
May 17 2023 // A Mississippi doctor has been arrested and had his medical license suspended over allegations that he fondled teenage patients.Dr. Mehul Dixit, 59, was charged with two counts of sexual battery in Hinds County, where...
May 12 2023 // Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant gave notice Wednesday that he will sue a news organization unless it apologizes for statements he said some of its employees made about him in connection to misspending of welfare money...
May 8 2023 // Federal officials presented a proposal Thursday to further control flooding in the Mississippi Delta, a move that comes after months of work from government agencies and decades of delays amid disputes over potential...
May 8 2023 // Atlanta-based Oakbridge Insurance Agency, which has continued to expand through the partnership model with smaller agencies around the South, announced it has added new agencies and offices in Mississippi. The expansion...
May 3 2023 // BUFFALO, Iowa (AP) – Dale O’Donnell bought his small brick home only 100 yards or so from the Mississippi River because he enjoys watching the river and wanted a good view from his front porch.He got his...
May 2 2023 // Natural gas is flowing again in a Mississippi pipeline after a towering blaze Friday that officials believe was caused by a lightning strike.The pipeline’s owner, TC Energy Corp. of Calgary, Alberta, said Saturday...
May 1 2023 // DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – People living along the Mississippi River watched warily Sunday as water levels rose in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois, awaiting spring crests as floodwaters began to slowly recede and...
May 1 2023 // A northeast Mississippi tire plant that was damaged by an April tornado is expected to restart production in June.Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said this week that it was likely to take several months for its Cooper Tire...