By JIM SALTER The unusually low water level in the lower Mississippi River is causing barges to get stuck in mud and sand, disrupting river travel for shippers, recreational boaters and even passengers on a cruise line. Lack of rainfall in recent…
By ERICA HUNZINGER Mississippi’s largest public corruption case, in which tens of millions of dollars earmarked for needy families was misspent, involves a number of sports figures with ties to the state — including NFL royalty Brett Favre and a…
NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre has hired an attorney to represent him in the Mississippi Department of Human Services scandal. Although Favre has not been charged in the investigation, he hired former White House counsel Eric Herschmann to…
The Mississippi Board of Education voted Thursday to adopt its proposed weapons policy update, which removed language that conflicted with Mississippi’s 2011 enhanced conceal carry laws. The State Board’s policy update does not give school personnel the ability to carry…
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss (AP) - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan has returned to Mississippi’s capital city to meet with Jackson officials about the city’s troubled water system. Federal attorneys also sent a letter…
By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $12 billion in Ukraine-related aid will be included as part of stopgap spending bill that would fund the federal government into mid-December, a person familiar with the legislation said Monday. The funding…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After Mississippi spent millions of dollars in welfare money on Brett Favre’s pet project, a university volleyball arena, the retired NFL quarterback tried two years later to get additional cash from the state’s welfare agency for another…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Four former circuit court judges will help handle a backlog of criminal cases that have accumulated in Mississippi’s largest county during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph appointed Stephen B. Simpson of…
Gov. Tate Reeves visited the WXXV studio while on the Coast on Wednesday. He sat down with News 25 Today anchor Meggan Gray to talk about the welfare scandal…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former director of Mississippi’s welfare agency pleaded guilty Thursday to new federal charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families in…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A new class-action lawsuit seeks to force Mississippi’s capital city to fix its troubled water system, including removal or repair of pipes and equipment contaminated with lead. The federal suit…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A boil-water notice has been lifted in Mississippi’s capital city after nearly seven weeks. Gov. Tate Reeves and Jackson officials made the announcement Thursday. Emergency repairs are still underway after…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The governor of Mississippi in 2017 was “on board” with a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL…
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer involved shooting in Jackson. The state Department of Public Safety says the shooting which happened about 10 p.m. Monday near Northside Drive, involved a Capitol Police officer. MBI is assessing the incident…
The Federal Government is launching an investigation into the water crisis in Jackson. The Environmental Protection Agency confirmed Sunday that a team with the Inspector General’s Office will be…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that he wants Mississippi’s capital city to receive “its fair share” of federal money to repair a troubled water system that left homes and businesses without running water…
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss (AP) - Students in Mississippi’s capital were able to return to class for the first time in a week with assurances that the toilets in sinks in their buildings would finally…
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - People continued to wait in lines at distribution sites and flooded stores for water to drink, bathe, cook and flush toilets Wednesday in Mississippi’s capital amid the failure…
President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Mississippi to help with the water crisis in the capital city. FEMA said emergency aid has been made available in addition to response efforts in the state resulting from a water crisis.…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi’s capital city is struggling with multiple water problems - too much on the ground after heavy rainfall in the past week, and not enough safe water…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Pearl River flooded streets and at least one home in Mississippi’s capital city, days after storms dumped heavy rain. But water levels were starting to recede…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - People in and around Mississippi's capital city are being told to prepare for flooding of the Pearl River. Storms dropped heavy rains in Mississippi and other parts of the Deep…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — People convicted of certain felonies in Mississippi still won’t be able to vote, as a lawsuit that sought to automatically reinstate their voting rights was struck down by a federal appeals court…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A small town in the Mississippi Delta that has ties to the civil rights movement will soon be home to the National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame. Project planners hope to finish building the facility…