Mississippi State News

Severe storm damage across the state

Severe storms moved through parts of Mississippi Sunday. Cleanup is underway in Yazoo County where a tornado passed through yesterday. Multiple homes along Witherspoon Road suffered damage. Strong winds split trees in half and sent debris scattered throughout yards.…

Tornadoes cause damage in Mississippi; Tupelo hit at night

YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) — Multiple tornadoes have caused damage across Mississippi, destroying homes and uprooting trees. But no injuries have been reported. A line of severe storms rolled through the state Sunday. Meteorologists declared a “tornado emergency” for Tupelo…

Two inmates found dead in East Mississippi correctional facility

LAUDERDALE, Miss. (WCBI)- The East Mississippi Correctional Facility is investigating the deaths of two inmates. Officers found 65-year-old Fritz Garcia unresponsive in his cell around 4 p.m. on Saturday. Medical staff administered CPR until paramedics arrived and transported Garcia to Rush Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Garcia was serving a life sentence for […]

Mississippi welfare payments increasing 3 months early

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi is increasing the nation's lowest welfare payments three months earlier than expected. The state Department of Human Services says that starting Saturday, the benefit will increase by $90 a…

New order lifts most COVID-19 restrictions in Mississippi

Governor Tate Reeves has issued a new executive order taking effect this evening that lifts almost all of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions including limits on capacity for indoor and outdoor venues. The only COVID-19 restrictions now remaining in Mississippi are…

Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is preparing to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors. Administration officials say the order will provide a pay bump…

Ocean Springs man arrested in connection to armed robbery

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV) — 26-year-old Gywan Ladarius Willis of Ocean Springs was arrested Saturday in connection to an armed robbery that happened the week prior. According to the Ocean Springs Police Department, officers were called out to to 1120…