Mississippi

In Louisiana, wetlands are shrinking and land is getting lost to the sea due to the effects of climate change – hurricanes, rising seas and human decisions like paths run for oil and gas shipments. Alisha Renfro from the National Wildlife Foundation wants the Army Corps of Engineers to reconnect the Mississippi River to the wetlands.

Multiple tornadoes have caused damage across Mississippi, but no injuries have been reported.

One of the victims died when a falling tree brought power lines onto his vehicle.

The Supreme Court has made it easier to sentence minors convicted of murder to life in prison without the possibility of parole

With storms intensifying, rainfall increasing and sea levels rising, waterfront property owners are lifting their homes out of danger.

The Southeast is bracing for more severe weather as tornados rip through the Deep South. At least five people were killed in Alabama Thursday. Overnight, another large tornado hit the town of Newnan, Georgia. Thirty-three million people remain at risk for more severe weather as the storm system pushes through.

 A wave of storms is pounding the Deep South, leaving a trail of splintered trees and damaged buildings

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves tweeted Monday that all appointments will be open to those age 16 and older.

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill banning transgender athletes from competing on girls or women’s sports teams

Politico National Political Correspondent Gabby Orr explains how the GOP is pushing transgender legislation as part of its election strategy.

Crews continued working Friday to restore water to thousands of customers in Mississippi’s capital city

The news that Texas and Mississippi are lifting their mask mandates has alarmed medical experts, who are still worried about yet another surge of COVID-19 cases as new variants spread across the country. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Dena Grayson shared her frank reaction to this news, as well as her thoughts on the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

A judge is ordering Mississippi to pay $500,000 to a Black man who was wrongfully imprisoned more than 22 years.

Frustrations are mounting in Mississippi’s largest city, more than two weeks since winter storms and freezing weather ravaged the city’s water system

Texas has become the biggest state to lift its mask rule, joining a rapidly growing movement by governors and other leaders across the U.S. to loosen COVID-19 restrictions despite alarmed pleas from health officials not to let down their guard yet

The House Homeland Security chairman has sued Donald Trump, accusing him of inciting the  deadly insurrection at the Capitol

Heavy snow and frigid temperatures continue to grip much of the nation, with weather advisories stretching from the northeast to the southwest. More than ten deaths have been blamed on the weather and millions of people have been forced to endure the cold conditions without power. The deep freeze is also hitting the Deep South, where states like Texas...

A trial has been postponed until April for a former Franciscan friar accused of molesting students in the 1990s at a Catholic school in Mississippi.

Mississippi Gov_ Tate Reeves has signed a bill that gives the state a new flag with a magnolia and the phrase, “In God We Trust.”

Police in Mississippi said a 2-year-old boy was abandoned outside a Goodwill in Southaven with a plastic bag containing a change of clothes and a note, NBC News reports. The child was found outside the Goodwill drop-off just before 10 a.m. on Monday, police said. He was unable to give officers his name or the names of his parents or…