A 10-year-old boy from Mississippi was arrested and sent to prison for urinating in public. His mom is furious. The New York Post shared the details. Latonia Eason was at a lawyer's office in Senatobia, south of Memphis, on August 10 for legal advice, ...
At least 23 people died when a deadly tornado tore through the Mississippi late on March 24. Dozens more people were injured. The death toll is expected to rise. The New York Times reported in more detail. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency...
In Mississippi, an airport employee hijacked a plane, circled the city, and threatened to crash into a Walmart. He ended up running out of fuel and had to land in a field, where he was arrested by the police. The unusual incident was reported by India Today. The male…
The mayor of Jackson, Mississippi's largest city, urged residents on August 27 to "leave now." Record rains threaten to flood the streets and houses of the village over the next two days, writes CNN. Authorities had previously predicted that, due to the rains, the water level in Pearl River…
Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said one person was killed and five others were injured in an incident involving multiple shooters at the Bug Festival at the Jackson State Fair. This writes ABC News. At least two...
The loud explosion preceded the fireball seen in three southern states, scientists have confirmed. More than 30 people in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi said they saw an exceptionally bright meteor in the sky around 08:00 on April 28, NASA said. It was after…
On the eve of Thanksgiving, a series of shootings took place in Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, bringing the total number of murders for the year to over 130, setting a grim annual record for a city that has quietly become one of the most dangerous in the country over the past two years ...
Barbara Cochran said that she was going to bed on Monday evening, August 30, when she heard a loud rumble outside her home in the countryside of southeast Mississippi. Writes about this ABC News. The woman said that she went out on the porch to see what happened ...
The state of Mississippi officially lifted the ban on the possession of alcoholic beverages in its entirety almost 90 years after alcohol was legalized in the United States. Writes about this ABC News. A new law authorizing the possession of alcohol in every county in Mississippi has been signed ...
Mississippi has officially decided to change the last state flag in the United States with the emblem of the Confederate, a racist symbol that has been a source of conflict for generations. Writes about this The Guardian. Mississippi Gov. Republican Tate Reeves on Tuesday, June 30, signed a historic bill to change ...