14 tornadoes reported across Mississippi as powerful storms ravage hundreds of homes, knock out power

Destructive storms ripped through parts of Mississippi on Wednesday night, producing at least 14 reported tornadoes, authorities said. One tornado has been confirmed.  A 1-year-old child was missing after the storms hit, CBS affiliate WJTV reported, citing emergency responders in Lincoln County. Officials said at least 17 people were hurt to some degree. The storms collapsed … Read more

Hundreds of homes damaged in Mississippi storms as multiple tornadoes reported

Powerful storms that included at least one confirmed tornado have torn through parts of Mississippi, collapsing hundreds homes, tearing up trees and downing power lines JACKSON, Miss. — Powerful storms that included at least one confirmed tornado tore through parts of Mississippi, collapsing hundreds of homes, tearing up trees and downing power lines, authorities said … Read more

Mississippi governor says he will call special session to redraw district maps after SCOTUS ruling

Supreme Court clears way for Texas’ new redistricting map Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss the Supreme Court officially ruling in favor of Texas’ new ‘red’ redistricting map, criticisms that the new map is racially motivated and New York Attorney General Letitia James avoiding fraud charges. NEWYou can now … Read more

Mississippi will reexamine judicial redistricts after US Supreme Court rules in voting rights case

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Friday announced he will call a special session for judicial redistricting once the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a Voting Rights Act case that has broad implications for minority representation throughout the country. During oral arguments last fall, the Supreme Court appeared poised to strike down Section … Read more

Mississippi middle school students stop bus from crashing after driver blacks out

Quick-thinking middle school students in Mississippi kept their school bus from crashing after their driver passed out while on a four-lane highway. The bus had just left Hancock Middle School in Hancock County on Wednesday with about 40 children on board when Leah Taylor, 46, had an asthma attack. She reached for her medication but … Read more

6 plead guilty and 1 found not guilty in Mississippi drug trafficking bribery scheme

JACKSON, Miss. — Six current or former Mississippi law enforcement officers have pleaded guilty to date and another has been found not guilty in an alleged drug trafficking bribery scheme that ensnared 20 people, including two sheriffs. Federal indictments filed in October allege 14 current or former Mississippi law enforcement officers took bribes from an … Read more

3,500 gallons of crude corn oil spill into Mississippi River near Red Wing ADM facility

A barge spilled up to 3,500 gallons of crude corn oil into the Mississippi River at a Red Wing facility, and a multi-agency response was deployed to contain the material. City officials say the Red Wing Fire Department responded to the ADM riverfront facility just after noon on Monday after receiving a report of a … Read more