Mississippi

The Pearl River County Coroner confirmed that Seth Colter Odom had died from a gunshot wound and had been dead for a week.

The extremely rare fossil belonged to an animal that has not been seen since the last Ice Age.

Threats against U.S. internet infrastructure had been escalating in recent weeks.

As of October 31, the water levels of the Mississippi River in Memphis are are at minus 8.2 feet.

Riley Bryant discovered rusted Civil War bullets on the previously submerged banks of the Mississippi, as well as a soldier's belt buckle.

"Our finding helps fill in a previously missing piece of the puzzle," Tom Cullen, one of the researchers in the study, told Newsweek.

The two 16-year-olds have been identified as Baleigh Bowlin and Chloe Taylor.

Tower Rock, an island in the middle of the river, has become accessible by foot for the first time in living memory.

The embattled former NFL star is still facing fallout for his alleged role in a Mississippi welfare scandal.

The former pro is caught in a multimillion-dollar welfare scandal in Mississippi. An expert told Newsweek that media leaks may mean Favre escapes prosecution.

Police said the teenager was shot after he refused to comply with an order to drop his weapon.

Police said the teen was armed and fleeing officers, while a bystander said he was shot when he had stopped running and was raising his arms.

Former Mississippi Governor Phillip Bryant made a political career out of punishing corrupt officials. He is now facing his own allegations of corruption.

Multiple Republican senators want individual states to rule on abortion following the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

Makellie Durham is facing charges of capital murder and felony child abuse over the alleged incident.

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Tupelo police said that the pilot called 911 and threatened to crash intentionally into the store located on West Main street.

Critics are slamming state officials for giving the Hall of Fame quarterback funds instead of using the money for updating the state's water systems.

Many residents in Jackson have been without usable water following the flooding of the Pearl River.

"Do not drink the water," Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said on Tuesday.

Governor Tate Reeves has already cautioned Jackson residents against drinking any water from the city's taps.

Governor Tate Reeves said that Jackson cannot produce enough water to fight fires or reliably flush the city's toilets.

Water pressure issues "are resulting in low or no water pressure for many Jackson customers," Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said in a statement.

President Biden approves an emergency declaration in Mississippi due to the ongoing water crisis.

Alligator hunters Jim and Richie Denson told Facebook they "put a local legend in the boat," but "broke a heavy fishing rod and [a] snare pole."

Intense weather forced a day care in Florence, Mississippi, to evacuate over 100 children and workers on Wednesday.

The lawsuit comes after Lexington's police chief was fired after a leaked audio recording surfaced in which he was heard allegedly using racist slurs.

Alcorn County, Mississippi Sheriff Ben Caldwell told Newsweek that the motive behind the vandalism was not made clear.

The rescue was made just weeks after another orange lobster was saved from a Red Lobster location.

Nissan representatives have hinted that this might not actually be the end of the road for the Maxima.