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Mississippi tornado and storms kill at least 26

March 26, 2023

Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi overnight, killing at least 25 people there and another in Alabama, levelling dozens of buildings, and spawning at least one devastating tornado.

Six dead as gunman goes on rampage in small Mississippi town

February 18, 2023

A gunman went on a rampage in a small Mississippi town on Friday, killing his ex-wife and five other people in three locations before sheriff's deputies arrested him, the county sheriff and witnesses said.

Plane safely lands after pilot threatened to crash in Mississippi

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 04, 2022

The pilot of a small plane who threatened to intentionally crash into a Walmart in Mississippi has landed in a field, local media reported on Saturday.

Desperate for potable water, Jackson, Mississippi mayor welcomes state aid

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba on Tuesday welcomed state aid as Mississippi activated its National Guard to distribute water to tens of thousands of residents after a long-troubled treatment plant broke down, leaving most of the state capital without safe running water, possibly for days.

Ida weakens to tropical storm as it moves to Mississippi

TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2021

Hurricane forecasters downgraded Ida to a tropical storm Monday morning but are still warning of dangerous storm surges and heavy rainfall in multiple states.

16 dead in military plane crash in Mississippi: official

TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2017

WASHINGTON - Sixteen US troops were killed when a Marine Corps transport aircraft crashed in the southern state of Mississippi, officials confirmed Tuesday.