Articles tagged with mississippi

Tue, May 22, 2012

Mother in Mississippi kidnap-murder case faces new charges

By Timothy Ghianni

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Prosecutors have added new, more serious charges against the mother of a man suspected of killing a Tennessee ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Mississippi prison under control after inmate riot

By Emily Le Coz

TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Authorities regained control of a privately owned prison in Mississippi on Monday after a 12-hour riot in ...

Sun, May 20, 2012

Inmates riot in Mississippi prison, one guard killed

By Karen Brooks

(Reuters) - Inmates seized control of a privately owned prison in Mississippi on Sunday after riots broke out, and a guard was ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Police arrest suspect in Mississippi highway shootings

TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for two highway killings this month, the Department of Public Safety ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Mississippi high court declines to rehear pardon case

By Emily Le Coz

TUPELO, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi's high court on Thursday rejected a motion by its state attorney general to reconsider its ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Mississippi officials: April incident may be linked to murders

By Emily Le Coz

TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Authorities in Mississippi are checking an April incident they say may be related to two highway murders ...

Thu, May 17, 2012

Mississippi officials: April incident may be linked to murders

By Emily Le Coz

TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Authorities in Mississippi are checking an April incident they say may be related to two highway murders ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

Mother shocked twice with Taser at Mississippi school

By Emily Le Coz

GUNTOWN, Mississippi (Reuters) - A woman who became increasingly irate about her child being disciplined at middle school was shocked twice ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

Police receive hundreds of tips on Mississippi killings

By Emily Le Coz

OLIVE BRANCH, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi authorities are sifting through hundreds of tips concerning two recent highway slayings that may be ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Police officer impersonator could be behind Mississippi Killings

By Emily Le Coz

TUPELO, Miss (Reuters) - A person posing as a police officer may be responsible for a pair of Mississippi highway murders ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Man pardoned by Mississippi's Barbour charged in fatal crash

By Emily Le Coz

TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - A convicted drunk driver pardoned by former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour in January has been charged with ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

Mississippi law may shut sole abortion clinic

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi's only abortion clinic could be forced out of business under legislation signed into law on Monday ...

Mon, April 09, 2012

Mississippi teen pregnancy rate highest in U.S.: CDC

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Mississippi has the highest teen birthrate in the nation while New Hampshire has the lowest, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

Towboat sinks at New Orleans but Mississippi remains open

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A towboat fueled with 11,500 gallons (274 barrels) of diesel sank in the Mississippi River at New Orleans overnight but there ...

Wed, April 04, 2012

Mississippi bill may force state's only abortion clinic to close

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - The Mississippi state Senate passed a bill on Wednesday to impose new regulations on facilities providing abortions that ...

Fri, March 30, 2012

Mississippi allows Southern Co to keep building $2.8 billion coal plant

By Eileen O'Grady

(Reuters) - Mississippi utility regulators on Friday voted to allow a unit of Southern Co to continue building an $2.8 ...

Sun, March 25, 2012

Student shot dead at Mississippi State University

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A student was shot to death at a Mississippi State University residence hall late on Saturday night, authorities said, adding that ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Court rejects suit against school over Mississippi sexual assault

By Terry Baynes

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court threw out a civil rights lawsuit on Friday that accused a public school district of repeatedly ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Mississippi executes man for 1995 brutal murder

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi man convicted of brutally murdering a convenience store clerk in 1995 was put to death by ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Mississippi set to execute man for 1995 brutal murder

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi man convicted of brutally murdering a convenience store clerk in 1995 is scheduled to be put ...

Wed, March 21, 2012

White Mississippi teen gets life sentence in black man's death

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A white Mississippi teenager pleaded guilty on Wednesday to fatally running over a man with a truck because ...

Wed, March 21, 2012

Louisiana braces for flooding, storms head for Mississippi

By Kathy Finn

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Coastal areas of Mississippi were on alert Wednesday afternoon as a line of heavy thunderstorms threatened to stall ...

Wed, March 21, 2012

White Mississippi teen gets life sentence in black man's death

By Robbie Ward and Colleen Jenkins

(Reuters) - A white Mississippi teenager pleaded guilty on Wednesday to fatally running over a man with a truck ...

Wed, March 21, 2012

White Mississippi teen gets life sentence in black man's death

By Robbie Ward and Colleen Jenkins

(Reuters) - A white Mississippi teenager pleaded guilty on Wednesday to fatally running over a man with a truck ...

Wed, March 21, 2012

White Mississippi teen to plead guilty in black man's death

By Robbie Ward

(Reuters) - A white Mississippi teenager charged with murder in the hit-and-run death of a black man last year is expected to ...

Wed, March 21, 2012

Storms head for Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi

By Kathy Finn

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Residents in parts of Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi were on weather alert Wednesday as a system that dumped ...

Wed, March 21, 2012

Scholarships of Mississippi college band members revoked over racial taunt

(Reuters) - Southern Mississippi University revoked the pep band scholarships of five students on Tuesday after they admitted to shouting "Where is your green card ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Mississippi set to execute man for killing wife of ex-boss

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi man convicted of sexually battering and murdering his former employer's wife was scheduled to be ...

Thu, March 15, 2012

Mississippi lawmakers move ahead on tough immigration bill

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi lawmakers moved closer to enacting legislation to crack down on illegal immigrants in the state, though the ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Santorum Projected Winner in Alabama

Tue, March 13, 2012

Mississippi lawmakers approve abortion restrictions

By Robbie Ward

Starkville, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi's House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would tighten regulations for abortion facilities ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Mississippi House approves stiffer abortion clinic rules

By Robbie Ward

Starkville, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi's House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday seeking to mandate stiffer regulations for abortion facilities ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

Poll shows Romney in the race in Mississippi, Alabama

By Susan Heavey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new poll Monday showed Mitt Romney is surprisingly strong in two Republican presidential primary contests in the South ...

Sat, March 10, 2012

Last inmates pardoned by former Mississippi Governor released

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - The last three inmates still in prison who had been pardoned by former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour were ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Mississippi high court says some pardons by former governor valid

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - Ten pardons granted to prisoners by former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour just before he left office are valid ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

Mississippi Supreme Court urged to void Barbour pardons

By Robbie Ward

JACKSON, Miss (Reuters) - Most of about 200 pardons of convicted felons granted by former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour should be voided ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

Mississippi Supreme Court urged to overturn Barbour pardons

By Robbie Ward

JACKSON, Miss (Reuters) - Most of about 200 pardons of convicted felons granted by former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour should be voided ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Mississippi executes murderer who claimed to have mental illness

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Miss (Reuters) - A Mississippi man convicted of murdering two people during convenience store robberies was executed on Wednesday by lethal ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

Judge grants delay in Mississippi execution

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Miss (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted the scheduled execution of a convicted murderer in Mississippi in order ...

Wed, February 01, 2012

Mississippi Supreme Court to decide on Barbour pardons

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Miss (Reuters) - The Mississippi Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it will decide whether a lower court has the authority ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

As Mississippi rises, inspections up on rebuilt levee

By Bruce Olson

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Concerns about rising waters in the Mississippi River have prompted engineers to step up investigations of the Birds ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Pardoned Mississippi murderer found in Wyoming

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Miss (Reuters) - A convicted Mississippi murderer who disappeared after he was pardoned and released from prison by former governor Haley ...

Thu, January 26, 2012

Reward offered for released Mississippi murderer

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi's attorney general is offering a reward for information that helps locate a convicted murderer who vanished ...

Mon, January 23, 2012

Judge allows four pardoned Mississippi inmates to remain free

By Robbie Ward

JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi judge on Monday allowed three murderers and an armed robber pardoned by former Governor Haley Barbour ...

Sun, January 22, 2012

Mississippi ex-governor says pardons were misrepresented

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour on Sunday blamed political opponents for much of the uproar set off after he pardoned more than ...

Fri, January 20, 2012

Insight: Mississippi pardons benefited whites by big margin

By Himanshu Ojha, Marcus Stern and Robbie Ward

(Reuters) - Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour's grants of commutations or pardons to more than 200 ...

Fri, January 20, 2012

Mississippi governor stops prisoner work at mansion

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has ended a tradition of allowing prisoners to work at the governor's mansion ...

Tue, January 17, 2012

Tornadoes touch down in Indiana, Kentucky and Mississippi

(Reuters) - Tornadoes struck parts of Mississippi, Indiana and Kentucky on Tuesday, including one that hit a home in Mississippi and injured at least one ...

Fri, January 13, 2012

Mississippi AG seeks to void governor's pardons

By Marcus Stern

JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said on Friday he would ask a court to overturn the majority of ...

Thu, January 12, 2012

Barbour's Mississippi pardons unusually bold, law experts say

By Joseph Ax

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Outgoing Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour's unconditional pardons for several convicted murderers still serving prison sentences - among more ...

Thu, January 12, 2012

New Mississippi governor supports amendment on limiting clemency

By Mary Slosson

(Reuters) - Mississippi's new Republican governor backs tightening the rules on pardons after his predecessor, one-time presidential hopeful Haley Barbour, sparked ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

Mississippi judge bars release of inmates pardoned by Barbour

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi judge barred the state Wednesday from releasing prisoners newly pardoned by former Governor Haley Barbour, a ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

Mississippi judge bars release of inmates pardoned by Barbour

STARKVILLE, Miss (Reuters) - A Mississippi judge barred the state on Wednesday from releasing any prisoners recently pardoned by former Governor Haley Barbour, a conservative ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

Mississippi Attorney General challenges Barbour pardons

STARKVILLE, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood was seeking a court injunction on Wednesday to block some of the more than 200 pardons ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Mississippi's Barbour surprises with raft of pardons

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Miss (Reuters) - On his last day as Mississippi governor, conservative Republican Haley Barbour surprised friend and foe by granting more ...

Mon, January 09, 2012

On way out, Mississippi governor pardons murderers

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour pardoned four convicted murderers who worked at the Governor's Mansion, releasing them from ...

Mon, November 14, 2011

Mississippi Republicans poised for majority control of House

By Kelli Dugan

MOBILE, Ala (Reuters) - Republicans appear to hold the majority in the Mississippi state House of Representatives for the first time since ...

Fri, September 30, 2011

White Mississippi teen pleads not guilty in black man's death

(Reuters) - A white Mississippi teenager pleaded not guilty on Friday to a capital murder charge stemming from the fatal hit-and-run of a black man ...

Tue, September 13, 2011

Mississippi man who said he was abducted by aliens dies

(Reuters) - Charles Hickson, the Mississippi man who claimed he was abducted and probed by aliens while he was fishing with a friend in 1973 ...

Tue, September 06, 2011

Body of newborn baby found in Mississippi River

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Authorities are investigating the death of a newborn girl found floating in the Mississippi River in southeast Minnesota, the Winona County Sheriff ...

Tue, September 06, 2011

White teens sued by dead black man's family in Mississippi

By Verna Gates

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - The family of a black man who authorities say died after being beaten and run over in Mississippi ...

Tue, September 06, 2011

Body of baby found floating in Mississippi River

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Authorities are investigating the death of a baby found floating in the Mississippi River in southeast Minnesota, the Winona County Sheriff's ...

Sat, September 03, 2011

Alabama, Mississippi get rain and warnings ahead of Lee

By Kelli Dugan

MOBILE, Ala (Reuters) - Heavy rains and strong wind gusts pressed across southern Alabama and Mississippi on Saturday as the center of ...

Fri, September 02, 2011

Mississippi governor declares emergency due to storm

MOBILE, Ala (Reuters) - Governor Haley Barbour declared a state of emergency on Friday for southern Mississippi ahead of Tropical Storm Lee.

"Do not underestimate ...

Tue, August 30, 2011

Treme actor found dead in Mississippi River

The 45 year old's body was found floating in the river on Wednesday morning (24Aug11), a day after his girlfriend reported him missing ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Treme actor found dead in Mississippi River

The 45 year old's body was found floating in the river on Wednesday morning (24Aug11), a day after his girlfriend reported him missing ...

Sun, August 28, 2011

Treme actor found dead in Mississippi River

The 45 year old's body was found floating in the river on Wednesday morning (24Aug11), a day after his girlfriend reported him missing ...

Sat, August 27, 2011

Treme actor found dead in Mississippi River

The 45 year old's body was found floating in the river on Wednesday morning (24Aug11), a day after his girlfriend reported him missing ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Treme actor found dead in Mississippi River

The 45 year old's body was found floating in the river on Wednesday morning (24Aug11), a day after his girlfriend reported him missing ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Mississippi voters pick Democratic governor nominee

By Jacob Batte

OXFORD, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi voters chose Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree on Tuesday as the Democratic nominee for governor in one of ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Mississippi voters to pick Democratic governor nominee

OXFORD, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi voters returned to the polls on Tuesday to choose the Democratic nominee for governor in one of four states due ...

Fri, August 19, 2011

FBI to probe Mississippi hit-and-run killing

By Verna Gates

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - Two white Mississippi teenagers have been charged over the hit-and-run murder of a black man and the FBI ...

Thu, August 18, 2011

FBI to probe Mississippi killing for hate crimes

By Verna Gates

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - Two white Mississippi teenagers have been charged over the hit-and-run murder of a black man in what the ...

Tue, August 02, 2011

Mississippi primaries thin field for governor's race

By Jacob Batte

OXFORD, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi voters cast ballots on Tuesday in party primary elections to choose candidates for the governorship in one ...

Tue, August 02, 2011

Mississippi holds primary to pick gubernatorial nominees

OXFORD, Miss (Reuters) - Voters in Mississippi are casting ballots on Tuesday in primary elections to choose candidates for the governorship in one of four ...

Fri, July 29, 2011

Heavy rains cause Mississippi River rise in Iowa

By Mary Wisniewski

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Torrential rains in the Mississippi River town of Dubuque, Iowa earlier this week will cause the river to go ...

Wed, July 13, 2011

Mississippi sues Feinberg, BP fund

By Moira Herbst

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to force Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of BP's ...

Mon, June 20, 2011

Last bays closed as Mississippi flooding eases

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Flooding on the Mississippi River continued to ease after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Monday it closed the ...

Tue, June 14, 2011

Mississippi floods could mean huge Gulf "dead zone"

By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - This year's record Mississippi River floods are forecast to create the biggest Gulf of Mexico "dead ...

Thu, June 09, 2011

Lightning strike lands 77 cadets in hospital

JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - A lightning strike at a southern Mississippi military base sent 77 cadets to a hospital on Wednesday.

The cadets, enrolled in ...

Tue, May 24, 2011

Mississippi at Baton Rouge opens southbound: Coast Guard

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard said it had reopened a nine-mile (14-km) stretch of the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to ...

Tue, May 24, 2011

Court stays Mississippi execution set for Tuesday

OXFORD, Miss (Reuters) - The scheduled execution in Mississippi on Tuesday of a man who killed a family of four in 1990 has been stayed ...

Tue, May 24, 2011

Mississippi set to execute third man this month

OXFORD, Miss (Reuters) - A man who killed a family of four in 1990 is set to be executed in Mississippi later on Tuesday.

If ...

Mon, May 23, 2011

Coast Guard partially reopens Mississippi

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Coast Guard partially reopened a 9-mile (14.48-km) section of the flooding Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, which had been shut ...

Tue, May 17, 2011

Mississippi executes man for 1994 murder

OXFORD, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi executed on Tuesday a man who raped and murdered a 79-year-old woman in 1994, the second of three inmates scheduled ...

Tue, May 17, 2011

Mississippi set to execute man for 1994 murder

OXFORD, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi is set to execute later on Tuesday a man who raped and murdered a 79-year-old woman in 1994, the second ...

Mon, May 16, 2011

Coast Guard says Mississippi River closed near Natchez

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The key waterway for grain exports was cut off on Monday when the U.S. Coast Guard closed the Mississippi River near ...

Sun, May 15, 2011

Walls at Vicksburg strain as Mississippi River tops record

By Jacob Batte

VICKSBURG, Mississippi (Reuters) - The temporary walls erected at Vicksburg to hold back floodwaters were under fresh strain on Sunday as Mississippi ...

Sat, May 14, 2011

Old levee breaches in Mississippi as main levee holds

By Jacob Batte

VICKSBURG, Mississippi (Reuters) - The Mississippi River at Vicksburg crept to within inches of its 1927 record on Saturday, as residents anxiously ...

Tue, May 10, 2011

Mississippi executes man for murder of four people

By Leigh Coleman

BILOXI, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi corrections officials on Tuesday executed a man convicted in the 1998 slayings of four people, the first ...

Tue, May 10, 2011

Mississippi set to execute man for murder of four people

BILOXI, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi is set to execute later on Tuesday a man convicted in 1999 of slaying four people, the first inmate in ...

Fri, May 06, 2011

Mississippi to close at Caruthersville, MO, due high water

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Mississippi River will be closed to vessels for a 5-mile stretch near Caruthersville, Missouri, for 8 days beginning at noon CDT ...

Thu, May 05, 2011

Factbox: Five facts about Mississippi River flooding

(Reuters) - An unusually large snow melt and wet spring has caused a chain reaction of flooding from Canada, the Dakotas and Minnesota in the ...

Tue, May 03, 2011

Mississippi drops a foot within hours of levee detonation

By Mary Wisniewski

CHARLESTON, Missouri (Reuters) - The Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois, had dropped about one foot by Tuesday morning, eight hours after the ...

Mon, May 02, 2011

U.S. blows up flood levee on Mississippi River

By Mary Wisniewski

BIRDS POINT, Mo (Reuters) - Flames shot up and a loud boom was heard on Monday as the U.S. government blew ...

Thu, April 28, 2011

Green Bay Packers Draft Mississippi State OT Derek Sherrod

NEW YORK, NY (WTAQ) - The Green Bay Packers selected Mississippi State offensive tackle Derek Sherrod with the 32nd pick in the 2011 NFL Draft ...

Thu, April 28, 2011

In wake of storms, Mississippi residents warned of floods

By Leigh Coleman

BILOXI, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi residents should prepare for major flooding along the Mississippi River, Governor Haley Barbour said on Thursday.

The ...

Tue, April 05, 2011

Mississippi switches to new drug for executions

By Leigh Coleman

BILOXI, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi will switch to a different sedative drug for three executions the state is seeking to carry out ...

Mon, April 04, 2011

Mississippi lawmakers approve new civil rights museum

By Leigh Coleman

BILOXI, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi lawmakers on Monday voted to build a civil rights museum, a project pushed by Governor Haley Barbour ...

Fri, April 01, 2011

Mississippi sisters freed from prison push for pardon

By Leigh Coleman

BILOXI, Miss (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters rallied on Friday seeking a full pardon for two sisters freed from prison by Mississippi ...

Thu, March 31, 2011

Barge mishap shuts segment of Upper Mississippi River

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard said it halted navigation on the upper Mississippi River on a 43-mile stretch near the southern tip ...

Sat, March 26, 2011

Mississippi says prescription-only law works in meth fight

By Leigh Coleman

BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) -- Mississippi legislators last year put one of the nation's toughest anti-methamphetamine laws into effect -- and officials say ...

Fri, March 25, 2011

Early release of prisoner sparks Mississippi outrage

By Leigh Coleman

BILOXI, Miss (Reuters) - The early prison release on Friday of a man who fatally shot a high school valedictorian has prompted ...

Mon, March 14, 2011

Mississippi Gov. Barbour aide resigns over Japan remark

By Leigh Coleman

BILOXI, Miss (Reuters) - The press secretary to Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, a possible candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 ...

Sat, February 12, 2011

Mississippi plan for KKK leader license plate criticized

BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi proposal to issue a state license plate honoring a Confederate general believed to be a Grand Wizard of the ...

Tue, February 01, 2011

BP fund underpays oil spill victims: Mississippi

By Leigh Coleman

BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) - U.S. courts must compel the administrator of BP's $20 billion oil spill fund to meet his ...

Wed, January 12, 2011

Barbour pushes for Mississippi civil rights museum

By Leigh Coleman

BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour drew mixed reactions from analysts on Wednesday for his decision to push for a ...

Fri, January 07, 2011

Sisters leave Mississippi prison after kidney deal

By Leigh Coleman

PEARL, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour freed two sisters Friday from a state prison where they were serving life sentences ...

Sun, December 05, 2010

Mississippi River Bike Route Moving Forward

(Undated)  --  A bike route from the Mississippi headwaters in northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico is closer to becoming a reality.  Mn-DOT officials ...

Sat, September 18, 2010

WI Immortalized Saturday As Home of the Mississippi Blues

GRAFTON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin will be immortalized Saturday as a home of the Mississippi Blues.

A permanent marker will be placed in Grafton during ...

Mon, August 02, 2010

Sheriff: Man Drowns In Mississippi

(Hager City, WI)  --  A man drowned in the Mississippi River near Minneapolis over the weekend.  Pierce County Sheriff's deputies say the unidentified man ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

Mississippi shipping still restricted: Coast Guard

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Mississippi River remained open to only one-way traffic as salvage operations continued following a barge accident on Monday north of ...

Wed, July 28, 2010

Mississippi River traffic moving: Coast Guard

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Mississippi River reopened to alternating one-way traffic early Wednesday morning as clean-up operations continued following a barge accident north of ...

Tue, July 27, 2010

No timetable to reopen Mississippi after spill

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard closed the Mississippi River between markers 776 and 769, just north of Memphis, Tennessee, due to ...

Thu, July 08, 2010

Mississippi coast faces environmental crisis

By Leigh Coleman

WAVELAND, Mississippi (Reuters) - Coastal Mississippi is facing its biggest environmental crisis since Hurricane Katrina as oil from a leaking BP well ...

Thu, July 01, 2010

Body Found In Mississippi Is Klobuchar's Stepsister

(Minneapolis, MN)  --  The body of a woman found found Monday in the Mississippi River in Minneapolis is the stepsister of U-S Senator Amy Klobuchar ...

Mon, June 28, 2010

Oil washes onto big Mississippi tourist beach

By Leigh Coleman

BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) - Oil from a BP Plc spill in the Gulf of Mexico washed ashore at one of the largest ...

Sun, June 27, 2010

Oil washes onto Mississippi coast for first time

By Leigh Coleman

OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi (Reuters) - Large patches of thick oil from the BP Plc Gulf of Mexico spill washed ashore for the ...

Thu, June 17, 2010

Toyota to make Corollas in Mississippi in 2011

By Ben Klayman

DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is resuming construction of a plant in Mississippi that was put on hold during the economic ...

Mon, May 03, 2010

Mississippi has most obese kids; Oregon the least

By Anne Harding

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The childhood obesity epidemic is hitting some states much harder than others, threatening to further worsen geographic ...

Mon, April 26, 2010

Mississippi counts cost of storms that killed 10

By Kathleen Baydala

JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - Tornadoes that killed 10 people in Mississippi destroyed at least 700 homes and did tens of millions of ...

Sat, April 24, 2010

Tornado kills 10 in Mississippi: officials

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A tornado nearly a mile wide ripped through central Mississippi on Saturday, killing 10 people, including three children, and injuring dozens ...

Tue, April 13, 2010

Judge tells Mississippi schools to stop segregating

By Jeremy Pelofsky

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered a rural Mississippi school district to comply with a nearly 40-year-old order ...

Tue, March 30, 2010

Mississippi reopened after barge collision

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Mississippi River was reopened near Vicksburg, Mississippi, on Tuesday after being shut for 12 hours due to a barge collision, the ...

Sat, February 20, 2010

Mississippi football player dies during workout

OXFORD, Mississippi (Reuters) - A University of Mississippi American football player has died in hospital after collapsing during the first day of the team's ...

Tue, January 19, 2010

Mississippi governor eyes using rain day fund

MIAMI (Reuters) - Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour said he would consider tapping a rainy day fund to help offset worsening drops in state revenue.

Barbour ...

Thu, November 12, 2009

Mississippi sees "catastrophic" crop losses

MIAMI (Reuters) - Rain from Tropical Storm Ida further slowed the cotton, soybean and sweet potato harvest in Mississippi, where crop losses were devastating even ...

Mon, September 28, 2009

Mississippi River traffic blocked by grounded ship