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Mississippi Tornadoes Kill At Least 25. Here's What to Know

By Anisha Kohli and Solcyre Burga

Jackson's Water Crisis Is a Climate Justice Wake-Up Call

By Alejandro de la Garza

Water Crisis Threatens Jackson Mayor's 'Radical' Agenda

By Alejandro de la Garza / Jackson, Miss.

A Water Crisis Decades in the Making

By Anisha Kohli
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Dozens Hospitalized After Miss. Pipe Rupture

The pipe contained carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide

By Sanya Mansoor

Mississippi and Tennessee Have Been Deluged With Near-Record Levels of Flooding. Here's What to Know

During a Monday press conference, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said that the Pearl River crested at 36.7 feet just above the major flood level which is 36 feet.

By Josiah Bates

'We Can Do Better.' Mississippi Governor Orders Closure of State Prison's Ward After String of Deaths

Gov. Reeves called for the closure of Unit 29 at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, where multiple inmates have died, many of them a result of violent fights

By Josiah Bates

2 Inmates Killed in Mississippi Prison That Continues to Struggle With Deadly Violence

Three additional inmates also recently died at Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman

By Josiah Bates

After 5 Deaths in State Prisons In Recent Weeks, Mississippi Moving Inmates to Private Facilities. Here's What to Know

The lockdown means that inmates can only move in emergency situations and that there will not be any visitation this weekend, according to the statement.

By Josiah Bates

Jim Crow Law Could Affect Mississippi's Elections

Mississippi's constitution drafters explicitly said this provision was intended to "secure to the State of Mississippi 'white supremacy.'"

By Abby Vesoulis

Bulletproof Emmett Till Marker Erected in Mississippi

The civil rights movement was sparked in part by Till's brutal murder

By Madeleine Carlisle

A Mississippi Wedding Venue Refused to Serve Gay or Interracial Couples. Amid Backlash, the Owner Is Now Apologizing

The alleged owner of the event hall cited her "Christian belief"

By Katie Reilly

No Employers in Mississippi ICE Raids Have Been Charged Yet

Hundreds of employees across Mississippi were arrested Wednesday in an immigration raid. Their employers are yet to be charged.

By Sanya Mansoor

Memphis Man Killed in Police Shooting That Sparked Violent Protests Was Wanted for Assault, Robbery, Authorities Say

"This was a violent felon who did not obviously want to go jail and they ended up, from my knowledge, doing what they had to do to not only protect themselves but to protect other people around them in the neighborhood." 

By Gina Martinez

Why Republicans Are Watching Mississippi's Run-Off Election

Republicans aren't taking any chances in Mississippi. Ahead of Tuesday’s run-off between appointed incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and former three-term Democratic Congressman Mike Espy, national and state GOP officials were keeping a close eye...

By Philip Elliott

MLB Wants $5,000 Donation Back From Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith

Amid outcry over racially insensitive remarks, the MLB wants its money back

By Alejandro de la Garza

Embattled Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Apologizes for 'Public Hanging' Comment, But Says Her Words Were 'Twisted'

The Mississippi runoff is the last midterm battle of 2018

By Billy Perrigo

My True South: Why I Decided to Return Home

Returning home to a place I love more than I loathe

By Jesmyn Ward

Why the Mississippi Remains the South’s Most Vital Artery

The Mississippi remains the South's most vital artery

By Walter Isaacson

What To Know About John Lewis, The Congressman Protesting Against Trump

Lewis, a civil rights icon, is feuding with Trump over the museum's opening

By Nash Jenkins
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