Latest Mississippi Headlines
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Rain Prompts Flood Worries in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa
Apr 18 2013 // The Mississippi River, so low for much of the winter that barge traffic was nearly halted, could reach up to 10 feet above flood stage by the middle of next week in parts of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, National Weather...
Mississippi’s Tornado-Damaged Businesses Getting Back to Business
Apr 18 2013 // In keeping with the traditional Mississippi never-say-die attitude, many Hattiesburg area business owners affected by the Feb. 10 tornado are getting back on their feet — and back in business. Employees at...
Court Upholds Mississippi Attorney Scruggs’ Corruption Conviction
Apr 15 2013 // A federal appeals court panel has upheld the conviction of Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, one of Mississippi’s most prominent attorneys before going to prison on judicial corruption charges. A three-judge...
Mississippi Governor to Sign DUI Ignition Lock Bill
Apr 10 2013 // Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant intends to sign a bill aimed at strengthening laws against drunken driving, his spokesman said Monday. The response from the Republican governor came the same day the American Beverage...
Court to Review Mississippi Coastal Landowners’ Climate Change Suit
Apr 9 2013 // A federal appeals court has agreed to review a three-judge panel’s ruling that a group of Mississippi coastal landowners can sue energy and chemical companies on allegations that linked greenhouse gas emissions to...
Mississippi Insurance Agent Denied New Trial in Kickback Case
Apr 4 2013 // A federal judge in Mississippi has denied arguments from Ecru insurance agent Ken Nowlin that he was given faulty advice by his attorney in a government kickback case. Nowlin was seeking a new trial. The Northeast...
Mississippi Damages Cap Question Not Settled by U.S. Court Ruling
Mar 22 2013 // A decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that Mississippi’s $1 million cap on non-economic damages arising from civil litigation does not violate the state constitution’s separation of powers clause...
Mixed Bag of Drought, Flooding and Warm Weather Predicted for Spring
Mar 21 2013 // In its three-month U.S. Spring Outlook, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration states that odds favor above-average temperatures across much of the continental United States, including drought-stricken areas...
Insurers Handling Claims from Southeast Hail Storms
Mar 21 2013 // Several southern states are cleaning up after powerful winds and massive hail hammered the region. Hundreds of claims are pouring in to insurance companies in Mississippi, an early indication of the widespread damage left...
Mississippi Court Grants Appeal in ‘King Of Torts’ Case
Mar 18 2013 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has reinstated the appeal of a lawsuit against a former federal prosecutor and a political blogger over a book they co-wrote about the judicial corruption case involving former attorney...
Mississippi House Revives Guns in School Proposal
Mar 14 2013 // Members of the Mississippi House want to steer the school safety debate back toward letting school districts arm teachers and employees. The House voted 70-46 Tuesday to amend Senate Bill 2659 to allow school districts to...
Recent Storms Ease Drought in Middle of United States
Mar 13 2013 // Recent rain and snowstorms have eased the grip of the worst U.S. drought in decades in portions of the nation’s midsection, swelling some major inland rivers to near flood stage and drenching some farmland enough to...
Mississippi River Flood in 2011: $2.8B in Economic Damage
Mar 11 2013 // The Mississippi River flooding of 2011 caused $2.8 billion in damage and tested the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ system of levees, reservoirs and floodways like never before, exposing vulnerabilities that need...
Mississippi River Flood of 2011 Caused $2.8B in Economic Damage: Army Corps
Feb 27 2013 // The Mississippi River flooding of 2011 caused $2.8 billion in damage and tested the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ system of levees, reservoirs and floodways like never before, exposing vulnerabilities that need...
Barge Spills Oil after Collision on Lower Mississippi River
Feb 15 2013 // A collision involving a barge Thursday night resulted in an oil spill near Baton Rouge, Louisiana on the Mississippi River, the United States Coast Guard said on Friday. The amount of oil spilled was unknown, but the...
Mississippi’s Hattiesburg Suffers Significant Storm Damage
Feb 12 2013 // An apparent tornado passed through the heart of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on Sunday as part of a wave of severe storms that caused injuries and significant damage. Forrest County Fire Coordinator Chip Brown said there is...
Mississippi Insurance Chief Wants State-Run Health Exchange, Not Partnership
Feb 11 2013 // After blocking Mississippi’s proposal for a state-run health insurance exchange because of divisions among state leaders on the plan, federal officials said Friday that they’re encouraging the state to seek...
Mississippi Court Stands by Ruling on Pre-Need Funeral Policies
Feb 10 2013 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has declined to hear more appeals in a pre-need funeral services contracts dispute between two Oxford funeral homes. The Supreme Court ruled last fall there was nothing improper about pre-need...
Mississippi County Lets Fire Departments Charge Patients for Medical Response
Feb 6 2013 // Harrison County supervisors have voted to allow American Medical Response to send a separate bill to patients when city and county fire departments respond to emergency medical calls. However, a representative from AMR...
Coast Guard Battles Oil Spill Cleanup, Traffic Demands on Mississippi River
Feb 1 2013 // The Coast Guard let vessels pass through a closed section of the Mississippi River at Vicksburg as it evaluates how traffic would affect efforts to remove and clean up oil from a leaking barge, a Guard spokesman...
