Mississippi

Mississippi has surpassed New Jersey as the state with the highest rate of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S., with roughly 1 of every 320 Mississippians having succumbed to the coronavirus.

Officers in Mississippi rescued two women stuck in a submerged car in floodwaters caused by Hurricane Ida.

Hurricane Ida brought life-threatening floods and knocked out power to more than a million in Louisiana and Mississippi. Here’s how you can help.

The Mississippi State Department of Health issued an alert on Friday ordering any coronavirus-positive individuals to isolate for at least 10 days or face up to a 5-year prison sentence and a fine of up to $5,000.

The FDA has issued a warning about a drug most commonly used as a horse de-wormer, urging people not to use it as a treatment or prophylactic for COVID-19 after an influx of calls to the Mississippi Poison Control Center.

Buddy, a Labrador retriever mix, is currently receiving care at Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

A photo of a Mississippi middle school teacher’s writing assignment on slavery is drawing heavy criticism online, and parents in the district are speaking out.

There was little discussion before senators passed Senate Bill 2536 in a late-night session earlier this week to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ or women’s sports in the state's schools and universities.

A man is wanted by Mississippi police after security footage captured him robbing a bank with his face mask pulled down.

A sheriff's office in Mississippi said 17 inmates were baptized last week in what they hope will be a "new start."

A bridge inspector was working 120 feet above the Mississippi River when he spotted a distressed dog beneath the deck.

A man found fatally shot in a USPS delivery truck has been identified as a Mississippi Highway Patrol lieutenant.