The Latest Breaking News from Jackson

After the latest entertaining meeting between the Tigers and Tennessee State, the popular series now sits in limbo as the HBCUs explore other possibilities.

A boil water notice remains in majority-Black city and a long-term solution remains elusive

The notion of states as "laboratories of democracy" is generally credited to Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis.

The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says he wants Mississippi’s capital city to receive “its fair share” of federal money to repair a troubled water system

City officials ‘taking this matter very seriously’ as detection comes amid water access problems in Jackson, Mississippi and New York

‘We have made this a priority’, White House says

The 1960s and 1970s were a golden age of infrastructure development in the U.S., with the expansion of the interstate system and widespread construction of new water treatment, wastewater and flood control systems reflecting national priorities in public health and national defense. But infrastructure requires maintenance, and, eventually, it has…

Historic flooding and record droughts are stressing water systems across the country, and experts warn that with climate change intensifying the crisis in Jackson, Miss., may be just the beginning.

Students in Mississippi’s capital were able to return to class for the first time in a week with assurances that the toilets and sinks in their buildings would finally work

Local nonprofits have been delivering water directly to some residents, but the groups are still working on scaling up to dealing with a problem that stretches across the city.

JSU football dominated in its 2022 Orange Blossom Classic win against Florida A&M, providing an escape for the city as it grapples with a water crisis.