The Latest Breaking News from Jackson

Precariousness of water system remains before services are fully restored after infrastructure failure, Chokwe Antar Lumumba says

Mississippi's capital has taken a step closer toward restoring normal water service to tens of thousands of customers

Football is a way of life in Jackson, Mississippi. So are boil water notices. The latest water crisis has not stopped fans from filling the stands to support a local college team.

Like Hurricane Katrina and Flint, Michigan, systemic racism fueled Jackson’s water crisis

Mississippi's capital city is struggling with its water system

Jackson residents are lining up at distribution points to get bottled water after flooding spurred crisis this week.

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

President Joe Biden says his administration has offered Mississippi “every single thing available” to address the water crisis that has gripped the state’s capital

The water crisis unfolding in Jackson, Mississippi, was decades in the making: the culmination of crumbling infrastructure, systemic racism and more extreme weather. It’s also a stark warning of trouble to come as climate change piles new stress onto the essential services Americans rely on every day.