The Latest Breaking News from Mississippi

Mississippi house to hold redistricting session at Jim Crow era capitol

Lawmakers to convene for special session to redraw state supreme court districts at building with racist history

The Guardian - US · May 6

Mississippi Update: Free Home-Safety Grants Provide Up to $500 for Seniors Living Alone

If you’re a senior living alone, small home safety upgrades can make a life-changing difference—but they often get delayed because of cost. That’s why programs...

Saving Advice · May 3

Nissan Kills Its EV Plans In America, Pivots To Trucks

Nissan no longer plans to build electric vehicles at its Canton, Mississippi, factory. After announcing a $500 million investment into the facility in 2021, with plans to build two EVs there, the automaker is now shifting focus and will build several new trucks instead.  

Motor1 · May 1

Mississippi’s largest synagogue finds triumph in rebuilding after arson

Members of Mississippi’s largest synagogue have walked through the structure for the first time since a fire damaged it in the predawn hours of Jan. 10

The Independent UK · Apr 28

RIP Jack Thornell: the press photographer who captured James Meredith's assassination attempt, but worried he'd be fired for not getting the photo – only to go on and win a Pulitzer

We look back at the late photojournalist's extraordinary career

Digital Camera World · Apr 28

Reading gains in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana are often touted, but don’t show full picture of literacy

Despite decades of legislation meant to boost children’s reading levels, literacy scores have remained relatively stagnant across the U.S. over the past 30 years.

The Conversation · Apr 28

‘They saved my life’: Mississippi bus driver blacks out on a four-lane highway. The 40 kids on board did something no adult told them to do

Calm in the chaos.

We Got This Covered · Apr 27

Middle schoolers stop runaway bus after driver passes out behind the wheel

“This emergency situation could have definitely been detrimental,” the school’s principal said

The Independent UK · Apr 27

Tornadoes, hail and high winds forecast to hit midwest and Mississippi valley

Severe storms put nearly 50 million at risk and follow a deadly weekend after tornado killed two people in Texas

The Guardian - US · Apr 27

Mississippi school kids stop school bus on highway after driver passes out

Students aged 12 to 15 steered bus to safety and called for help after driver lost consciousness from asthma attack

The Guardian - US · Apr 25