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President Joe Biden is visiting a Mississippi town ravaged by a deadly tornado.

President Joe Biden is visiting a Mississippi town ravaged by a deadly tornado, even as a new series of severe storms threatens the Midwest and the South.

The majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Legislature is taking final steps to expand the territory of a state-run police department inside Jackson.

GOP Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves' Democrat opponent Brandon Presley crashed an official survey of tornado damage in Rolling Fork to campaign for governor.

At least 25 people are dead in Mississippi, and one person in Alabama, after a tornado touched down just after sundown Friday.

Before-and-after satellite images show the devastation from tornadoes in Rolling Fork, Miss., that reduced buildings to rubble and collapsed homes late Friday.

The devastation from Mississippi's tornadoes presents tough challenges for many of the majority-Black communities, like Rolling Fork, that were hit the hardest.

President Biden approved a federal disaster declaration for Mississippi early on Sunday. State officials said that dozens of people remained injured.

Two tigers reportedly escaped from their enclosures at a Pine Mountain, Ga., safari after a tornado damaged the attraction.

Mississippi started clean-up operations on Sunday after a destructive tornado tore across the state, killing at least 25, shredding houses and largely wiping out the small town of Rolling Fork.Under warm spring sunshine, shocked rescue workers surveyed the damage with roofs blown away, buildings flattened and cars smashed together amid piles of debris.The weather system, mixed with thunderstorms and driving rain, left a trail of havoc across the southern state late Friday, slamming several towns.The National Weather Service gave the tornado a rating of a four out of five on the Enhanced Fujita scale, saying that it had cut a path of up to three quarters of a mile wide for 59 miles (95 kilometers).The American Red Cross moved into a National Guard building in Rolling Fork less than 24 hours after the storm struck the town, which is home to fewer than 2,000 people.An area was set up as an infirmary and boxes full of cereal bars and baby diapers were shuttled in to provide food and medical support for storm victims who had "lost everything," said John Brown, a Red Cross official for Alabama and Mississippi. Anna Krisuta, 43, and her 16-year-old son Alvaro Llecha took shelter at the site, saying their house was "in pieces."Twenty-five people were killed and dozens more injured, according to Mississippi's emergency management agency.The severe weather also left a man dead in neighboring Alabama when he was trapped under an overturned trailer, the sheriff's office in Morgan County said.- Emergency supplies -President Joe Biden ordered federal aid to Mississippi on Sunday to support recovery efforts. The funding will provide grants for temporary housing, home repairs and low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, the White House said in a statement.Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves thanked Biden on Twitter "for recognizing the scale of the damage in Mississippi and quickly approving our disaster declaration -- a critical step in disaster response."The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Deanne Criswell, said she was traveling to Mississippi on Sunday to "see first-hand the impacts that some of these communities have had.""They're still very much in life-saving, life-sustaining mode," she told ABC.She praised first responders, saying some "may have lost their homes themselves," and said FEMA had sent teams, with more on their way to "help plan for and start the recovery process."Electricity repairs were underway to restore power to the more than 6,000 customers still in the dark in Mississippi, along with nearly 10,000 in Alabama, monitor poweroutage.us reported.Volunteers poured in from surrounding towns, including Lauren Hoda, who traveled 70 miles from Vicksburg to help."When I woke up this morning, I wanted to cry for the people of this town because I don't think they had much time before (the tornado) came," she said.She spent Saturday night in Rolling Fork bringing donations of water, food, canned goods, diapers, wipes, medicine and toothpaste from collection points.Mississippi was girding for more turbulent weather Sunday, including damaging winds and hail, with the emergency management agency warning that "tornadoes cannot be ruled out."After separate storms in the region, two tigers were re-captured in Georgia when a tornado damaged animal enclosures at the Wild Animal Safari, in Pine Mountain.Tornadoes, a weather phenomenon notoriously difficult to predict, are relatively common in the United States, especially in the central and southern parts of the country.In January, a series of damaging twisters, all on the same day, left several people dead in Alabama and Georgia.bur-sw/bgs

A pastor in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, is holding a church service following the weekend of deadly tornadoes that took the lives of at least 26 people.

Several tornadoes tore through Mississippi, creating a swath of devastation 100 miles wide and leaving dozens dead. Severe weather still threatens the South on Saturday.

The destructive tornado killed at least 23 people, leveled buildings and left thousands of customers without power.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed two health insurance bills, arguing that they would boost the cost of health care. The health commissioner would have had the ability to set rates.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill that will restrict electric car manufacturers from selling vehicles in person unless they open franchised dealerships.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Tuesday restricting electric car manufacturers from selling vehicles in person unless they open franchised dealerships. Defying calls from some fellow Republicans in the Legislature to veto the measure, Reeves enacted into law House Bill 401, introduced by Republican Rep. Trey Lamar of Senatobia. The law will force electric car companies such as Tesla and Rivian to sell vehicles through franchises rather than company-owned stores, which is how they currently operate.

After years of refusing to expand Medicaid benefits for new mothers, Republican officials in more than a half-dozen states are reversing course.

Supporters of the bill say they are trying to improve public safety in Jackson but critics say the bill is a paternalistic attempt to intrude on local decision-making and voting rights in the capital.

The Mississippi Senate gave final approval Thursday to a bill to restrict electric car manufacturers from opening new brick-and-mortar dealerships in the state unless they comply with the same laws traditional carmakers follow. On the Senate floor Thursday, the bill sparked an intraparty debate among GOP lawmakers. Proponents said the law would ensure all car manufacturers, regardless of their business model, play by the same rules.

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday signed legislation banning gender affirming surgeries for minors, calling it a "dangerous movement" that misleads young children.

Indiana Republican state Senators are advancing a proposal to ban all gender-affirming care for children and teens under 18.

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill to ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is doing an abrupt about-face on an issue Democrats have been hammering him on this election year.

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves did an abrupt about-face Sunday on an issue for which Democrats have been sharply criticizing him this election year, saying for the first time that he wants the state to allow a full year of Medicaid coverage to women after they give birth. Reeves said on social media that if the Republican-controlled state House and Senate send him a bill to allow a year of postpartum Medicaid coverage, “I will sign it into law.” Reeves said he is willing to do so “as part of our new pro-life agenda."

People in Mississippi's majority-Black capital city say the mostly white state Legislature is trying to encroach on their rights of self-government.

The Mississippi Senate has passed a ban on transgender healthcare for anyone younger than 18. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has indicated he will sign it into law.

The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate has given final approval to a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for anyone younger than 18.

The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that would ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18. House Bill 1125 will go to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, who is running for reelection and has indicated he will sign it into law. In 2021, Reeves signed a law to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ or women’s sports.

Six people were fatally shot in a small Mississippi town on Friday. State police said they have a male suspect in custody. The man's motive for the shootings is unknown.

A Mississippi sheriff says a series of shootings left six people dead on Friday, adding the the suspect is now in custody, but isn't being identified.

The suspect was detained after six people were killed in shootings in Mississippi Friday, an official said.

The shooting occurred in Arkabutla in rural Mississippi, near the Tennessee state line, officials said.

A Mississippi sheriff says a lone gunman killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather at multiple locations in a small, rural town near the Tennessee state line.

A former University of Mississippi chancellor says Republican Gov. Tate Reeves spoke privately with him years ago about the benefits of expanding Medicaid to people in low-wage jobs.

Mississippi’s Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said in a private conversation that expanding Medicaid to people working low-wage jobs would be in the best interest of the state, but that he refuses to support the policy for political reasons, a former chancellor of the University of Mississippi said Thursday. Dr. Dan Jones is a physician who led the University of Mississippi Medical Center before serving as chancellor of the university from 2009 to 2015. During a news conference organized by Democratic state lawmakers on Thursday, Jones said that Reeves acknowledged in a private conversation with him in 2013 or 2014 that expanding Medicaid would benefit Mississippi's economy, and provide health care to more residents of a state bedeviled by poor health outcomes.

A Mississippi doctor who is against the COVID-19 vaccine mandate has filed paperwork to run for governor. Dr. John Witcher will challenge Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves in GOP primary.

A poll of registered Mississippi voters shows incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves narrowly leading Democratic challenger Brandon Presley by just four points in the upcoming gubernatorial election.

TikTok will be banned from all Mississippi-issued government devices and the state’s network.

The city's water system has suffered disruptions for years, but Christopher Wells says that the city received every loan it requested, and that an ongoing civil rights investigation is political.

Mississippi has named Anthony Carleton as the new director for its law enforcement officer training academy. Carleton has more than 20 years of experience in law enforcement.

Thousands of voters will head to the polls in 2023 to elect state and local leaders in different corners of America.

Much of the focus on politics in 2023 will be on the emerging presidential race.

The Justice Department is making a rare intervention to try to bring improvements in the beleaguered water system in the Mississippi capital city.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the water in Mississippi's capital city is now safe to drink, following months of sampling at a water treatment plant overwhelmed by late August flooding.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has extended the state of emergency over the water crisis in the capital city of Jackson

Mississippi expects 5,000 more births each year as a result of the Supreme Court ruling denying abortion rights.

The announcement came days after leaders of two congressional committees said they were starting a joint investigation into the crisis.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state’s majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system.

A Las Vegas judge has denied bail for an elected official accused of killing a journalist. Robert Telles appeared in court Tuesday, standing with his hands folded and head bowed, as if in prayer. (Oct. 18)

Reps. Bennie Thompson and Carolyn Maloney are requesting information on how Mississippi plans to spend federal funding meant for water infrastructure.

Congress is investigating the crisis that left 150,000 people in Mississippi's capital city without running water for several days in late summer.

Congress is investigating the crisis that left 150,000 people in Mississippi’s capital city without running water for several days in late summer.

A police officer has been shot to death in the Mississippi Delta city where she grew up, and several other people were injured by gunfire. Greenville Police Department Detective Myiesha Stewart, 30, was killed Tuesday night as she and other officers responded to a call, according to Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell. “Our community is hurting,” Greenville Mayor Mayor Errick D. Simmons said Wednesday outside City Hall, where he was joined by law enforcement officers.

The Democratic mayor of Mississippi's capital is facing a leadership test as the city struggles to consistently produce clean drinking water.

The NAACP on Tuesday accused Mississippi of discriminating against Black residents by denying badly needed federal funds for drinking water infrastructure in Jackson and instead diverting money to largely-white communities that needed it less.

Years ago, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves claimed to have helped block money to fund water system repairs in the capital city.

Years before he became Mississippi governor, Tate Reeves served as the state's treasurer and had a hand in delaying funds for water system repairs in the capital city of Jackson.

Years before people in Jackson were recently left without running water for several days, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves claimed to have helped block money to fund water system repairs in the capital city. The city’s latest water troubles are far from its first, and they have stemmed from decaying infrastructure beyond one water treatment plant. As Reeves climbed Mississippi's political ladder, he cited his opposition to financially helping the capital as evidence of his fiscal conservatism.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan has returned to Mississippi’s capital city to meet with Jackson officials about the city’s troubled water system.

Brett Favre "continued to press" for state welfare funds despite knowing the misuse of them could be illegal, according to a new court filing.

“In the most disgraceful Governor sweepstakes, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves is a winner,” one person tweeted.View Entire Post ›

The city's more than 150,000 residents lost access to clean running water after severe flooding damaged its main water treatment facility.

A boil-water advisory has been lifted for Mississippi's capital, and the state will stop handing out free bottled water on Saturday.

Carey Wooten spent nearly seven weeks hunting for safe drinking water for herself, her two children and three dogs after clocking out each day as a Taco Bell manager, so Gov. Tate Reeves' announcement that the water is clean again in Mississippi's capital came as welcome news. While the state plans to stop handing out free bottled water at sites around the city Saturday night, the city said water pressure still hasn’t been fully restored, and state health officials said lead in some pipes remains so worrisome that pregnant women and young children should still use bottled water. Wooten said Friday that the liquid flowing into her kitchen sink still smells like sewage, but not as bad as before, and she's glad she won't have to run to distribution sites before their bottled water supplies run out each day.

But a state health department official said concerns remain about copper and lead levels in the city water. The official said people should continue to avoid using it to prepare baby formula.

After nearly seven weeks of being forced to boil their water before drinking it or using it to brush teeth, people in Mississippi’s largest city are being told that water from the tap is safe to consume.

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.

Black business owners in Mississippi’s capital say the city’s broken water system poses dire costs for their bottom lines.

The plane started circling about 5 a.m. Saturday and was still in the air more than four hours later.

The plane started circling over Tupelo, Mississippi, about 5 a.m. and was in the air for more than four hours.

A pilot had called an emergency line and “intentionally crash into Wal Mart on West Main,” according to the Tupelo, Miss., Police Department.

Mississippi's capital city is struggling with its water system.

The National Guard has been called to help as schools and businesses have been forced to close, but the urgent crisis has no end in sight.

Federal, state and local authorities are stressing unity in Jackson, Mississippi, where the 150,000 residents continue to face a crisis with the water system.

Officials began distributing water for city residents who for days have struggled as the state capital's water facility foundered.

For at least the third time in a dozen years, portable toilets are parked outside the ornate Mississippi Capitol because Jackson’s water system is in crisis.

The White House says the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency will visit Mississippi's capital city on Friday as local, state and federal officials deal with a water system crisis.

People are waiting in lines for water in Jackson, Mississippi, after the partial failure of the the city water system.

The state on Tuesday issued a state of emergency for Jackson and activated the Mississippi National Guard while crews work to fix the water system.

Mississippi’s capital city is struggling with multiple water problems — there's been too much on the ground after heavy rainfall in the past week, and not enough safe water coming through the pipes for people to use.

Excessive rainfall has worsened problems in a water treatment plant in the capital city.

Severe storms that brought damaging winds, heavy rains and flash flooding to parts of the Midwest and the South are being blamed for the deaths of three people, including two children in Michigan and Arkansas.

Heavy rains caused problems at a water treatment plant, leading to low pressure and concerns about firefighting and people's ability to take showers and flush toilets.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he is declaring a state of emergency after excessive rainfall worsened problems in a water treatment plant in the capital city.

To Democrats championing the White House’s student loan forgiveness plan, it was the long-awaited delivery of one of President Joe Biden’s campaign promises.

When the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established a right to abortion, it sparked legal changes and court challenges in states nationwide.

If the Supreme Court follows through on overturning Roe v.

Mississippi is ditching a state song that’s based on the campaign tune of a former governor who pledged to preserve segregation.

Mississippi is the latest Republican-led state to ban election offices from accepting donations from private groups for voting operations.

Mississippi is on the verge of retiring a state song with racist roots, two years after it surrendered a Confederate-themed state flag.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill to limit how race can be discussed in classrooms.

A bill advancing in Mississippi says anyone could cite religious objections to avoid a public or private employer’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

The Republican-controlled Mississippi House has divided largely along lines of race and party in passing a bill that would limit how race can be discussed in classrooms.

Mississippi is accustomed to being first in worsts.

Mississippi will join the majority of states in allowing medical marijuana.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in letters to seven governors, is reaffirming the need for members of their states' Army and Air National Guards to get the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine or lose their Guard status.

Mississippi lawmakers are sending their governor a bill that would create a medical marijuana program for people with serious medical conditions.

Abortion activists are protesting in Mississippi’s capital as the state takes center stage in a pivotal U.S. Supreme Court case that could end a nationwide right to abortion.

Mississippi has executed a man who pleaded guilty to killing his estranged wife and terrorizing their family.

Republicans are blasting President Joe Biden, threatening lawsuits and going as far as to call for civil disobedience to block his new vaccination mandates.