NOAA: Spring flooding more probable than possible
A delayed melt, and more rain, could mean "major" flooding this spring along the Mississippi River.
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A delayed melt, and more rain, could mean "major" flooding this spring along the Mississippi River.
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is accusing the state auditor and two sportscasters of defaming him in public discussions about the misspending of welfare money.
Leach died on Monday from complications of a heart condition, the university said in a statement.
The unveiling of the statue coincides with the release this month of "Till," a movie focusing on Mamie Till-Mobley's private trauma over her son's death.
Hall of Fame quarterback said he didn't know he was getting money intended for needy families in the state.
The Viking Cruise company says the water level on the Mississippi River is just too low to continue traveling. The company says it won't make it back in time for their next cruise departure on October 15, but they do expect their future trips will leave on time.
A man died and a woman was injured after two boats collided Thursday night on the Mississippi River near the Hastings Bridge.
The former quarterback has been accused of trying to steer welfare funds to the volleyball program at his alma mater.
Brett Favre’s radio show and podcast have both been benched after new text messages show he put pressure on then-Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant to divert state welfare funds to fund an indoor football practice facility for his college alma mater.
A Mississippi man is in custody after he stole a plane and threatened to fly it into a Wal-Mart. Officers say the man had no pilots license.
CBS Sports' Rick Neuheisel breaks down LSU vs. #12 Mississippi and other key college football matchups.
A federal judge in Mississippi on Friday blocked a state law that prohibited abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, around six weeks into pregnancy. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves said in the ruling that the law "prevents a woman's free choice, which is central to personal dignity and autonomy."
Authorities say a Tulane University student was killed at an Interstate 10 rest stop in Mississippi when two tires came loose from a passing tractor-trailer and struck her.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will not at this time proceed with a request to temporarily lower the elevations of the Mississippi River in the intermediate pool between Upper and Lower St. Anthony Falls locks and dams.
A man needed to be rescued after falling 150 feet down over a cliff near the Mississippi River in Minneapolis Monday morning.
Gov. Phil Bryant said Monday night that the declaration will make state resources and personnel available to areas affected by the storm.
The Animal Humane Society's Golden Valley shelter received the 29 dogs and puppies early Sunday morning.
This weekend, more than 30 remaining shelter dogs will arrive in Minnesota from down south after 11 died during a trip to the Twin Cities earlier this month.
The federal government has reopened its investigation into the slaying of Emmett Till, the black teenager whose brutal killing in Mississippi shocked the world and helped inspire the civil rights movement more than 60 years ago.
President Donald Trump has honored figures of the civil rights movement, some famous, some not, at a ceremony that exposed stark divisions among Americans about his commitment to that legacy.
A fast-moving storm called Nate brought flooding and power outages to the U.S. Gulf Coast early Sunday after it sloshed ashore outside Biloxi, Mississippi — the first hurricane to make landfall in that state since Katrina devastated the region 12 years ago.
Authorities in Mississippi say a suspect is in custody after eight people were killed in a shooting, including a sheriff's deputy.
The search for a missing boater in the Mississippi River will continue Saturday. The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office says they received a report of someone falling out of a boat just after midnight by Shepard Road near the Ramsey County – Dakota County border.
At $1.5 billion, Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot is the largest ever seen in the world. But not everyone in the U.S. can take part, forcing some to go to great lengths.
Right now 16 Twin Cities college students are paddling down the Mississippi towards Winona, Minnesota, and that is merely the beginning.
