Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey, fearing for her children's safety
Jessica Bond Ferguson said she and other residents had been warned about diseases that the escaped monkeys carried, although authorities later said they were pathogen-free.
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Mississippi officers charged in bribery scheme
The FBI has announced indictments against 20 people, including 14 current and former Mississippi and Tennessee police officers, in a drug-related bribery probe. CBS News' Anna Schecter has the details.
JD Vance, Erika Kirk speak at Ole Miss
Vice President JD Vance spoke at a Turning Point USA event alongside CEO Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, at Ole Miss on Wednesday. CBS News correspondent Nicole Valdes has the details.
Monkeys escape after truck overturns on Mississippi highway, 3 still missing
The Jasper County Sheriff's Department said all but three of the rhesus monkeys who escaped have since been killed.
Three monkeys still on the loose after escape
In Mississippi, three rhesus monkeys are still on the loose after the truck carrying them overturned on a highway in Mississippi. Kati Weis has the latest.
Monkeys still missing after truck escape
Three monkeys are still on the loose after escaping from an overturned truck on a Mississippi highway on Tuesday. CBS News national reporter Kati Weis has more.
Mississippi executes man convicted of raping and killing a college student
A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student was put to death Wednesday evening at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman.
5 arrests made following mass shooting that killed 6 in Mississippi, FBI says
Five people have been arrested, three of them on murder charges, in a weekend shooting that left six people dead and more than a dozen injured in a small Mississippi town, officials said.
At least 8 killed in two separate shootings in Mississippi, officials say
The shootings in Leland and Heidelberg happened while people attended high school homecoming games.
911 emergency lines restored in Mississippi, still down in parts of Louisiana
911 systems across Mississippi and Louisiana were down Thursday afternoon, affecting emergency services.
Suspect in Mississippi shootings in custody
A suspect is in custody in connection with a series of shootings in Tate County, Mississippi, police said. The Associated Press reports six people were killed. CBS News' Errol Barnett and Elaine Quijano have more on the breaking news.
Hurricane Katrina in photos, 20 years later: "We're the land they forgot about"
While Hurricane Katrina's toll didn't become clear for days, the storm ultimately led to nearly 1,400 deaths, according to the National Hurricane Center.
20 years after Katrina, Mississippi town still waits for FEMA funding to rebuild
FEMA still owes Biloxi, Mississippi, $34 million to finish work planned about 20 years ago, the city's mayor says.
Mississippi town still rebuilding after Katrina
While the damage and destruction left by Katrina in 2005 changed New Orleans forever, the sea surge and powerful winds also left a lasting blow to other parts of the Gulf Coast, including the Mississippi city of Biloxi. Two decades later, they're still trying to rebuild. Kati Weis reports.
70 years since of Emmett Till's death marked with train from Chicago to Mississippi
The commemoration of 70 years since Emmett Till's death is being marked by family, friends and officials Wednesday as they repeated the fateful train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955.
Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant deaths
Mississippi's infant mortality rate nearly double the most recent national average of 5.6 deaths per 1,000, according to the state Department of Health.
1 dead in shooting at shipyard that builds Navy vessels, officials say
Ingalls Shipbuilding is the largest supplier of U.S. Navy surface combatants, and the largest manufacturing employer in Mississippi.
Behind the infant mortality crisis in Mississippi
Mississippi has declared a health emergency over the rising infant mortality rate, which last year reached the highest level since 2013 and nearly double the national average. Dr. Celine Gounder has more.
Mississippi executes state's longest-serving death row inmate
Mississippi has executed the longest-serving man on its death row nearly 50 years after he was convicted of murder.
Emmett Till monument at risk under Trump plan
There are more than 100 national monuments across the country, but for the first time in nearly a century, parts of these historic areas are eligible to be sold to private buyers. Kati Weis reports.
Deacon killed in shooting at church Easter egg hunt in Mississippi
A deacon was shot and killed after an Easter egg hunt hosted by his church in Gulfport, Mississippi, on Saturday, according to the church and local police.
Tornado hits Mississippi town nearly 2 years to the day after deadly twisters
Sharkey County's emergency management director "attempted to get to his house while watching the tornado come across farm fields," an official said, as Rolling Fork mourned two years since the 2023 twister outbreak.
Survivors of deadly tornadoes share stories: "We wouldn't be alive"
A massive storm system that brought tornadoes, rain, high winds and wildfires killed dozens of people in the Midwest and South over the weekend.
2 tornadoes hit small Mississippi town
At least 42 people were killed over the weekend when a severe storm swept through the Midwest and southern U.S. The system brought heavy rain, tornadoes and wildfires. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has the story of one home that was spared in Mississippi as tornadoes touched down.
Medical helicopter crash in Mississippi kills pilot, 2 hospital workers
A medical transport helicopter crashed Monday in Mississippi, while carrying two hospital workers and a pilot, officials said.
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