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• Video shows Miss. police HQ deaths

  April 6, 2013 12:26 PM

  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A person with knowledge of the investigation of a police officer who was killed by a murder suspect in an interrogation room says the shooting was recorded on video. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday on the condition of anonymity because they were... more »

• Murder suspect shoots Miss. cop inside police HQ

  April 5, 2013 1:14 AM

  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Police have identified the murder suspect who authorities say fatally shot a Jackson, Miss., police detective at the department's headquarters and who himself was killed. The Jackson Police Department said Det. Eric Smith was questioning 23-year-old Jeremy Powell in an interview room late Thursday afternoon when... more »

• Deaf dolphin will be cared for in Mississippi

  September 9, 2012 3:04 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A deaf dolphin found stranded in March off the Louisiana coast is being taken to live among other dolphins at a facility in Mississippi. Suzanne Smith is the rescue coordinator at the Audubon Nature Institute. She says the two-year-old dolphin will be taken Tuesday to the... more »

• 12 states now have high obesity; Colorado the lowest

  August 13, 2012 12:25 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - A new government survey shows 12 states now have very high obesity rates. Overall, more than a third of adults are obese but rates vary by state. The latest figures are based on a 2011 telephone survey that asked adults their height and weight. For the first... more »

• MS prison guard dies, others hurt in 'disturbance'

  May 21, 2012 1:14 AM

  NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - A guard at a southwest Mississippi prison died Sunday and several other employees were injured during a disturbance involving hundreds of inmates that continued into the evening, authorities and the prison's operator said. Emily Ham, a spokeswoman for the Adams County Sheriff's Office, confirmed Sunday evening... more »

• States suing over health care law collect funding

  November 29, 2011 12:11 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials are awarding more money to help states carry out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The surprise? The list includes seven states suing to overturn the landmark law. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday that 13 states will split grants totaling... more »

• Tropical Storm Lee off the coast of Louisiana

  September 2, 2011 2:11 PM

  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The governor of Mississippi has declared a state of emergency in seven counties because of Tropical Storm Lee in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is not yet a hurricane. But Gov. Haley Barbour says residents should not underestimate it. He says it's expected to... more »

• Shipping closed by high water in Mississippi

  May 17, 2011 1:50 PM

  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The swollen Mississippi River has been closed to shipping at Natchez, Miss., shutting the major artery for moving grain from farmland in the Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico for export. The U.S. Coast Guard closed the river Monday at the Natchez port because barges... more »

• Rising Mississippi River attracts onlookers to Vicksburg scenic areas

  May 14, 2011 6:23 PM

  VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - A steady stream of onlookers have been stopping at scenic overlooks along the Mississippi River. Larry and Paulla Dalrymple spent part of their Saturday in Vicksburg, Miss., with a video camera filming the rising river. The couple had been at the area a couple of... more »

• Flooding shouldn't get any worse in Memphis

  May 10, 2011 2:06 PM

  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Mississippi River has hit its high point in Memphis, Tenn., so things shouldn't get any worse. But there's still quite a mess to clean up. The National Weather Service says the river crested early this morning at just under 48 feet, falling short of... more »

• Mississippi may crest tonight, just shy of record

  May 9, 2011 6:18 PM

  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - River watchers say it looks like the Mississippi is starting to level out around Memphis, Tenn., and could crest tonight, just shy of a record. Parts of low-lying neighborhoods in the city are under water and more than 1,000 people have been forced to flee... more »

• Mississippi death toll from storms climbs to 35

  April 30, 2011 5:16 PM

  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi's death toll has climbed to 35 from this week's violent storms. Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley says a woman's body was found Saturday morning in rubble near her home in Smithville. Monroe County alone has now reported 15 deaths. The National Weather Service... more »

• Mississippi police: Colorado Springs woman's hanging

  September 30, 2010 8:46 AM

  Police in Philadelphia, Mississippi, say no foul play is suspected in the death of a Colorado Springs woman whose body was found hanging from a tree on Saturday. Police Chief Dickie Sistrunk tells The Neshoba Democrat that an autopsy report shows the death of Donna Giao Dao, 34, of... more »

• Jay Leno to do benefit for gulf fishermen

  August 20, 2010 1:42 PM

  Jay Leno will be doing standup to help the Gulf Coast. The "Tonight Show" host and comedian will appear Saturday at the Beau Rivage Theater in Biloxi, Mississippi, in a benefit performance for residents who've been affected by the massive oil spill. The appearance is billed as "Stand... more »

• Teen girl sues school over tuxedo ban

  August 17, 2010 2:35 PM

  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Another teenage lesbian is suing a Mississippi school district, this time over a policy banning females from wearing tuxedos in yearbook portraits. Ceara (SEE-ayr-uh) Sturgis' dispute with the Copiah County School District started in 2009, before another lesbian student in another Mississippi school district fought to... more »

• Doctor, former councilman commits suicide

  August 17, 2010 11:48 AM

  A highly respected and well-connected member of the Colorado Springs community has ended his own life. Dr. Ted Eastburn's body was discovered at 7:45 Tuesday morning in his office at Memorial Hospital. Eastburn was a former city councilman, cardiologist, faculty member at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and... more »

• Survey: Gas prices up about 4 cents

  August 16, 2010 9:10 AM

  A new survey finds the average price of regular gasoline in the United States has gone up 3.86 cents in the last three weeks. The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday says the price of a gallon of regular rose to $2.77. Analyst Trilby Lundberg says the average... more »

• Shrimpers cross fingers as they head into the Gulf

  August 16, 2010 8:02 AM

  Louisiana shrimpers have more than the usual worries as they hit the water today for the opening of shrimp season. Besides concerns over how much they'll catch and what they'll get for it, there's anxiety about how much damage the shrimp population has truly suffered from the lengthy oil... more »

• Top this, gardeners--a 750 pound watermelon!

  July 8, 2010 11:26 AM

  If you crave a sweet, juicy watermelon on a hot summer day, there's one in Mississippi that should satisfy your appetite. It weighs 750-pounds! The watermelon is on display outside a local Farmer's Market in the small town of West Point. more »

• Obama to address nation on gulf oil spill

  June 15, 2010 8:11 AM

  President Barack Obama will address the nation this evening, in a televised speech you'll see on NewsFirst5 at 6 pm, a revised time. On a visit to Mississippi and Alabama Monday, the president tried to sound both in command and upbeat, saying he's confident the Gulf Coast will eventually... more »

• Search & Rescue Team receives prestigious national award

  May 11, 2010 11:56 AM

  The El Paso County Search and Rescue Team will receive the 2010 Valor Award Thursday at the National Association for Search and Rescue, (NASAR), Conference in Tunica, Mississippi. This award was created by NASAR in 1977 and has only been awarded twice over the past 33 years. The rescue... more »

• Calmer weather aiding gulf spill cleanup

  May 4, 2010 1:45 PM

  Calmer weather has arrived along the Gulf Coast, where masses of oil continue to lurk offshore. So far, only oil sheens have reached into some coastal waters. The oil's slow progress is allowing crews and volunteers to lay boom in front of shorelines. The calmer wind and waves should... more »

• Nashville braces for more flooding

  May 3, 2010 4:47 PM

  Officials in Nashville braced for more deaths Monday as the flooded Cumberland River continued to swell, sending muddy water rushing through neighborhoods and threatening the historic heart of Music City after a destructive line of weekend storms killed 22 people in Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky. The flash floods caught... more »

• Single huge tornado blamed for 10 Miss. deaths

  April 28, 2010 2:01 PM

  It was initially unclear if a single massive twister, or multiple smaller ones, caused the deaths and damaged about 700 homes in the state. The state's chief Weather Service meteorologist, Alan Gerard, said Wednesday that the tornado followed a nearly 150-mile track from Tallulah, La., through Mississippi, before... more »

• Mom dies saving 3 sons from tornado

  April 26, 2010 5:20 PM

  Nicki Carpenter's priority was always her three young boys. As a massive tornado with 170 mile an hour winds bore down on her mobile home, Nicki apparently reacted the only way she knew how. "She had gotten a mattress off the bed and put it over those 3... more »

• Video captures large tornado and damage

  April 26, 2010 10:43 AM

  A deadly tornado that tore through Mississippi was caught on camera. Witnesses shot video of the tornado as it touched down in the town of Yazoo City. The video also captures the extent of the damage it left behind. The twister broke trees from their roots and limbs and... more »

• Alabama, Mississippi pick up after deadly storms

  April 26, 2010 9:49 AM

  FEMA takes a look today at the damage from the weekend tornado and storms that lashed four southern states. Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will concentrate on Mississippi, where 10 of the 12 fatalities happened. The inspection is the first step toward a possible presidential disaster declaration. Mississippi... more »

• New England tops in swine flu vaccinations

  April 1, 2010 1:49 PM

  Health officials say New England leads the nation in swine flu vaccinations. The South has the lowest rates. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its first state-by-state report on turnout for the swine flu vaccine on Thursday. Tiny Rhode Island has the highest vaccination rate of... more »

• Prom called off because girl wanted to bring her girlfriend

  March 10, 2010 7:31 PM

  The prom's off at a northern Mississippi school after a lesbian student demanded she be allowed to bring her girlfriend. The American Civil Liberties Union had demanded that the Itawamba County school district allow 18-year-old Constance McMillen to attend with her date. A school board statement Wednesday announced the... more »

• Colorado "pet only" airline helps with dog rescue

  February 7, 2010 1:36 PM

  A pet only airline crew out of Denver is making sure that some rescued dogs get a safe flight out of danger. The Dogs were taken from a suspected puppy mill in Mississippi and today the American Humane Association's animal emergency responders will load 34 of the seized dogs onto... more »

• Does this city make my butt look big?

  February 2, 2010 2:13 PM

  Thinking about a nose job? Chances are you're from the Northeast, according to new data released from RealSelf.com, a consumer review site for the cosmetic industry. Permanent makeup more your thing? Then you're probably from the Southwest. "We looked at our logs - we're talking millions of searches -... more »

• Obama to check on Katrina progress

  October 15, 2009 8:24 AM

  President Barack Obama heads to New Orleans today to check out the continuing recovery from Hurricane Katrina. The president will hold a town hall meeting and stopping by a school in the hard-hit Lower Ninth Ward. In a recent radio address marking Katrina's fourth anniversary, Obama said he's determined to... more »

• Isabella, 4, is a case study in swine flu

  October 12, 2009 11:37 AM

  A 4-year-old Mississippi girl is eating Lucky Charms cereal and singing Hannah Montana songs again, three weeks after a severe swine flu infection landed her in intensive care and jeopardized the healthy preschooler's life. Doctors expect Isabella Ragan to recover completely from pneumonia and lung surgery, but she is... more »

• Tickets on sale for Friday's Bell Game

  September 29, 2009 5:30 PM

  In Pueblo, tickets are on sale for Friday's Bell game--a fierce rivalry between the Central Wildcats and the Centennial Bulldogs. The teams will face-off for the 109th time in what's known as the oldest high school football rivalry west of the Mississippi. The teams compete for victory and the coveted... more »