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The governor and attorney general of Texas are moving to ban most abortions in the state during the coronavirus outbreak, declaring they don’t qualify as essential surgeries.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Mississippi State Department of Health reported the first death from coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi on Thursday. The man was 60-65 years old, from Hancock County, and had chronic underlying conditions, the state said. He died in a Louisiana hospital. “As the coronavirus outbreak began claiming lives across the world, we knew […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — All Mississippi casinos will close until further notice at midnight Monday to prevent the further spread of coronavirus, state officials said. The closures affect six casinos in Tunica and Robinsonville: 1st Jackpot, Horseshoe, Fitzgerald’s, Sam’s Town, Hollywood and Gold Strike Casino Resort, which announced earlier on social media that it would close. […]

It was not immediately clear whether he will quarantine himself in light of the thousands of coronavirus cases in Spain.

Mississippi has moved more inmates out of a state prison rocked by deadly violence.

Hundreds of people in Mississippi’s capital have fled their homes as authorities fear the swollen Pearl River will soon unleash catastrophic flooding.

FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) — With the waters in the Pearl River continuing to rise in and around Mississippi’s capital city and more rain on the way this week, the governor warned residents that it would be days before flood waters start to recede. Gov. Tate Reeves said Sunday morning that the Pearl would continue to […]

Authorities in Mississippi were bracing Sunday for the possibility of catastrophic flooding in and around the state capital of Jackson as water levels rise precipitously in a river swollen by days of torrential rain. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Saturday to amass the resources necessary to cope with the cresting of […]

(CNN) — More neighborhoods in Jackson, Mississippi were starting to flood Saturday as the swollen Pearl River may soon reach its highest point in decades, city officials said. Authorities urged people in mandatory evacuation zones in Mississippi’s capital to leave their homes or ask for help evacuating. “Please, please get out before dark tonight,” Gov. […]

Gov. Tate Reeves has announced that disaster assistance will be available for northwest Mississippi counties hit by severe weather and tornadoes in January. 

For the first time since its announcement, Gov. Tate Reeves is responding to the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation into the conditions at four Mississippi prisons.