Mississippi News

Aggregated Mississippi News Articles

• Supreme Court allows enforcement of Mississippi social media age verification law
  
  The justices rejected an emergency appeal from a tech industry group that is challenging laws passed in Mississippi and other states that require social media users to verify their ages.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Fri, 15 Aug 2025 01:23:00 GMT.
• Supreme Court declines to block Mississippi social media age-restriction law, for now
  
  Justices declined to block the Mississippi law, which blocks young people from accessing most major social media platforms and sites without parental consent.
  Fox News.  Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:39:14 -0400.
• Supreme Court Gives Green Light On Mississippi Social Media Age Verification Law For Now
  
  The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Mississippi to enforce its law requiring social media platforms to verify the age of users. ...
  Katelynn Richardson.  Daily Caller.  Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:28:13 +0000.
• How Rams rookie Jarquez Hunter forged his 'super power' on Mississippi's rolling greens
  
  Rookie running back Jarquez Hunter knows how to break horse and haul in a catfish by hand. He's hoping that will help him earn a place in the Rams' rotation.
  Ira Gorawara.  Los Angeles Times.  Sun, 10 Aug 2025 19:34:21 GMT.
• Two people killed after helicopter hits power line and crashes into barge on Mississippi River
  
  Helicopter crashes into power line and plummets onto Mississippi River barge near Missouri-Illinois border, killing at least two people and sparking a fire.
  Fox News.  Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:36:56 -0400.
• Helicopter crashes into barge on Mississippi River, killing 2
  
  The helicopter ran into a powerline and crashed Thursday morning on the Mississippi River, officials said.
  CBS News.  Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:48:14 -0400.
• Chaos as helicopter crashes into barge on Mississippi River
  
  The horror crash unfolded midday in West Alton, Missouri as images from the scene showed a large fire on the barge and smoke filling the skies.
  Daily Mail.  Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:36:34 GMT.
• Ben Click, former Dallas PD chief who championed community policing, dies at 84
  
  Former Dallas Chief of Police Ben Click died Sunday afternoon in Mississippi, where he had retired.
  Chase Rogers | The Dallas Morning News.  NBC.  Tue, Jul 29 2025 02:24:37 PM.
• Christian Anti-Abortion Doctor Who Trump Pardoned Announces His Next Move
  
  Dr. Coleman Boyd, one of the several anti-abortion activists pardoned earlier this year by President Donald Trump, announced that he would be running for the Mississippi State Senate. ...
  Ben Zeisloft.  Western Journal.  Mon, 28 Jul 2025 01:00:39 +0000.
• WATCH: Missing 22-year-old Wisconsin graduate student found dead in the Mississippi River
  
  A 22-year-old graduate student who disappeared after leaving a Wisconsin bar early Sunday morning has been found dead in the Mississippi River, according to the La Crosse Police Department.
  ABC News.  Thu, 24 Jul 2025 21:49:59 -0400.
• Minneapolis inks deal for 8,000-seat First Avenue concert venue along Mississippi River
  
  Mayor Jacob Frey and other leaders Thursday lauded the future of Upper Harbor Terminal.
  Star Tribune - Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:50:51 GMT.
• 3 Men Who Disappeared While Fishing in the Mississippi River Are Found Dead
  
  The men were last seen on a sandbar south of a boat ramp in Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park, about 13 miles north of Memphis.
  Hannah Ziegler.  New York Times.  Wed, 23 Jul 2025 23:44:55 +0000.

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