Mississippi Sneaker Culture Convention

The MGCCC Hospitality Center is being filled with all things sneakers in two weeks! John Carter and Randy Richardson join us with details. The MS Sneaker Culture Convention takes place November 16 at the MGCCC Hospitality Center on the Harrison...

Mississippi Chemical plant explodes in Yazoo City

fireYAZOO CITY (FOX NEWS) -An explosion at a chemical plant in Mississippi caused an ammonia leak and forced nearby residents to evacuate. According to FOX, the explosion happened at the CF Industries’ plant near Yazoo City, which includes an...

Cottage Grove City Council OKs environmental statement for proposed mine in Mississippi River bed

The Cottage Grove City Council, over the objections of numerous agencies and residents, signed off Wednesday night on a final environmental review related to a proposal to mine the riverbed of the Mississippi River. The council, by a 5-0 vote,...

In win for commercial menhaden fishing industry, LDWF approves controversial loosened regulations

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday advanced a plan to decrease the size of a no-fishing zone after members of the commercial menhaden fishing industry complained that guidelines put in place last year had cut...

Last monkey on the loose after Mississippi highway crash captured

HEIDELBERG, Miss. (AP) — The last monkey on the loose among several that escaped after a Mississippi highway crash has been found and captured, authorities said Thursday. A resident who lives near the crash site called authorities to report the...

Final lab monkey from truck crash in Mississippi found, officials say

A third and final lab monkey has been found after being on the loose for over a week due to a truck carrying the animals overturning on a Mississippi highway. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks announced in a news release...

New Report from Corporate Democrats Falsely Claims Medicare for All Is “Unpopular”

This week began with the release of a report titled “Deciding to Win,” claiming to light the way “toward a common sense renewal of the Democratic Party.” But the first mention of healthcare is so far from reality that the authors might have more...

Final monkey tranquilized and recaptured after Mississippi interstate crash

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US Associated Press Last monkey on the loose after Mississippi highway crash is captured after being spotted by resident

HEIDELBERG, Miss. (AP) — The last monkey on the loose among several that escaped after a Mississippi highway crash has been found and captured, authorities said Thursday. A resident who lives near the crash site called authorities to report the...

Mississippi College chemistry professor to keynote statewide chemical society banquet at MC

David H. Magers, professor of chemistry and chemical physics in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Mississippi College and the Mississippi Section of the American Chemical Society’s 2024 Chemist of the Year, will deliver the keynote...

Last monkey on the loose after Mississippi highway crash is captured after being spotted by resident

HEIDELBERG, Miss. — The last monkey on the loose among several that escaped after a Mississippi highway crash has been found and captured, authorities said Thursday. A resident who lives near the crash site called authorities to report the...

Final escaped monkey captured in Mississippi after weeklong search

The rhesus macaque was tranquilized and returned to the transport company after it was spotted Wednesday afternoon, NOLA.com reported. “The monkey was recovered alive near the crash site," a spokesperson for the department told WWL. The capture...

AP News: Explosion at Mississippi chemical plant causes ammonia leak, evacuations

YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) — An explosion at a hydrogen and nitrogen product manufacturer in Mississippi on Wednesday caused an ammonia leak and forced nearby residents to evacuate, officials said. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said in a post on the...

Final monkey captured after viral Mississippi interstate crash is lone survivor of 13 escapees

The final lab monkey that escaped in a crash on Interstate 59 in Mississippi last week has been captured near a home in Heidelberg, a town about two hours north of Biloxi, Jasper County authorities confirmed. "We are monkey free," Sheriff Randy...

Body camera video shows response to Mississippi monkey escape

Body camera video shows response to Mississippi monkey escape The body cam footage from *** Jasper County Sheriff's deputy starts at 1:33 in the afternoon of October 28th. You can see the cargo trailer and the white pickup truck in the median of...

Pulp friction: the rise and fall of Brainerd's paper making industry

BRAINERD, Minn. — Working at the town's paper mill was more than a job for most Brainerd people. For more than a century, it became a way of life that gave birth to generations. It was an “extended family,” according to an account by David Jackson...

Arts & Community Events Society to present Plein Air & Urban Sketchers Festival Grand Prize Award painting to Visit Meridian

Published 9:54 am Thursday, November 6, 2025 Meridian’s Arts & Community Events Society will present the Grand Prize Award winning painting from its Oct. 4 Inaugural Plein Air & Urban Sketchers Festival to Laura Carmichael executive director of...

North Mississippi Health Services Chooses NRC Health to Elevate Care Experiences and Community Engagement

LINCOLN, Neb. & TUPELO, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 6, 2025-- North Mississippi Health Services (NMHS), a regional leader serving 24 counties across north Mississippi and northwest Alabama, has selected NRC Health as its long-term partner in...

Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for Nov. 5, 2025

The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Nov. 5, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from Nov. 5 drawing 19-20-27-29-31 Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and...

Mississippi chemical plant explosion causes ammonia leak as evacuations ordered

The facility is able to store about 48,000 tons of ammonia, although the exact amount there when the explosion took place was not immediately clear ( Image: AP) An explosion at a hydrogen and nitrogen product manufacturer in Mississippi on...