Mississippi News
Baylor holds off Mississippi State in final seconds to win 75-72 in March Madness
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Robert Wright scored 19 points, V.J. Edgecombe added 16 and No. 9 Baylor squeaked past No. 8 Mississippi State 75-72 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Langston Love added 15 points and Norchad Omier had 12 poin...
Mar 21, 2025
A Record-Breaking Year: Miss-Lou Helps 95 Country Raise $56,237 for St. Jude
Natchez, MS - The Miss-Lou community has once again shown its incredible generosity, helping 95 Country (WQNZ Natchez, MS) set a new record during its annual 95 Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon on March 13-14, 2025. This year's radiothon raised an outstanding $56,237, surpassing last year's record of $51,915-t...
Mar 20, 2025
Damage Report Indicates EF-4 Tornado Hits Kentwood and Pike County
Meteorologists from the National Weather Service (NWS) are actively surveying damage in northern Tangipahoa Parish, Pike County, and Walthall County following severe storms that occurred on March 15. Preliminary assessments have confirmed at least two tornadoes impacted the region. One of these tornadoes, classified as...
Mar 18, 2025
A look at the 42 deaths linked to severe storms in the US
A series of storms that sparked tornadoes, wildfires, high winds and dust storms while barreling across eight states over the weekend have left at least 42 people dead and dozens injured. Scattered tornadoes in Missouri killed over a dozen people, an...
Mar 17, 2025
Devastating storms kill at least 39 across 7 states in the South and Midwest
Crammed into their two-door Toyota Celica with three huskies, Hailey Hart and her fiance Steve Romero hugged and prayed as a tornado rolled the car upside down before tossing it on its wheels again. They heard screams for help minutes after the twis...
Mar 17, 2025
Tornadoes, wildfires and blinding dust sweep across US as massive storm leaves at least 32 dead
PIEDMONT, Mo. (AP) - Violent tornadoes and high winds decimated homes, wiped out schools and toppled semitractor-trailers as a monster storm that killed at least 32 people ripped its way across the central and southern U.S. Missouri resident Dakota ...
Mar 16, 2025
Tylertown MS Hit by Massive Tornado
Our hearts go out to the families in the Tylertown, MS area that was hit with a massive tornado earlier today. The drone footage from Accuweather below shows some of damage.
Mar 16, 2025
At least 32 dead in massive US storm after new fatalities reported in Kansas and Mississippi
PIEDMONT, Mo. (AP) - Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a monster storm that has killed at least 32 people as more severe weather was expected late Satur...
Mar 16, 2025
3.0-Magnitude Earthquake Confirmed Near Magee Amid Saturday's Severe Weather
Residents near Magee experienced more than severe weather on Saturday when a minor earthquake struck the area. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 3.0-magnitude earthquake approximately 5.6 miles east northeast of Magee at around 1:49 p.m. The quake was recorded at a depth of about 6.5 miles underground. John Kilpatr...
Mar 15, 2025
Officials: Medical helicopter crashes near the Natchez Trace, fatalities confirmed
First responders were dispatched to a tragic helicopter crash in Madison County, Mississippi, shortly before 1 p.m. on Monday. Officials reported that the crash involved a medical helicopter near the Natchez Trace Parkway, north of Highway 43 and south of Pipeline Road. A spokesperson from Madison County confirmed fata...
Mar 10, 2025