Latest Mississippi Headlines
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Mississippi Senate’s University DEI Ban Goes to Negotiations With House
Feb 13 2025 // The Mississippi Senate passed a bill Thursday that would eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the state’s universities, a priority elevated by Republican President Donald Trump. Senate Republicans...
Mississippi House Bill Puts New Rules on PBMs, But May Do Little for Workers’ Comp
Jan 29 2025 // A pharmacy benefits manager bill passed by the Mississippi House of Representatives last week may have little impact on drug costs in the state’s workers’ compensation system, even if that is part of the...
Trucordia Acquires Rusty Healy Agency in Mississippi
Jan 21 2025 // Utah-based Trucordia, a top-20 U.S. insurance brokerage, has acquired the Rusty Healy Insurance Agency in Madison, Mississippi, the company said in a news release. Healy, founded more than 30 years ago, offers personal and...
Mississippi Police Officer Suspended After Chase That Ended in Three Deaths
Jan 13 2025 // BYHALIA, Miss. (AP) — A north Mississippi police officer whose pursuit ended in a crash that killed three people has been suspended from duty without pay. Byhalia aldermen voted on Wednesday to suspend William Langham,...
Tugboat Sinks Into Mississippi River After Collision With Tanker Ship in Louisiana
Jan 2 2025 // LULING, La. (AP) — The crew of a tugboat was quickly rescued when their vessel sank into the Mississippi River following a collision with a tanker ship in Louisiana. The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that it is...
Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi Kill 2 and Injure 6
Dec 30 2024 // HOUSTON (AP) — A strong storm system threatened to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and...
Can Comp-Exempt Sub Owner Sue Contractor for Work Injury? Miss. Court Says ‘No’
Dec 18 2024 // It’s a question that has cropped up in state courts only on rare occasions: If the owner or officer of a subcontractor firm opts out of workers’ compensation coverage for himself, can he then sue the general...
Largest Miss. Seafood Company Sentenced for Mislabeling Fish as Local
Dec 16 2024 // GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — The largest seafood distributor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and two of its managers have been sentenced on federal charges of mislabeling inexpensive imported seafood as local premium fish, weeks...
Cyber Specialty MGA Envelop Risk Extends Capacity Backing From MS Reinsurance
Dec 11 2024 // Envelop Risk, the data-driven cyber reinsurance and analytics specialist, announced it has just completed a capacity agreement with MS Reinsurance for a further three years. Further to that, MS Reinsurance recently became...
Miss. Supreme Court Orders USAA to Pay $15M in Hurricane Katrina Bad-Faith Claim
Dec 9 2024 // When hurricanes hit coastal areas, property insurers often breathe a sigh of relief when much of the damage appears to be the result of storm surge and flooding – losses that aren’t covered by most...
SageSure Expands HO Business in Mississippi, Louisiana
Nov 7 2024 // SageSure, a managing general underwriter for catastrophe-exposed markets, said it has joined with Auros Reciprocal Insurance Exchange to bring more homeowners coverage to Louisiana and Mississippi. Auros is a property...
Mississippi Worker Killed When Hot Asphalt Falls from Dump Truck
Nov 6 2024 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Police in Mississippi’s capital said a man died Monday when he was trying to repair a dump truck and asphalt poured onto him. Darrell Sheriff, 41, was underneath the truck working on a...
Mississippi River Dries Up Again at Worst Time for US Farmers
Oct 25 2024 // The Mississippi River is suffering from low waters for the third straight autumn, a crucial time of year when American farmers rely on the route to deliver their crops to the world. Months of limited rainfall — with few...
3 Workers Dead, 4 Hurt in Collapse of Bridge Being Demolished in Mississippi
Oct 18 2024 // MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — Three people were killed and four were seriously injured Wednesday when a bridge in Mississippi that was closed nearly a month ago collapsed while a work crew was prepping it for demolition,...
Lawyers Say Other Victims Could Sue Mississippi Sheriff Over Brutality Claims
Sep 25 2024 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for two Black men who were tortured by Mississippi law enforcement officers said Monday that they expect to file more lawsuits on behalf of other people who say they were brutalized by...
Judge Dismisses Suit Seeking to Protect Dolphins Along Miss. Gulf Coast
Sep 24 2024 // GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to protect dolphins along the Mississippi Gulf Coast after dozens were killed or sickened in 2019 following the prolonged opening of a spillway...
Low Mississippi River Water Levels Force Barge Companies to Cut Cargo
Sep 13 2024 // ST. LOUIS (AP) — The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits on how much cargo they can carry and cutting into farm profits. It was just...
Mississippi Commissioner Warns of Francine’s Impact on State
Sep 11 2024 // Mississippi’s insurance commissioner is reminding policyholders that once Hurricane Francine moves across Louisiana, it will likely bring strong winds and heavy rains to the western part of the Magnolia...
Drought Shrivels the Mississippi River and Threatens to Disrupt US Food Exports
Sep 6 2024 // Drought across the central US is shrinking the Mississippi River, sending barge rates soaring and threatening to roil shipments of everything from corn to gasoline. Dry conditions across the Ohio River basin, which feeds...
New Mississippi Lawsuit Names Pharmacy Benefits Managers for Opioid Epidemic
Sep 6 2024 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi is suing drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers alleging that opioids were over-prescribed. Attorney General Lynn Fitch, a Republican, filed the suit Thursday in...
