Latest Mississippi Headlines
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Reuters: J&J Refocused Baby Powder Marketing on Minority, Overweight Women
Apr 10 2019 // Pressure was mounting on Johnson & Johnson and its signature Baby Powder. In 2006, an arm of the World Health Organization began classifying cosmetic talc such as Baby Powder as “possibly carcinogenic” when...
Mississippi Funeral Home Sued for Giving Families Wrong Bodies
Apr 10 2019 // A Mississippi funeral home is accused of giving the wrong bodies to two families. The Enterprise-Journal reported Tuesday that two lawsuits accuse the Hartman-Jones Funeral Home in McComb of the body swap....
Hub International Acquires Assets of Mississippi-Based M.B.I. Group
Apr 5 2019 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of M.B.I. Group, LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. M.B.I. Group is an independent insurance firm based in Flowood,...
Officials Open Mississippi Floodgate to Handle River Flooding
Apr 4 2019 // Officials have finally pulled the plug to allow an unusual flood trapped inside a levee system in Mississippi to drain, but it could be weeks before waters fully recede. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened a floodgate...
Bill Limiting Suits Against Mississippi Property Owners Heads to Governor
Mar 22 2019 // A bill that would make it harder for people to sue Mississippi property owners for some injuries is headed to Gov. Phil Bryant for his signature or veto. The state Senate on Tuesday voted 31-21 to concur with changes that...
Mississippi Deputy Accused of Cheating Insurer Out of Nearly $13K
Mar 19 2019 // A Mississippi sheriff’s deputy and another man face felony charges after authorities said they cheated an insurance company by falsely claiming an off-road vehicle was stolen. Federal prosecutors said Friday that...
More Rain Forecast as Midwest, Great Plains Continue to Deal With River Flooding
Mar 19 2019 // The Great Plains and Midwest, struggling with flooding that inundated roads and farms and pushed rivers to record heights, is set to get more rain ahead, with light showers forecast over the next few days and a heavier...
Midwest Flooding Prompts Evacuations, Rescues
Mar 18 2019 // Authorities used boats and large vehicles on Saturday to rescue and evacuate residents in parts of the Midwest where a recent deluge of rainwater and snowmelt was sent pouring over frozen ground, overwhelming creeks and...
2 Tornadoes Struck Mississippi in Weekend Storms
Mar 13 2019 // The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes touched down in northern Mississippi over the weekend. There were no deaths or serious injuries in either storm. The weather service in Memphis, Tennessee, said the...
Mississippi, Ohio River Communities, Businesses Brace for Spring Floods
Mar 12 2019 // High water on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers is snarling barges loaded with grain, chemicals and fuel, and forecasters are worried things will get worse once the snow starts to melt. The looming U.S. spring could bring a...
Official: Flooding in Southeast States Could Last for Weeks as Rivers Rise
Mar 1 2019 // Many Southern communities could face weeks of flooding, along with other disruptions, as recent rains have sent many streams over their banks. In one Mississippi Delta hamlet, the mayor says water has cut off all but one...
Mississippi House Votes on Bill Limiting Landowners’ Liability
Feb 28 2019 // Attorneys in the Mississippi House are sharply divided over a bill that could limit the liability of landowners or property managers who are sued by people harmed on their property. The House voted 74-39 Monday to pass...
Flood Risk High in Missouri This Spring, Weather Service Says
Feb 27 2019 // Missouri towns along the Mississippi River and its tributaries should brace for the prospect of potentially serious flooding this spring, in large part because of an unusually snowy winter to the north. The National...
Tornado Kills 1 in Mississippi; Flooding Threatens Southeast
Feb 26 2019 // Weekend storms raked parts of the Southeast, leaving deaths and injuries in their wake as a tornado smashed into a commercial district in a small Mississippi city and drenching rains fed a rising flood threat. A woman was...
Several Days of Heavy Rains Soak Southeast, Cause Flooding, Road Closures
Feb 25 2019 // Homes, highways, parks and bridges throughout the South were flooded or put out of commission Saturday, as the toll of days of drenching rains swelled waterways and pooled over saturated lands amid a threat of severe...
Heavy Rains Cause Flash Flooding, Mudslide in Deep South
Feb 22 2019 // Parts of the Deep South are experiencing flash flooding and other problems from heavy rains. Floodwaters covered roads on Wednesday in parts of eastern Mississippi and northern Alabama. In northwest Georgia, a mudslide was...
Supreme Court Declines to Revive Wrongful Death Suit over Mississippi Police Shooting
Feb 22 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court will not revive a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a black man shot to death by a white police officer in Mississippi. Antwun “Ronnie” Shumpert was killed in June 2016 in...
Mississippi Sues Federal Government Over River Flooding
Feb 14 2019 // The state of Mississippi on Monday sued the federal government, claiming a dam complex in Louisiana that keeps the Mississippi River from changing course is harming state land. The suit seeks at least $25 million in...
MS Amlin Launches Comprehensive All-Risks Policy for UK Tech Sector
Feb 14 2019 // MS Amlin, the specialist global re/insurer, has launched a comprehensive all-risks policy designed for the technology sector in the UK, which is called Technology Combined. The product provides companies with cover against...
Report: Safety Management Gaps Led to 2016 Mississippi Gas Plant Blast
Feb 14 2019 // Gaps in safety management led to a 2016 explosion that idled an Enterprise Products natural gas processing plant in Pascagoula, Mississippi, for six months, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said in a report on Wednesday. The...
