Mississippi

There are several new laws set to take effect in Minnesota in 2024, and one of them will allow you to get your hands on one of the new 'blackout' license plates.

Some Minnesota state parks will join a nationwide effort on Monday to connect people with the outdoors.

A St. Cloud man faces a felony assault charge after he allegedly attacked a Veterans Affairs security officer.

Powerful tornadoes that ripped through Mississippi - destroying buildings and obliterating at least one town - killed almost two dozen people, officials said Saturday. They warned that the casualty toll could go higher.

The swarm worked its way up the Mississippi and then went toward Hastings, where the town turned off their streetlights.

No questions asked. If they have extra, it's yours.

Eleven of 50 dogs being transported by an animal rescue group from Hattiesburg to Minnesota died when the van carrying them broke down on Interstate 55 in north Mississippi.

ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — A U.S. military plane used for refueling crashed into a field in rural Mississippi, killing at least 16 people aboard and spreading debris for miles and creating a fiery wreckage, officials said.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is banning state employees from nonessential travel to Mississippi, making the southern state the second he has targeted in less than a week for enacting controversial laws.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Widespread flooding in Louisiana and Mississippi has damaged thousands of homes, and the risk of rising water prompted additional evacuations Sunday.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Bernie Sanders breathed new life into his White House bid with a crucial win in Michigan's primary Tuesday night, chipping away at Hillary Clinton's dominance in the Democratic presidential race.

FALKNER, Miss. (AP) — Barbara Perkins and her husband were hunkered down inside a closet when violent winds peeled the roof off their Mississippi home. The storm sucked the central air conditioning unit beside the couple straight up from the floor and into the howling sky.

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) -- A storm system forecasters called "particularly dangerous" killed several people and injured many more as it swept across the country Wednesday, and officials were searching for missing residents into the night.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Family and friends will say goodbye today to a 6-year-old autistic boy who was killed while police in Louisiana were chasing his father.