College, high school anglers to launch from Stoddard in Major League Fishing contests
Stoddard will be the site of college and high school bass fishing tournaments Friday and Saturday in conjunction with Major League Fishing.
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87-year-old man paddles Mississippi past La Crosse en route to reclaim world record
Dale "Grey Beard" Sanders passed through La Crosse on Wednesday as part of his journey to paddle down the entire Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
UPDATE: Name released of 61-year-old found dead in Mississippi River
A body was found in the Mississippi River on Tuesday afternoon.
Volunteers pull thousands of pounds of trash from Mississippi, Black rivers
Volunteers on land and water helped clean up La Crosse's waterways.
Winona Highway 43 bridge lane closure begins, DOT performing inspections
There is another big lane closure, this one is on the Highway 43 bridge over the Mississippi River that leads to Winona.
South endures tornadoes, snow bears down on Northeast
A storm system that spawned a series of deadly tornadoes in the Deep South threatens more damaging winds Tuesday across that region while disrupting travel in the Northeast with snow and ice.
1 fatality reported in Louisiana after tornado touches down
More than two dozen tornadoes touched down in parts of the Deep South on Monday, killing at least three people.
Mississippi judge grants Curtis Flowers bail after six trials
Onetime Mississippi death row inmate Curtis Flowers made bail Monday after spending 23 years in prison, despite six murder trials that either resulted in hung juries or saw their convictions later vacated by higher courts.
Court strikes down Mississippi 15-week abortion ban
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban on Friday, the latest legal blow to an effort by a conservative-leaning state looking to restrict abortion.
Mississippi just began selling its first-ever state lottery tickets
For the first time, Mississippi residents can now play their own state lottery.
