A Mississippi bridge set to be demolished collapsed in a deadly accident on Wednesday, officials said. The Mississippi Department of Transportation confirmed there were fatalities, though it did not specify how many people died."[ We] extend our deepest condolences to the families who have lost loved ones," the Mississippi Department of Transportation said in a statement.An inspector with the Mississippi Department of Transportation who was at the worksite when the bridge collapsed was unharmed,

JACKSON, Miss.— Mississippi Gov.... The University of Mississippi law school offers an elective class on the theory. Mississippi has the highest percentage of Black residents of any state — about 38%.... Along with other states in the Deep South, including neighboring Alabama, it was a crucible of the civil rights movement....

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for December 8 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... Check out what's clicking on Foxnews. com. Police officers in north Mississippi shot and killed a man who fired a gun toward them, a state Department of Public Safety spokesperson said. Bailey Martin said the shooting happened about 7 p.m. Wednesday in Amory.... She said the officers were responding to a call about a person firing a weapon and the officers" did not receive any serious physical inj

WASHINGTON--The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a request by Johnson Johnson to halt a Mississippi lawsuit over its talcum powder products.As is typical, the high court did not say anything in turning away the case, which was included in a long list of cases the court said it would not hear. The case dates to 2014, when Mississippi sued Johnson Johnson.... Mississippi argues the company violated state law by failing to warn users of “ dangerous and potentially lethal ” health risks of using

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for Feb.... 23 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... Nearly 10 inches of rain has fallen this month in places across Mississippi, sending rivers out of their banks....

Geologists working in Mississippi recently stumbled upon an incredible find: the fossil of an ancient marine apex predator. They uncovered a piece of vertebra they said likely belonged to a mosasaur, a lizard ancestor that lived in the Late Cretaceous period, according to James Starnes, research director for the surface geology and surface mapping divisions for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.On April 15, researchers were collecting rock, sediment and fossil samples just sout

close Video Report: Nearly two dozen paratroopers injured in Mississippi Airborne exercise Nearly two dozen paratroopers injured in Mississippi Airborne exercise.... of Defense)" At this time we’re tracking 22 injuries with 15 treated by medics in the field and seven transported to local hospitals, “ John Pennell, chief of media relations for U.S. Army Alaska, said, WDAM reported. Staff Sgt.... The entire community has come together to ensure that we are able to provide expert treatment to any

close Video Report: Nearly two dozen paratroopers injured in Mississippi Airborne exercise Nearly two dozen paratroopers injured in Mississippi Airborne exercise.... John Healy, with the 177th Armored Brigade at Camp Shelby, said none of the injuries were life-threatening.Lt.... Doctors operated on the soldier with the broken back who “ is expected to recover well, ” he wrote.He said 87 soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team( Airborne), 25th Infantry Division landed in trees....

close Fox News Flash top headlines for December 6 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... She pulled the trigger and ended up shooting him in the head, according to The Laurel Leader-Call. MOM ACCUSED OF SHOOTING TWO YOUNG SONS IN THE HEAD SAYS'IT WAS AN ACCIDENT' The Jones County Sheriff's Office said the incident at Alex Knight Road in Ovett, Mississippi, was heartbreaking.... A map pinpoints Alex Knight Road in Ovett, Mississippi, where an 11-year-old boy died after being shot by his sist

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for June 3 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... The incident took place in the parking lot. Crocket was allegedly shot three times.... Corey D. Brewer, 44, allegedly shot and killed Ebony Leshay Crocket, 44, at an Amazon warehouse in Horn Lake, Mississippi on Friday morning, according to Fox 13....