The Latest Breaking News from Jackson

City and Mississippi health department sign order agreeing to federal oversight of the failing water system

The federal government filed a proposal Tuesday to appoint a third-party manager for the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital city, which nearly collapsed in late summer

The Jackson State coach made clear that it’s not the only offer he’s received.

Two juveniles in Jackson, Mississippi, have been charged with murder and an adult is charged with accessory after Markell Noah was found dead

The Jackson State coach has been one of the hottest names on the carousel as of late.

JACKSON, Miss. — Two years ago, after an emergency cesarean section at a Mississippi hospital, Sherika Trader was denied a tubal ligation. Trader, now 33, was told that to have her tubes tied, she had to have a second child or a husband’s permission, even though she wasn’t married.

EPA Administrator Michael Regan says the agency is still working on a plan to bring long-term improvements to the water system in Mississippi’s capital city

"Everything fell into place so well."

Local officials in Mississippi’s capital city have approved an emergency plan to increase staffing at the city’s two water treatment plants

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has released his response to a congressional investigation of the crisis that left 150,000 people in the state’s capital city without running water for several days in late summer

Mississippi’s capital city has been awarded a tranche of federal funds to help fix its crumbling water infrastructure