Extreme weather expected Saturday gets rarely used ‘high risk’ designation
A dynamic storm system threatening to spawn powerful tornadoes and hail as big as baseballs has earned a relatively rare ...
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Goodbye River Monsters: Scientists Declare Two of the World’s Larger Freshwater Fish Extinct
Sadly, that trend continues, and two recent examples show it a little too well. Let’s discover the two river monsters that scientists have officially declared extinct. A “river monster” isn’t really ...
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Car being pulled from Columbia River might have belonged to Oregon family that vanished in 1958
(The Oregonian via AP, file) The home of the missing Ken Martin family in Portland, Ore., April 2, 1959. (AP Photo, File) The Columbia River is seen near Cascade Locks, Ore., on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 ...
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New Mississippi legislative maps head to court for approval despite DeSoto lawmakers’ objections
Voters from 15 Mississippi legislative districts will decide special elections this November, if a federal court approves two redistricting maps that lawmakers approved on Wednesday. The Legislature ...
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Was the Mississippi River Really Home to a Massive 736-Pound Catfish?
In 2016, RiverBender.com published an article containing images of a 736-pound catfish rumored to have been caught by fishermen in the Mississippi River. What is the Largest Catfish Caught in the ...
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2 Mississippi federal buildings on list Trump admin wants to sell after back to office order
Two Mississippi buildings, the Dr. A. H. McCoy Federal Building in Jackson and the Mississippi River Commission building in Vicksburg, were on the list. The Trump administration listed 443 federal ...
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Geologists Explain How These 5 Rivers Defy Gravity
Some rivers appear to flow uphill due to rare natural forces like strong tidal shifts powerful winds tectonic activity and unique geographical formations that create the illusion of reverse flow. From ...
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Independent pharmacists urge legislators to pass pharmacy benefit manager reform bill
A group of independent pharmacists from across Mississippi gathered at the Capitol Thursday to urge lawmakers to increase regulation and transparency of pharmacy benefit managers, who they say are ...
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Provincial Park label quickly added to Google Maps after backlash
The screenshot on the right was taken on Feb. 26, 2025 with the updated Provincial Park label. After a few days of backlash, after people online noticed Google Maps had labelled parks in Canada ...
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Woman jumps off I-40 bridge into Mississippi River
The West Memphis Police Department says the woman parked her car on the bridge and then jumped into the river. She was found in the water by the MPD Harbor Patrol and taken to a hospital in ...
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Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act of 2025
Representative Mike Ezell teamed up with a Louisiana representative to establish the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission. What the commission would do is: Establish the Mississippi River Basin ...
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Crews respond to water rescue on Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - A dramatic water rescue on the Mississippi River on Tuesday afternoon, February 25 after someone jumped off the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. It happened around 12:30 ...