If you're headed to Mississippi, check out this historic riverside town that boasts a colorful and quirky main street with ...

Here’s the connection between our roads and the men for whom they’re named and why we we ended up with so many.

A pair of threats are in play in parts of the South this weekend, especially Saturday. Here's what you need to know.

This week's Ken Bridges Texas History column is part 1 of a 2-part series exploring the disastrous Red River Expedition.

About 75,000 workers took Trump administration buyout offer. The president wants to cut more federal employees. How many in Mississippi could be affected?

The Mississippi Senate has yet to come out with a plan to redraw the state's legislative districts, but the House has passed its proposal onward.

The panel, led by Mississippi River Basin Panel administrator Elizabeth Brown, works to prevent invasive species like algae from entering the region.

The U.S. Supreme Court scheduled a March 24 hearing to determine whether Louisiana will have one or two majority-Black ...

Mary Meachum, abolitionist dedicated her life to helping slaves escaping St. Louis to reach freedom, Illinois ...

The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of Mexico is now listed for U.S.-based users of Google Maps as the Gulf of America.

U.S. smoke cigarettes, or about an average of 12.6% of the population in each state. Here are the states that have the most ...