Latest Mississippi River News

Federal judge temporarily blocks plans for a power line in Mississippi River wildlife refuge

Mar. 22, 2024 16:43 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked plans to build a high-voltage power line across a Mississippi River wildlife refuge, saying he wants to see documents detailing the lead-up to the project's approval. U.S. District Judge William Conley issued a...

Trump wins delegates needed to become GOP’s presumptive nominee for third straight election

Mar. 13, 2024 00:03 AM EDT

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump, whose single turbulent term in the White House transformed the Republican Party, tested the resilience of democratic institutions in the U.S. and threatened alliances abroad, will lead the GOP in a third consecutive presidential election after clinching...

Conservation groups sue to stop a transmission line from crossing a Mississippi River refuge

Mar. 08, 2024 16:58 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of conservation groups filed a last-minute federal lawsuit seeking to stop plans to build the high-voltage Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line across a Mississippi River wildlife refuge. American Transmission Company, ITC Midwest and Dairyland...

Tyrell Ward's last-second shot lifts LSU over No. 17 Kentucky 75-74

Feb. 22, 2024 00:55 AM EST

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — While LSU's Tyrell Ward was mobbed on the court by jubilant fans, including women's basketball star Angel Reese, Kentucky coach John Calipari and the Wildcats could only watch the celebration while awaiting a brief video review of the frantic, last-second sequence that did...

Man accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crime

Jan. 31, 2024 10:17 AM EST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa's state Capitol is now being charged with a hate crime. The statue was brought to the Capitol by the Satanic Temple of Iowa under state rules allowing religious displays in the building...

Jaylen Murray scores 21 points, grabs 11 rebounds to help Ole Miss hold off Mississippi State 86-82

Jan. 31, 2024 00:19 AM EST

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Jaylen Murray scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Mississippi held off Mississippi State 86-82 on Tuesday night to end a three-game losing streak in the series. Dashawn Davis' layup pulled Mississippi State to 84-82 with 40 seconds remaining. Murray...

Lawsuit seeks to protect dolphins if flood-control spillway is used near New Orleans

Jan. 24, 2024 22:07 PM EST

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Opening a spillway as a flood-control measure in 2019 sent polluted fresh water from the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico and killed bottlenose dolphins that live in saltwater, according to a new lawsuit. Several local governments and business groups...

UConn takes status as reigning NCAA champ, No. 1 in AP Top 25 into tough week of Big East play

Jan. 16, 2024 10:40 AM EST

A week full of upsets helped reigning national champion Connecticut push to its first No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll since 2009. The Huskies' first week at the top won't be easy, either. UConn hosts No. 18 Creighton on Wednesday to...

UConn hits No. 1 in AP Top 25 after upset-filled week. Gonzaga falls out for first time since 2016

Jan. 15, 2024 14:45 PM EST

Connecticut has followed last year's run to the NCAA championship with its first No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll in nearly 15 years, while Gonzaga has fallen out of the AP Top 25 for the first time in eight years. The Huskies moved to the top of...