Nissan delays EV production start at Mississippi plant

Nissan Motor Co. is delaying the 2028 production launch of two electric SUV models at its Canton, Mississippi, plant, company spokesman Brian Brockman said in an email to Automotive Dive.  While Brockman did not disclose an updated timeframe, Automotive …

Nissan considers making Honda pickup trucks at Canton, Mississippi plant

TOKYO - Nissan is in talks to supply cars to Honda 7267.T in the United States, which would let the struggling Japanese automaker put to use an underutilized U.S. plant, the Nikkei newspaper said on Friday, without citing sources. Nissan is considering …

‘Mississippi Riverscapes’ Plein Air competition awards ceremony is July 12

  By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE Managing Editor, Illinois Business Journal [email protected] The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rivers Project, in partnership with Alton’s Jacoby Arts Center, recently announced the awards ceremony and grand opening dates for …

Understanding racial violence in the Mississippi River region

The Citizens Club of Springfield met in March 2025 to host a forum titled "American Lynching: From Chicago to New Orleans." Historian Tim Good discussed major lynching's that occurred in the Mississippi River region from 1866 through the 1908 …

Dubuque's otters explore new outdoor exhibit at Mississippi River Museum

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWWL) — Two North American river otters have a new outdoor habitat at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium. Tom and Beckie, the resident otters, moved into this space as part of an exhibit expansion. The grand opening took …

Two Mississippi high school football athletes killed in car accident

Two Bayou Academy High School students died during a car accident on Tuesday, according to fox13memphis.com. The students collided with a Bolivar County deputy, Brionna Brown, traveling in the opposite direction just before 7 a.m. on Yale Street in …

Mississippi leads nation in child gun deaths, new report shows

Mississippi continues to suffer one of the highest rates of gun violence in the United States, and children are paying a deadly price.According to a report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, firearms remain the leading cause of death …

Both lanes of southbound I-57 are back open after vehicle fire in Mississippi County

MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - All lanes of Interstate 57 in Mississippi County are back open after crews battled a vehicle fire. A vehicle fire happened in the southbound lanes of I-57 at the 5.4 mile marker in Mississippi County. Missouri Highway …

Make A Wish Mississippi grants two special wishes

Mississippi school district superintendent says he's joining MSCS as chief of staff

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The superintendent of a Mississippi school district announced that he will soon join Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) as the chief of staff for the largest public school district in Tennessee.  Canton Public School District …