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In Mississippi, some residents still don't have running water after a winter storm weeks ago. It's another frustration as the governor lifts the mask mandate among limited COVID-19 vaccination supply.

The U.S. cross-country ski team is in the best position to win an Olympic medal in more than a quarter century. Its secret weapon? A pristine glacier — only accessible by helicopter — in the mountains high above Anchorage. It allows the skiers to train on snow throughout the summer.

A proposed road in Alaska is pitting residents against environmentalists. The people who live in a remote village want better access to an airport with year-round flights to Anchorage for medical emergencies. But the road would cut through a wilderness area, which environmentalists say would set a bad precedent.

The FBI is investigating an incident at the University of Mississippi, where vandals draped a noose on a statue of a civil rights pioneer. The statue on the Oxford campus commemorates the enrollment of the first black student at Ole Miss in 1962, which was accompanied by riots.

Officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, arrested almost 700 people at agricultural processing plants in Mississippi on Wednesday.

It's been a difficult time at Mississippi's prisons. Five inmates were killed and then two inmates escaped. Many of the state's prisons remain locked down as authorities and lawmakers seek solutions.

Millions signed up for health insurance through state exchanges and HealthCare.gov. But another several million bypassed the exchanges and bought health coverage directly from insurers.

U.S. farmers raise 9 billion chickens a year. That's a lot of chicken manure. An enterprising farmer in Mississippi has developed a way to turn their waste into energy.

Lara Imler was one of the first people in Alaska to sign up for health insurance on HealthCare.gov. Turns out, the website miscalculated her subsidy. She wants to start over and get a new plan. But a stubborn software kink is standing in her way.

Public schools in Mississippi have been underfunded for years. Yesterday voters said no to an initiative that sought to guarantee an "adequate and efficient system of public schools."