Mississippi
4-day-old baby, 6-year-old child die in apartment fire in Mississippi
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX/Grey Information) – A 4-day-old toddler and 6-year-old baby died in an house fireplace in Mississippi early Wednesday morning, WLOX experiences.
Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer recognized the kids as Vashun Viverette, 6, and Kakashi Audrey. Kakashi was simply born Jan. 21.
Vashun died at Memorial Hospital from smoke inhalation at 4:20 a.m., and Kakashi died at Singing River Gulfport from smoke inhalation at 5:30 a.m.
The daddy of the household is steady, however the mom is listed in vital situation.
Two different kids, ages 4 and a pair of, who have been within the house are additionally within the hospital. The 4-year-old is steady, however the 2-year-old is in vital situation and was moved to a hospital in New Orleans.
Two different males who tried to assist throughout the fireplace have been additionally taken to the hospital.
Gulfport Hearth Chief Billy Kelley says the house did have smoke detectors, however witnesses and firefighters don’t bear in mind listening to them.
Officers say the fireplace was not weather-related.
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Mississippi
Mississippi probation officer arrested on seven counts of embezzlement
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A probation officer was arrested on seven counts of embezzlement.
Lacosta Lee is accused of receiving court-ordered fines and fees from those on probation and using them for her personal use.
She is a contracted probation officer for Court Programs, Inc.
Lee was served with a $7,558.50 demand letter at the time of her arrest.
She faces up to $5,000 in fines and 20 years per count if convicted.
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Mississippi River not cooperating, but Riverfest will still Riverfest in La Crosse
The river parts of Riverfest near downtown La Crosse won’t be happening this year. Well, there’s just one part, really.
The River City Water Ski Team had to cancel its part of the show, because the Mississippi River is too high and will actually crest at 15 feet Wednesday, the opening day of Riverfest.
Past events on the river haven’t happened in a few years, including flyboarding — where water jets on your feet simulate floating — and pole vaulting off a barge in the Mississippi.
“We actually have trouble finding a barge that we can rent, basically that business has taken off exponentially,” Riverfest board member Brad Pitel said. “So, when the barges are being used, we don’t have that opportunity.”
Cancelling events hasn’t happened often, and sometimes they’re not even river related. In 2018, the July 4 fireworks had to happen on July 5.
“There was a massive storm that blew through with like 60-70 mph winds right through La Crosse,” Pitel said.
Riverfest opens at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Riverside Park and runs through Saturday night, with multiple big musical acts.
Josh Ross, Drake Milligan and Blue Collar 40 kick things off. The finale Saturday night is Country Line Drive. Check the full schedule of events here.
Mississippi
Mississippi River in La Crosse reaches moderate flood levels
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) – La Crosse, Vernon, and Houston Counties are under warnings due to flooding along the Mississippi River.
Impacted areas around La Crosse include Riverside Park and Goose Island Campground. Campground owners say about 60 percent of the campsite is uncampable and they’ve had to deny multiple reservations.
National Weather Service Forecaster Mike Kurz says the recent weather has been a huge factor in the flooding.
“We’ve had a very active severe weather pattern and heavy rain pattern over the last couple months. All that accumulation of heavy rain in the river basins across the area have been gradually draining into the Mississippi River basin,” says Kurz.
The National Weather Service says the rivers will crest at nearly 15 feet.
“That will be kind of heading right into the 4th of July holiday. It’s continuing to increase right now it’s about 14.7 feet, so it’s slowly increasing. Because of all the water in the system right now, it’s expected to be a prolonged crest. It’ll take a long time for the water to gradually recede as we get out of the crest period later this week,” says Kurz.
National Weather Service forecasters add that these water levels are unusual this time of year.
“For La Crosse, this is the latest in the calendar year that we’ve had river levels this high approaching 14.9 feet. The most recent would have been 1993 in the end of June, where it crested just above 14 feet,” says Kurz.
The National Weather Service says they do not expect water levels to rise much higher than 15 feet, which means the area record of 17.9 feet will stay.
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