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Isaac may be weakening, but emergency responders say the storm still poses a threat to many areas of Mississippi.

As the rains of  Isaac continue, floodwaters may rise in many areas of Mississippi.

Thousands of residents fleeing Isaac's path have found room in dozens of shelters throughout Mississippi.

Heading out of harm's way or stocking up water and no-cook food, residents of the Mississippi Gulf Coast are ready for Isaac.

As Isaac approaches the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Gov. Phil Bryant is encouraging residents to seek safety in daylight, before the strongest winds and heaveist rains arrive.

Communities throughout Mississippi are preparing for coastal residents fleeing Isaac as the storm nears landfall.

As Isaac bears down on the Gulf Coast, residents are urged to be alert to changing conditions. Isaac is expected to become a hurricane as it moves across the warm waters of the Gulf.

As Tropical Storm Isaac takes aim at the Mississippi Gulf Coast, many residents are still trying to recover from the destruction of Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29, 2005.

Mississippi has 90 confirmed cases of West Nile Virus this year and that number continues to climb every day.

Mississippi lawmakers are looking into passing immigration reform in next year's legislative session.

Low water in the Mississippi River is causing major problems for those trying to ship goods during the drought.

Millions of dollars will come to Mississippi from fines BP will pay for oil spill damage. To determine the best use of this RESTORE Act money, Gov. Phil Bryant named a team of advisors called Go Coast 2020.

While BP was ramping up to clean-up tarballs from the oil spill, BP workers discovered tiles with asbestos on Horn Island. Then there's the mustard gas.

Mississippi Power continues construction of its Kemper County coal-gasficiation power plant.  Moody's downgraded the power company's credit rating this month.

BP has had limited access for clean-up of Gulf Islands National Seashore since March because of nesting season. Now, BP is doubling work crews to clean up tar balls still washing ahsore from the 2010 oil spill.