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After a truck carrying rhesus monkeys from Tulane University overturned in Jasper County, most of the 21 monkeys escaped; all but one have been euthanized, and the remaining monkey is still at large. The monkeys are non-infectious and are being handled with caution by authorities and animal care experts.
A mandatory evacuation has been issued for Orange County residents due to a wildfire spreading from Jasper County.
A woman named George Jean Hayes was killed during a confirmed EF3 tornado in Jasper County, Mississippi. Multiple tornadoes swept through the state overnight, leaving one dead and several injured. Almost 40,000 are still without power after multiple days of severe weather, which ripped across the state Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, taking down power lines, utility poles, and trees.
Four people have been taken into custody in connection with a shooting at an after-prom party in Texas that left 11 people injured. The suspects were apprehended by sheriff's deputies conducting a search warrant. No details have been released about the suspects yet. The shooting occurred at a home in north Jasper County, where around 250 people were present.
Nine people were shot at an after-prom party near Jasper, Texas, with non-life-threatening injuries. The victims range in age from 15 to 19 years old. A second shooting in Jasper may be connected to the party shooting, and authorities are investigating. No one has been taken into custody yet.