Ted Henifin, interim water manager, for JXN Water, the water system for the city of Jackson, Miss., demonstrates how to run faucet water like a "thin line of spaghetti with intermittent breaks" in order to deal with expected below freezing weather, at a news conference in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. During the news conference, Henifin also questioned the Mississippi Department of Health's recent results regarding the quality of the city's water. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — One day after Mississippi health officials told residents in the state’s capital that dangerous bacteria could be in their tap water, the state health department said Friday that city water was safe to consume.
