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Police: ICE to be called on man in self-defense shooting in North Mississippi
His fatal shooting of another man was ruled self-defense, but Mississippi police say the man was living in the country illegally and will be reported ...
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Coroner disputes grandmother’s account of player’s death
A Mississippi coroner is disputing a grandmother's account of the death of a football player.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 30, 2018 9:23 am
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McComb fires 4 top employees, hires replacements
The City of McComb is firing four top employees and hiring replacements.
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 1:03 pm
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Police: Synthetic marijuana leaving many users unconscious
Police in southwest Louisiana are warning residents that dozens of people have been quickly knocked out by ingesting synthetic marijuana.
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 11:34 am
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Franklin County jury finds Laurel man not guilty in killing of girlfriend
A south Mississippi man has been found not guilty of killing his girlfriend.
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 11:08 am
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Activists cause chaos at meeting discussing police shootings
A meeting of a task force set to vote on whether the city of Jackson should identify officers involved in fatal shootings erupted in chaos ...
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 11:05 am
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Bill to create Mississippi lottery heading to governor
The Mississippi House has reversed itself and passed a bill to create a state lottery — the same bill it killed a day earlier.
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 28, 2018 1:12 pm
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Lottery bill passes Mississippi Senate but falters in House
Mississippi legislators split late Monday on whether to create a state lottery, leaving uncertainty about what will happen.
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 28, 2018 9:29 am
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71-year-old man found dead at truck stop in Mississippi
Authorities say a 71-year-old man has been found dead at a truck stop in Mississippi.
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 28, 2018 9:26 am
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Man faces capital murder charges after killing 2 people
Police say man accused of fatally shooting two people during a gas station robbery in Mississippi has been arrested.
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 28, 2018 9:21 am
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12th Mississippi inmate dies in August
The latest death of an inmate in Mississippi's prison system is the 12th this month.
by The Associated Press, Monday, August 27, 2018 5:23 pm
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North Mississippi county to put up marker about 1935 lynching
A Mississippi county is preparing to put up a historical marker to honor the last black person killed by lynching there.
by The Associated Press, Monday, August 27, 2018 3:26 pm
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Mississippi’s West Nile virus total hits 26 so far this year
The Mississippi State Department of Health confirms three more cases of West Nile virus, bringing the year's total to 26.
by The Associated Press, Monday, August 27, 2018 3:19 pm
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Transportation funding bill going to Gov. Bryant; lottery bill still unfinished
Mississippi lawmakers have agreed on a transportation funding plan that would give cities and counties some of the sales tax money the state collects from ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, August 27, 2018 2:31 pm
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Cashier and customer shot dead in convenience store shooting in Philadelphia
A man and woman are dead after a convenience store robbery in eastern Mississippi.
by The Associated Press, Monday, August 27, 2018 2:29 pm
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Aspirin a day? Little pill not miracle drug for preventing first heart attack, stroke
Taking a low-dose aspirin every day has long been known to cut the chances of another heart attack, stroke or other heart problem in people ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, August 27, 2018 9:06 am
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Fuel spills into Pascagoula River at Mississippi ship builder
Hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel spilled into a river in Mississippi after a mechanical error at a ship builder.
by The Associated Press, Monday, August 27, 2018 8:29 am
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War hero and presidential candidate John McCain has died
Arizona Sen. John McCain, the war hero who became the GOP's standard-bearer in the 2008 election, has died. He was 81.
by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 25, 2018 7:43 pm
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Another inmate dies in Mississippi custody
Another inmate has died in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections this month.
by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 25, 2018 7:32 pm
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Columbus man gets life in prison for role in 2011 murder of disabled cousin
A Mississippi man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for orchestrating the 2011 murder of his disabled cousin.
by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 25, 2018 3:23 pm
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86-year-old pulled from well at age 3 in Philadelphia searches for savior
Philadelphia native Willard Cumberland returned last week with his son and grandson to search for a woman who saved his life when he was a ...
by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 25, 2018 3:18 pm
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Clarksdale high school football player dies after collapse
A Mississippi high school football player who collapsed on the sidelines of a game has died.
by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 25, 2018 3:14 pm
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Is bare-knuckle fighting poised for a US boom? Biloxi show drawing notice
David Feldman staged a bare-knuckle boxing match on the undercard of a mixed martial arts show at a Yavapai Nation casino in Arizona in 2011. ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 24, 2018 5:14 pm
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Investigator at trial: Woman and boyfriend drank heavily before death
A police investigator says both a woman and her boyfriend consumed large amounts of alcohol before she was found shot at his house.
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 24, 2018 5:08 pm
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Mississippi lottery bill advances, but more work remains
Mississippi could be inching closer to creating a lottery and leaving the list of six states that don't offer the game of chance. The Mississippi ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 24, 2018 5:04 pm
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Five people hit at LSU when crash knocks vehicle into pedestrians
Louisiana State University officials say four students were hospitalized after a multi-vehicle car crash knocked one vehicle into pedestrians on a campus sidewalk.
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 24, 2018 12:49 pm
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Open-government mandate added to Mississippi lottery bill
If Mississippi creates a lottery, its governing board would have to abide by the state's longstanding Open Meetings and Public Records laws, under a plan ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 24, 2018 12:46 pm
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DNA leads to Louisiana man’s arrest in 1987 sexual battery
The re-testing of DNA evidence has led to the arrest of a man in Louisiana for a rape in Florida more than 30 years ago.
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 24, 2018 9:29 am
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