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‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin has died

Aretha Franklin, the undisputed "Queen of Soul" who sang with matchless style on such classics as "Think," ''I Say a Little Prayer" and her signature ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 16, 2018 9:10 am

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Body in Mississippi believed that of missing Louisiana man

Louisiana authorities say a body believed to be that of a man missing since Aug. 3 has been found in Mississippi, near a community with ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 3:33 pm

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Mississippi inmate’s death is the 6th in a year

Prison officials in Mississippi confirm that an inmate died over the weekend. Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 3:15 pm

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‘Mississippi’s Exiled Daughter’ recalls civil rights push in Pike County on book tour

“Mississippi’s Exiled Daughter” is coming home. Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 3:12 pm

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AP Interview: FBI eyes plethora of threats on Mississippi River

Giant cranes loading and unloading gargantuan barges. Oil tankers, supply vessels and pipelines serving a vital energy industry. Flood control structures. Chemical plants. Cruise ships. ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 8:39 am

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Interstate 55 expansion wrapping up soon south of Jackson

Some orange barrels are disappearing from a heavily traveled section of interstate highway in central Mississippi. Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 8:32 am

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Petal police officer saves child from drowning in pool on Gulf Coast

A Mississippi police officer is credited with saving a child from drowning in a pool. Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 8:29 am

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Delta man charged with launching objects at Mississippi drivers

Officials are adding charges against a Mississippi Delta man they say was launching objects at people along a highway. Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 14, 2018 5:54 pm

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Police bag grocery robber hiding next to ice machine in Summit

A Mississippi man accused of armed robbery tried to play it cool, but the heat found him anyway. Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 14, 2018 5:51 pm

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FBI: Tallahatchie County sheriff was bribed to shelter drug dealer for 15 years

Federal authorities say a Mississippi sheriff gave protection for years to a drug dealer who robbed other dealers and kicked back stolen money and drug ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 14, 2018 5:47 pm

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Medical marijuana in Louisiana hits speed bump, regulatory hurdle for crop

Louisiana's first medical marijuana crop will take longer than expected to reach patients. Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 14, 2018 2:11 pm

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Flowood hospital fires employee over racial slur video

A Mississippi hospital says an employee recorded on video using a slur offensive to African-Americans has been fired. Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 14, 2018 2:05 pm

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Louisiana teen gets 55 years for killing grandfather, 2nd man

A 19-year-old Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to killing his grandfather and another man. Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 14, 2018 11:15 am

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TAG2HI? Tax rate error means it really is in Greenwood

Mississippi drivers like to complain about the high price of license plates. Now, some 10,000 people in one city have been overcharged. Leflore County Tax Assessor ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 14, 2018 11:11 am

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Multistate crime suspect pleads guilty, gets life sentence for strangling girlfriend in Mississippi

A Mississippi man pleaded guilty Monday to a killing and a drive-by shooting that launched what authorities say was a series of violent crimes in ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 14, 2018 9:44 am

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Top officer replaced at troubled south Mississippi prison

The top officer of a Mississippi prison has been replaced, weeks after a convicted murderer escaped and days after an inmate's mother said her son ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 14, 2018 9:36 am

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Analysis: Road money session waits on lieutenant governor

A special session to seek more money for Mississippi's roads and bridges could be drawing near. But nothing is likely to happen without Lt. Gov. ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Sunday, August 12, 2018 4:42 pm

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Police: New Orleans couple’s argument ends in deadly wreck

New Orleans police say a New Orleans couple's argument ended in a deadly wreck. Read more

by The Associated Press, Sunday, August 12, 2018 4:37 pm

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South Mississippi deputies say roadside body beaten elsewhere and dumped

Authorities in Stone County say they now have evidence proving a man found dead on a roadside was beaten elsewhere and dumped. Read more

by The Associated Press, Sunday, August 12, 2018 4:33 pm

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South Mississippi town seeks replacement grocery store

A south Mississippi town is trying to persuade someone to open a grocery store there after its previous supermarket closed in 2016. Read more

by The Associated Press, Sunday, August 12, 2018 4:29 pm

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Lawsuit: Louisiana deputy used stun gun on non-verbal autistic boy

A federal lawsuit alleges that a Louisiana sheriff's deputy on school duty shocked a non-verbal, autistic 10th-grader with a stun gun, then left him lying ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 11, 2018 6:03 pm

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Mississippi woman pleads guilty to falsifying more than 500 tax returns

A central Mississippi woman is pleading guilty to filing false returns from her tax preparation business. Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 11, 2018 5:59 pm

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A dream helped Picayune resident reclaim an abandoned puppy

Sometimes in life, things come full circle at just the right time. Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 11, 2018 3:54 pm

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Mississippi demands Jackson Zoo repay $350K in bond money

Mississippi is demanding that the Jackson Zoo repay $350,000 in state bond money. Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 11, 2018 3:52 pm

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Manslaughter charge in fatal beating of wallet thief in New Orleans

A man has been beaten to death in New Orleans after stealing another man's wallet, and the wallet's owner now faces a manslaughter charge. Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 11, 2018 3:48 pm

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39 months for man who confessed 90 minutes after bank robbed

A man who confessed to the FBI shortly after robbing a bank in Louisiana has been sentenced to 39 months in prison. Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, August 10, 2018 1:30 pm

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Black soybean farmers claim they were sold faulty seeds

Soybean farmers David Allen Hall and Tyrone Grayer had high hopes when a farm-show salesman told them the seeds he sold would bring good yields ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, August 10, 2018 1:24 pm

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Justices affirm conviction of man ID’d by facial tattoo in Claiborne County case

The Mississippi Supreme Court has affirmed the armed robbery and burglary conviction of a man who was identified by a tattoo on his face. Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, August 10, 2018 9:30 am

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