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Illinois men charged with luring Mississippi teen from home
Two Illinois men face kidnapping and conspiracy charges in Mississippi after authorities say they lured a teenager from his home using a video game-centered chat ...
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Mississippi prison guard suspended after bringing in contraband
A correctional guard is on unpaid suspension after she was caught with a cellphone, marijuana and spice upon reporting to work at Central Mississippi Correctional ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 10, 2018 9:23 am
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Mississippi pharmacist pleads guilty in $400M-plus fraud
A Mississippi pharmacist pleaded guilty Thursday to helping run a fraud that collected $244 million from a federal military health insurer.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 9, 2018 5:17 pm
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KFC incident with deaf woman at Jackson restaurant leads to sensitivity training
The management company of 270 KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell franchises nationwide has agreed to provide sensitivity training at those outlets following a May ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 9, 2018 5:14 pm
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Louisiana students create podcast about 2016 floods
Students taking a public history course at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have created a podcast series about the floods of August 2016, ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 9, 2018 1:31 pm
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Woman caught after witnesses say she flashed kids by church
A Mississippi mayor helped capture a woman after witnesses said she flashed and threatened children outside a church in the town of 440 residents.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 9, 2018 1:27 pm
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Kenner Police: Woman attacks people after they report kids left in hot car
Kenner police arrested a mother who went on the attack after people tried to rescue her 2 small children in a hot car.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 9, 2018 8:54 am
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Alleged car thief shot, killed after backing into Louisiana squad car
Police in Louisiana say they shot and killed a man who backed a stolen car into a marked police car after a chase.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 9, 2018 8:43 am
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Official: Overpopulation causes Oxford animal shelter to close
A Mississippi city official says that people not spaying or neutering their pets has caused a local animal shelter to spread itself thin and close.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 9, 2018 8:38 am
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First responders save 58 lives with opioid-overdose antidote
Officials say the lives of 58 people have been saved by first responders using the opioid-overdose antidote in Mississippi. News outlets cite statistics in reports ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 9, 2018 8:32 am
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Jackson residents strongly approve $65M in school borrowing
Residents in Mississippi's capital city are overwhelmingly approving a $65 million bond referendum that supporters say will provide funds to make repairs to the Jackson ...
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 8, 2018 1:25 pm
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Mississippi man gets 12 years as accessory in 2015 killing
A Mississippi man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for helping dispose of the body of a woman who was killed.
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 8, 2018 1:18 pm
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Refrigeration maker to invest $1 million in Mississippi, hire 30
A refrigeration equipment maker is shifting some production to Mississippi from Wisconsin, investing $1 million at its northeast Mississippi plant with plans to hire 30 ...
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 8, 2018 8:58 am
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Mississippi State pledges free tuition for guard members
Mississippi State University is guaranteeing free tuition for Mississippi National Guard members studying full time for an undergraduate degree.
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 8, 2018 8:56 am
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Two truck drivers die after head-on collision in Mississippi
Two truck drivers are dead after a head-on collision in southwest Mississippi.
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 8, 2018 8:53 am
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Hinds County district attorney: Judge releases accused killers without notice
A Mississippi district attorney says a judge has released people accused of murder and other violent crimes without notifying prosecutors.
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 8, 2018 8:52 am
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A year after deadly Virginia rally, wounds are still raw
Sometimes Alfred Wilson still has to take a moment to collect himself after he pulls open files at the law firm where he works and ...
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 3:29 pm
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15 states side with Nevada in drugmaker delay of execution
Fifteen states are siding with Nevada in a state Supreme Court fight against drug companies suing to prevent the use of their products to execute ...
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 3:22 pm
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NTSB: Failure to fix rail crossing led to fatal bus crash
A train crash into a tour bus that killed four in Mississippi last year stemmed from the railroad and the city failing to improve an ...
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 1:28 pm
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Groom rescues struggling swimmer moments after beach wedding
A bridegroom has been credited with saving a struggling swimmer just moments after his beach wedding on the Gulf Coast last week.
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 1:23 pm
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Former Hattiesburg oral surgeon pleads guilty in scheme to bilk $400 million from insurers
A former Hattiesburg oral surgeon has pleaded guilty to participating in a pharmacy scheme that prosecutors say bilked more than $400 million from insurers.
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 9:00 am
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Mississippi prison officials say 5 inmate deaths unrelated
Mississippi prison officials are investigating what they say are five unrelated inmate deaths.
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 9:00 am
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Deep in debt, Pascagoula officials consider selling city parks
A Mississippi city trying to dig out of a deep budget gap is considering selling some of its parks for residential or commercial development instead.
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 9:00 am
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Man dies after jump from bridge into south Mississippi creek
A south Mississippi man is dead after he slipped away from friends trying to rescue him from a creek.
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 9:00 am
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Starkville women bring ‘Library Love’ to low-income neighborhood
After more than a year of volunteering at a low-income housing complex, women from Starkville’s First United Methodist Church realized residents lacked something simple: Access ...
by The Associated Press, Sunday, August 5, 2018 10:00 am
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Mississippi ghost story: A rose for Beulah
Stacey Humphreys and her husband laughed when they heard that an antebellum house they were buying had been haunted by a ghost named Beulah.
by The Associated Press, Sunday, August 5, 2018 10:00 am
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Aerospace firm to put headquarters in Mississippi, hiring 70
An aerospace company spun off from a larger conglomerate will make its headquarters in central Mississippi.
by The Associated Press, Sunday, August 5, 2018 8:45 am
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Police: Man shoots fiancee while driving off Interstate 210
A Louisiana man is accused of fatally shooting his fiancee while driving off of an interstate.
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 3, 2018 8:34 am
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