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Mississippi prison system: Short staffing may be affecting public safety
The Mississippi Department of Corrections says it's continuing to investigate how a convicted murderer escaped from a prison July 5 and remained at large for ...
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Governor approves takeover of Mississippi school district
Gov. Phil Bryant is approving a takeover of a rural Mississippi school district by the state Department of Education.
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, July 25, 2018 5:32 pm
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Officials raise reward to $11K in dead pregnant dolphin case
Officials are increasing a reward offered in the shooting death of a pregnant dolphin that washed up on a Mississippi beach.
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, July 25, 2018 11:48 am
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Mississippi officer awarded $20,000 after mold complaint
A police officer in Mississippi has been awarded $20,000 in damages after a federal jury ruled his police department retaliated against him for complaining about ...
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, July 25, 2018 11:44 am
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Louisiana man riding on hood car, gets off, shoots and kills driver
Louisiana authorities say a 31-year-old woman was shot and killed by a man who had been riding on the hood of her car.
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, July 25, 2018 9:12 am
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Mississippi couple tracks down wedding bandit using Facebook
Just weeks after their May wedding, a Mississippi couple found that all their gifts had disappeared from a storage unit.
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, July 25, 2018 9:08 am
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New Orleans might reduce traffic offense arrests
A proposal headed to the full New Orleans City Council would discourage police officers from making arrests for most traffic offenses.
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 3:09 pm
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A year after shooting, no decision on charging officers in north Mississippi shooting
A year after police shot and killed a man under questionable circumstances in northwest Mississippi, authorities have yet to decide whether they will pursue criminal ...
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 3:06 pm
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Mississippi sues student loan processing company
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is suing the nation's largest student loan processor, saying Delaware-based Navient Corp. has pushed "risky and expensive" loans.
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 3:03 pm
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Louisiana woman, 25, accused of burning baby to death
Louisiana authorities say a 25-year-old woman is accused of burning a 6-month-old boy to death.
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 8:58 am
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Bear in park surprises, worries Gautier residents
Bear sightings in a park in a south Mississippi town have residents surprised and wary.
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 8:52 am
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Two killed in South Mississippi vehicle crash
Officials say two people were killed when their vehicle tried to cross a Jackson County highway.
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 8:50 am
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Mississippi lawmaker seeks investigation of prison escape
A Mississippi lawmaker is asking the attorney general's office to investigate how a convicted murderer escaped from prison earlier this month.
by The Associated Press, Monday, July 23, 2018 4:42 pm
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Women released from Mississippi prison make life in Florida
Serving double life sentences for taking part in a 1993 armed robbery that netted $11, sisters Jamie and Gladys Scott hit bottom at different points.
by The Associated Press, Monday, July 23, 2018 4:39 pm
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Mississippi reports second West Nile virus case in 2018
The Mississippi State Department of Health is confirming the state's second 2018 case of West Nile virus.
by The Associated Press, Monday, July 23, 2018 4:37 pm
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Louisiana teen aims to fly around the world
A Louisiana teenager has begun his effort to become youngest pilot to circumnavigate the globe.
by The Associated Press, Monday, July 23, 2018 9:14 am
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Truck carrying hundreds of pigs overturns, killing dozens
Dozens of pigs died when a truck carrying nearly one thousand of the animals overturned in central Mississippi.
by The Associated Press, Monday, July 23, 2018 9:12 am
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Holmes County School District bans corporal punishment
Corporal punishment will be outlawed in Holmes County School District.
by The Associated Press, Monday, July 23, 2018 9:10 am
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Analysis: Gambling not a clear-cut state budget booster
Will Mississippi take a chance on a lottery? It's a big question lawmakers could answer if Republican Gov. Phil Bryant calls them into special session ...
by The Associated Press, Sunday, July 22, 2018 5:29 pm
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Reward offered after pregnant dolphin found shot to death
More than $6,000 is up for grabs after a pregnant dolphin was found shot to death in South Mississippi.
by The Associated Press, Sunday, July 22, 2018 5:26 pm
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Mississippi town rejects move to abolish police force
An east Mississippi town has decided to keep its own police force.
by The Associated Press, Sunday, July 22, 2018 5:24 pm
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Survivors recount deadly Missouri duck boat sinking
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — “Grab the baby!” Those were the last words Tia Coleman recalls her sister-in-law yelling before the tourist boat they were on ...
by The Associated Press, Saturday, July 21, 2018 4:39 pm
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William Faulkner conference in Oxford focuses on slavery as theme
A conference at the University of Mississippi is focusing on what slavery meant in the life, imagination and writing of William Faulkner.
by The Associated Press, Saturday, July 21, 2018 3:54 pm
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Inside the race to save Louisiana’s first line of storm defense
Ten miles from Louisiana’s receding shore, on an island that was on the verge of sinking away, new land is growing at a rate of ...
by The Associated Press, Saturday, July 21, 2018 3:51 pm
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$1 million pledged for Tulane Brain Institute
A Tulane University institute dedicated to brain science has received a pledge of $1 million to endow a research fund.
by The Associated Press, Saturday, July 21, 2018 12:41 pm
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Louisiana Gov. Edwards says Trump’s approach on tariffs will harm state
Gov. John Bel Edwards is telling President Donald Trump that Louisiana will be harmed with his use of tariffs in trade disputes with other countries. The ...
by The Associated Press, Saturday, July 21, 2018 12:32 pm
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Storm was ruining wedding, stranger made the bride an offer
Dulce Gonzalez was sure her beach wedding was ruined.
by The Associated Press, Saturday, July 21, 2018 9:00 am
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Family farm a longtime labor of love for Vardaman pair
Jan Cook grew up following her father around the family farm. And he didn't mind one bit.
by The Associated Press, Saturday, July 21, 2018 9:00 am
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