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Historic Emmett Till marker in Mississippi to be rededicated

A historic marker describing the lynching of Emmett Till is being rededicated. Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, June 21, 2018 10:36 am

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Son describes decapitating mom to Mississippi deputy

A Mississippi deputy tells a judge that a Stone County man charged with killing his mother admitted decapitating her. Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, June 21, 2018 10:34 am

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Gulf coast woman ordered held on $50,000 bail in child’s hot car death

A judge is ordering a Mississippi woman held on $50,000 bail after she was charged with second-degree murder in the hot car death of her ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 3:19 pm

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New Orleans police: Officers beaten in Bourbon Street brawl

Authorities say two New Orleans police officers were punched and kicked in the groin as they tried to break up a fight on Bourbon Street. Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 3:17 pm

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Judge dismisses suit over Ocean Springs flying state flag

A federal judge is dismissing a lawsuit that sought to block a Mississippi Gulf Coast city from flying the state flag that features the Confederate ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 1:22 pm

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Gov. Bryant creates Mississippi school safety task force to study active shooter threats, prevention and response

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says he's establishing a school safety task force to study shooting threats, prevention and response. Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 10:20 am

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Mississippi county considers ban of real fireworks at weddings

Newlywed hearts may be exploding with joy, but one north Mississippi county wants to clamp down on actual fireworks. Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 10:17 am

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Man pleads guilty to rigging bids at foreclosure auctions

Prosecutors say a businessman accused of conspiring to rig bids at public foreclosure auctions in Mississippi has become the sixth real estate investor to plead ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 10:14 am

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Police: Murder-suicide leaves 2 dead at Gulf Coast pharmacy

The owner of a Mississippi Gulf Coast pharmacy has been shot and killed by a sometime employee who then shot and killed herself. Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 3:15 pm

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Louisiana police search for clues after finding body, burned car

Louisiana police investigating a body in the yard of a house in Alexandria, soon got a second call: a burned car, linked to the victim, ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 10:29 am

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State lacks power to take action against school district for not reporting abuse

The Mississippi Department of Education says it doesn't have the ability to take action against a school district superintendent for not reporting a special education ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 10:14 am

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Students named to panel to examine tests given to public schools

Four Mississippi high school seniors will be among a 28-member task force meeting to examine state and local tests given to public school students. Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 10:11 am

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Police: Greenwood man beat neighbor over lawn mowing job

A Mississippi man is accused of beating a neighbor with a hammer and an ax handle for hiring someone else to mow their lawn. Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 10:05 am

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Hattiesburg police seek man they say shot Mississippi officer in leg

Police in a south Mississippi city are searching for a man they say shot a police officer in the leg. Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, June 18, 2018 3:15 pm

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Louisiana man charged in bomb threat to Trump Tower café

A Louisiana man has been charged with phoning in a bomb threat to a restaurant at the Trump Tower building in New York City last ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, June 18, 2018 3:05 pm

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Two accused of stealing from the dead in Greenville cemetery

Police say 87 metal vases have been stolen off of headstones in a Mississippi cemetery. Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, June 18, 2018 9:59 am

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Man charged with illegally trading Louisiana box turtles

A 65-year-old New Jersey man has been charged with violating federal and state law by illegally trading Louisiana box turtles. Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, June 18, 2018 9:57 am

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Moss Point man detained for assaulting 3 sheriff deputies

A Mississippi man faces charges for assaulting three sheriff deputies. Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, June 15, 2018 10:46 am

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Federal jury: City of Hattiesburg didn’t discriminate against white employee

A federal jury has decided that the city of Hattiesburg did not discriminate against one of its employees. Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, June 15, 2018 10:45 am

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Spain’s king and queen in New Orleans for 300th anniversary

The king and queen of Spain are in New Orleans to help celebrate the city's 300th anniversary. Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, June 15, 2018 10:42 am

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Life sentence for New Orleans woman convicted of attack during 2017 Mardi Gras parade

A New Orleans woman faces life in prison following her conviction for injuring two people in an attack during a 2017 Mardi Gras parade. Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, June 15, 2018 10:41 am

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Automotive supplier expands manufacturing, will add 60 jobs in North Mississippi

A German company that makes automotive parts is expanding in northern Mississippi. Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, June 14, 2018 12:28 pm

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Oil company preserves hidden slave cemeteries

A major oil company is taking steps to honor once-forgotten slaves buried on its land west of New Orleans in an area where sugar plantations ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, June 14, 2018 12:26 pm

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Longtime Elvis Presley drummer D.J. Fontana has died

D.J. Fontana, the drummer who helped launch rock 'n' roll as Elvis Presley's sideman, has died at 87, his wife said Thursday. Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, June 14, 2018 12:22 pm

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3 Mississippi Choctaw casinos plan to offer sports betting

Three casinos run by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will offer sports betting, but tribal leaders haven't said when it will start. Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, June 13, 2018 4:18 pm

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North Mississippi pharmacy banned from distributing drugs; accused of using unsterile equipment

A federal court is banning a north Mississippi compounding pharmacy from distributing drugs that might have been contaminated by unsanitary conditions. Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, June 13, 2018 4:17 pm

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South Mississippi investigation leads to 270 arrests — 90 gang members

Nearly 300 people have been arrested in Mississippi as part of a federal, state and local initiative to cut crime. Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, June 13, 2018 9:23 am

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Brain-eating amoeba found again in Louisiana water district

A potentially deadly brain-eating amoeba has been found again in Terrebonne Parish. Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, June 13, 2018 9:22 am

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