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‘Bye, Felicia’: Pascagoula school bans flip shirt honoring dead seniors

A Mississippi high school has banned students from wearing a class t-shirt that lists the names of three seniors who died this year and the ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, December 10, 2018 8:50 am

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Man arrested and charged with killing mom in Jackson grocery store parking lot

A man has been arrested and charged with shooting and killing his mother in a Mississippi grocery store parking lot. Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, December 10, 2018 8:42 am

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Mississippi man accused of promising beer for votes

Prosecutors in Mississippi say a former fire chief promised beer and money to influence votes as officials have arrested a seventh person in an election ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, December 7, 2018 3:28 pm

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5 Mississippi police officers investigated in custody death

Five police officers in Mississippi are being investigated in the death of a man they were taking to the county jail. Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, December 7, 2018 9:08 am

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Inmate found unresponsive in cell at Mississippi prison

A spokeswoman for the Mississippi Department of Corrections says a prison inmate has been found unresponsive in his cell. Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, December 7, 2018 9:05 am

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Mississippi Supreme Court rejects challenges over drug used in executions

Mississippi’s state Supreme Court on Thursday denied appeals from two death row inmates over Mississippi’s plans to execute them using a sedative called midazolam. Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, December 7, 2018 8:58 am

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Port Gibson man crushed to death by falling house trailer

A Mississippi man pinned under a house trailer that collapsed has died. Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, December 6, 2018 9:26 pm

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Former Louisiana Gov. Blanco: ‘no escape’ from her cancer

Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco says there's "no escape" from the incurable cancer that has spread throughout her body. Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, December 6, 2018 1:36 pm

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Mississippi has 1st pediatric death of current flu season

The Mississippi Department of Health is confirming the first pediatric influenza death in the state for the 2018-19 flu season. Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, December 6, 2018 1:26 pm

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Angola prison guard from Woodville arrested, charged with drug possession

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A guard at Louisiana’s maximum-security prison has been arrested on accusations of trying to smuggle drugs into the facility. The ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, December 6, 2018 11:39 am

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Trump signs legislation allowing historic Delta Queen to cruise again in 2020

ST. LOUIS (AP) — After a decade in dock, the historic 1920s-era Delta Queen riverboat will cruise again. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Tuesday ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, December 6, 2018 11:01 am

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Suspected serial killer confesses to 5 Mississippi deaths

Five Mississippi homicides are linked to a man suspected in dozens of deaths. Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, November 29, 2018 1:10 pm

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Federal judge rules county is liable for jailing woman for 96 days without seeing judge

A federal judge says a county is liable for damages to a Mississippi woman who was jailed 96 days without seeing a judge, setting a ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, November 29, 2018 10:55 am

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Saints clinch playoff berth with win tonight in Dallas

Drew Brees and the Saints have a chance to do something that should seem familiar to Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys. If it happens, ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, November 29, 2018 10:25 am

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Hyde-Smith wins runoff, becomes first woman elected to Congress in Mississippi

Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith won a divisive Mississippi runoff Tuesday, surviving a video-recorded remark decried as racist and defeating a former federal official who ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, November 28, 2018 12:35 am

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Old age claim lives of monkey, bear at Jackson Zoo

A Mississippi zoo says two of its animals recently died from health problems caused by old age. Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, November 26, 2018 3:31 pm

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Police investigate nooses hanging from Mississippi Capitol trees

Mississippi police are investigating two nooses and six signs that were found on the grounds of the state Capitol on Monday, a day before a ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, November 26, 2018 3:29 pm

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Thanksgiving weekend wrecks claim five lives

Five people have died in wrecks on Mississippi highways during the Thanksgiving holiday period. Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, November 26, 2018 3:27 pm

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Louisiana votes to end non-unanimous verdicts

A constitutional amendment to end non-unanimous jury verdicts in Louisiana was approved Tuesday by the state’s voters — a victory for a rare alliance of ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, November 6, 2018 11:59 pm

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Hyde-Smith, Espy in runoff; Wicker wins re-election

Mississippi’s U.S. Senate special election is headed to a runoff, and the state’s voters will either elect a woman to the office for the first ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, November 6, 2018 11:58 pm

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