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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 3:53 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 3:50 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 1:25 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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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 ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, August 10, 2018 9:26 am

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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 ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, August 10, 2018 9:22 am

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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 ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 9, 2018 5:06 pm

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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. Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 9, 2018 5:01 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, ... Read more

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. Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 9, 2018 1:26 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. Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 9, 2018 8:53 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. Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 9, 2018 8:44 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. Read more

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 ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 9, 2018 8:31 am

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