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Husband, wife dead after murder-suicide in Smith County

A husband and wife are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in Smith County.

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Court: Mental health officials can’t ‘second guess’ judges

The Mississippi Supreme Court says the state Department of Mental Health can't refuse a judge's order committing patients, ...

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Still using assumed name, man gets 20 years for possessing $600,000 in cocaine

A man whose true name remains a mystery has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a ...

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Education superintendent: Louisiana teachers need pay hike

Louisiana's education superintendent says salaries for public school teachers need to be raised.

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Two men cited for alleged alligator violations in Louisiana

Two men have been cited for alleged alligator violations in Louisiana.

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Governor to call special session on transportation but with no details

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant confirms that he will call legislators into special session next week to deal with ...

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Plans to create reservoir on Pearl River generate worries in Louisiana

Louisiana officials are worried Mississippi's plans for a new reservoir on the Pearl River could harm Louisiana's ecology.

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Second person charged with hurling objects at vehicles on rural highway

A second person has been charged with hurling hard objects at vehicles traveling on a rural highway in ...

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Officials: Crime lab finds fentanyl in synthetic marijuana in Brandon

Mississippi officials are warning that synthetic marijuana they seized at a Brandon convenience store on Aug. 8 is ...

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Mississippi labor market cools in July as jobless rate rises, payrolls fall

Mississippi's labor market cooled in July, with the unemployment rate ticking up and employer payrolls falling.

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Parents of LSU fraternity pledge sue after son’s death

The parents of a Louisiana State University freshman who died of alcohol intoxication last year after an alleged ...

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Court ruling costs Lowndes county $800K in tax revenue

A unanimous ruling by the Mississippi Supreme Court in May means that some Lowndes County businesses have been ...

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Why are Mississippi teachers crowdfunding classrooms?

Kristy Clark taught in the Hancock County School District on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for 15 years, but ...

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Lauderdale sheriff: Girl, 12, stole mother’s car, ran over deputy

A Mississippi sheriff says a 12-year-old girl stole her mother's car and ran over a deputy trying to ...

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Former Louisiana deputy admits to distributing drugs other items confiscated at traffic stops

A former Louisiana law enforcement officer has admitted distributing marijuana and giving his girlfriend marijuana, alcohol and other ...

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High court: Mississippi Delta district can merge schools

The Mississippi Supreme Court is clearing the way for a school district to merge schools, overturning a lower ...

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‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin has died

Aretha Franklin, the undisputed "Queen of Soul" who sang with matchless style on such classics as "Think," ''I ...

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Body in Mississippi believed that of missing Louisiana man

Louisiana authorities say a body believed to be that of a man missing since Aug. 3 has been ...

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Mississippi inmate’s death is the 6th in a year

Prison officials in Mississippi confirm that an inmate died over the weekend.

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‘Mississippi’s Exiled Daughter’ recalls civil rights push in Pike County on book tour

Mississippi’s Exiled Daughter” is coming home.

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