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Trump rally planned for Friday canceled

An official with President Donald Trump's campaign says they are canceling a trip to Mississippi because Hurricane Florence ...

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Louisiana exotic dancer pleads to manslaughter: Woman shot, car burned

A male exotic dancer and barber has admitted to shooting a 31-year-old woman and setting her car on ...

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Court rejects murder conviction for dealer in overdose death

A Mississippi appeals court has rejected a test case of whether drug dealers can be prosecuted for murder ...

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Mississippi homecoming queen boots game-winning extra point

One Mississippi Gulf Coast senior is the homecoming queen and the game-winning placekicker.

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Greenville police shoot and kill man in foot chase, say he had gun

A man was fatally shot during a foot chase in the Mississippi Delta.

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Laurel mayor: City raising taxes for road repair

A south Mississippi city is raising taxes to pay for more roadwork.

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Ex-Jackson officer sentenced in assault of man, 19

A former Jackson police officer accused of using excessive force against a 19-year-old has been sentenced to jail ...

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$600K budget deficit, Ocean Springs closes jail, lays off jailers

Officials say a Mississippi city facing a budget deficit of roughly $600,000 has decided to close its jail ...

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New Orleans bakery known for poor boy loaves quietly closes

A beloved New Orleans neighborhood bakery, known in the city for loaves of bread used to make "poor ...

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Mississippi State students avoid jail in Alabama football burglary

Four Mississippi State University students won't go to jail after being accused of stealing memorabilia from the University ...

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Mississippi governor and lieutenant governor call for teacher pay raise

Mississippi's governor and lieutenant governor say they will support teacher pay raises in the 2019 legislative session, months ...

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Burt Reynolds, star of film, TV and tabloids, dead at 82

Burt Reynolds, the handsome film and television star known for his acclaimed performances in "Deliverance" and "Boogie Nights" ...

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Plea deal made in hazing death of Louisiana State University student

Two young men pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor hazing in the drinking death of a Louisiana State ...

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Northeast Mississippi investigators foil girlfriend’s plot to impersonate officer to free boyfriend from jail

A man accused of murder faces new charges after he allegedly conspired with his girlfriend to escape from ...

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Sheriff: Dead football player tested positive for cocaine

A north Mississippi high school football player who died at an Aug. 24 game in Clarksdale tested positive ...

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Gordon, never a hurricane, led to death of Alabama child in mobile home

Tropical Storm Gordon never became a hurricane but it was deadly all the same, killing a child by ...

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Officials: Large Mississippi moonshine operation shut down

Officials say they've shut down a large moonshine operation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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16 inmates die in Mississippi prison system in August

Sixteen inmates died in the Mississippi prison system in August.

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Louisiana police officer accused of punching softball umpire

A police officer in Louisiana is accused of attacking an umpire at a University of Louisiana at Monroe ...

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Family to sell contents of iconic Mississippi juke joint

First Po' Monkey died. Now, the stuff that surrounded him could be going away too.

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