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Man faces capital murder charges after killing 2 people

Police say man accused of fatally shooting two people during a gas station robbery in Mississippi has been ...

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Judge dismisses suit over alcohol shipments to Mississippi

A judge ruled Monday that Mississippi lacks authority to sue out-of-state mail-order wine sellers that were shipping alcohol ...

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12th Mississippi inmate dies in August

The latest death of an inmate in Mississippi's prison system is the 12th this month.

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North Mississippi county to put up marker about 1935 lynching

A Mississippi county is preparing to put up a historical marker to honor the last black person killed ...

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Louisiana congressman helps raise money for Mississippi GOP

U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana is helping fellow Republicans in neighboring Mississippi raise money for ...

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Mississippi’s West Nile virus total hits 26 so far this year

The Mississippi State Department of Health confirms three more cases of West Nile virus, bringing the year's total ...

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Transportation funding bill going to Gov. Bryant; lottery bill still unfinished

Mississippi lawmakers have agreed on a transportation funding plan that would give cities and counties some of the ...

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Cashier and customer shot dead in convenience store shooting in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — A man and woman are dead after a convenience store robbery in eastern Mississippi. ...

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Aspirin a day? Little pill not miracle drug for preventing first heart attack, stroke

Taking a low-dose aspirin every day has long been known to cut the chances of another heart attack, ...

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Fuel spills into Pascagoula River at Mississippi ship builder

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — Hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel spilled into a river in Mississippi after a ...

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War hero and presidential candidate John McCain has died

Arizona Sen. John McCain, the war hero who became the GOP's standard-bearer in the 2008 election, has died. ...

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Another inmate dies in Mississippi custody

Another inmate has died in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections this month.

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Anonymous donor returns tenfold stolen office supplies from 40 years ago

Someone who stole pencils and markers from a Louisiana office more than 40 years ago has sent an ...

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Columbus man gets life in prison for role in 2011 murder of disabled cousin

A Mississippi man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for orchestrating the 2011 murder of ...

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86-year-old pulled from well at age 3 in Philadelphia searches for savior

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — Philadelphia native Willard Cumberland returned last week with his son and grandson to search ...

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Clarksdale high school football player dies after collapse

A Mississippi high school football player who collapsed on the sidelines of a game has died.

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Is bare-knuckle fighting poised for a US boom? Biloxi show drawing notice

LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Feldman staged a bare-knuckle boxing match on the undercard of a mixed martial ...

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Investigator at trial: Woman and boyfriend drank heavily before death

A police investigator says both a woman and her boyfriend consumed large amounts of alcohol before she was ...

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Mississippi lottery bill advances, but more work remains

Mississippi could be inching closer to creating a lottery and leaving the list of six states that don't ...

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Police: Vicksburg bank robber caught driving stolen van

Authorities say FBI agents caught a Mississippi bank robber who was driving a stolen van.

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