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Mississippi court overturns conviction of police officer in death of man pulled from vehicle during stop

The Mississippi Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a former Jackson police detective in the 2019 death of a man who was ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, January 31, 2024 5:59 am

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Greyhound bus collision kills one, injures passengers from Mississippi, Alabama among other states

A Greyhound bus and a car collided on a northern Alabama road, killing a man and injuring the bus driver and eight bus passengers, authorities ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, January 30, 2024 2:46 pm

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Latest Mississippi ballot initiative proposal would not allow changes to abortion laws

The Republican-dominated House approved the resolution in an 80-39 vote Wednesday hours after an all-male group of Republican lawmakers advanced the resolution in a committee. Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, January 25, 2024 6:11 am

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Alabama to be first to use nitrogen gas to execute inmate. Mississippi among states to authorize method called humane, but others raise doubts.

Alabama, unless stopped by the courts, intends to strap Kenneth Eugene Smith to a gurney Thursday and use a gas mask to replace breathable air ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, January 23, 2024 9:51 am

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Bomb threats reported at Mississippi Supreme Court, other government buildings across several states

Government buildings in several states were evacuated Thursday following bomb threats, briefly disrupting government affairs for the second day in a row in some places. ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, January 4, 2024 1:23 pm

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Convicted murderer arrested in Mississippi interviewed before dying of terminal cancer, may be key to unsolved homicides across country

Authorities are looking into missing persons cases and unsolved homicides across the country after interviewing a convicted murderer arrested in Mississippi who died last week ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, January 4, 2024 9:12 am

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ESPN apologizes for video of woman exposing breast on Bourbon Street during Sugar Bowl broadcast

ESPN apologized Monday night for a video clip of a woman baring her breast that was shown during the broadcast of the Sugar Bowl in ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, January 2, 2024 1:10 pm

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Mother refuses to sign probation terms for 10-year-old son arrested, sentenced for urinating in public

The mother of a 10-year-old child who was sentenced by a Mississippi judge to three months of probation and a book report for urinating in ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, December 20, 2023 6:04 am

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State of Mississippi intends to appeal federal judge’s decision to overturn death row conviction

A federal judge has overturned the death penalty conviction of a Mississippi man, finding a trial judge didn't give the man's lawyer enough chance to ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, December 18, 2023 5:34 am

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Mississippi grand jury declines to indict police officer who shot 11-year-old boy

A Mississippi grand jury has declined to indict a police officer who responded to a call, and shot and wounded an unarmed 11-year-old boy inside ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, December 15, 2023 5:18 am

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