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How much trash does the Mississippi River funnel from the heartland to the ocean?
The Mississippi River drains more than 40% of the continental U.S. – just how much trash does it take along with it?
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One person killed, two others ejected in Thursday night wreck on rural Mississippi road
One person is dead and two others were ejected in a single-vehicle crash Thursday night. WLBT News in Jackson reports that officials from the Rankin ...
by Mississippi Today, Friday, December 8, 2023 6:08 am
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Mississippi inmate is ‘sentenced to die for a crime he did not commit,’ his attorneys say, as they fight state efforts to set an execution date
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today November 27, 2023 As the state seeks to set his execution date, Willie Jerome Manning continues to maintain his innocence, ...
by Mississippi Today, Monday, November 27, 2023 4:06 pm
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Teen charged with murder after man found dead in Mississippi motel room
A teen has been arrested and charged with murder after a 32-year-old man was found shot to death in a Mississippi motel room. Officers were ...
by Mississippi Today, Tuesday, October 24, 2023 6:29 am
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Mississippi sheriff allegedly used illegal subpoenas to spy on girlfriend
In 2014, Bryan Bailey, the sheriff of Rankin County, Miss., made what seemed like a series of routine requests of the local district attorney’s office.
by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, September 27, 2023 8:47 am
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One dead, one in critical condition after attempted murder-suicide at Mississippi hospital Tuesday morning
One person is dead, and another person is in critical condition in what appears to be an attempted murder-suicide at a Jackson hospital. The incident ...
by Mississippi Today, Tuesday, September 5, 2023 8:16 am
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Mississippi city councilwoman reaches plea deal over comments reportedly offering cash prizes in ‘get out vote’ raffle
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 14, 2023 Tupelo Councilwoman Nettie Davis on Monday reached an agreement with local prosecutors and a state judge to ...
by Mississippi Today, Tuesday, August 15, 2023 5:39 am
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Nearly half of rural hospitals at risk of closure in Mississippi, new data shows
Almost half of Mississippi’s rural hospitals could close, according to a newly updated report.
by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, July 26, 2023 9:41 am
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Where the sheriff is king, these women say one of Mississippi’s top lawmen coerced them into sex
by Ilyssa Daly and Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today July 19, 2023 In 2012, three months after Eddie Scott became sheriff of Clay County, Miss., a ...
by Mississippi Today, Thursday, July 20, 2023 5:32 am
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Police looking for Mississippi murder suspects who may have escaped to Texas or neighboring states
Police are looking for two suspects connected to the June 8 murder of a Mississippi man. The Vicksburg Police Department is currently looking for two ...