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Body of 1 of 2 men missing in gravel pit landslide recovered

CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — The body of one of two men missing in a landslide at a…

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Connecticut tribe agrees to operate $265M Mississippi casino

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Connecticut Indian tribe will contribute $2 million toward the construction of a projected…

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Mississippi spa owner to enter plea in sex-trafficking case

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Federal court records show a Korean national accused of engaging in human trafficking while…

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Mississippi high court is asked to toss 1990 death sentence

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An attorney asked the Mississippi Supreme Court on Tuesday to toss out a death…

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Cheating hearing continues for Clarksdale principal

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Lawanda Tyler-Jones, the Clarksdale principal accused of directing teachers to cheat on standardized exams,…

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Sheriff’s deputies: Kiln man dies after fight with 3 sons

KILN, Miss. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies say a 75-year-old Mississippi man has died after he was brutally beaten…

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A modern Mississippi: Art museum to tell stories of Natchez

NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Museum of Art wants to tell Natchez’s story along with the rest…

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Restaurateurs support oyster farming, residents against it

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Harrison County supervisors say they support efforts to increase oyster farming in Coast waters,…

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Haley, GOP governors ask FCC to address prison cellphones

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley is among 10 Republican governors urging the head of the Federal…

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Alabama House speaker’s trial on ethics charges to start

OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — The speaker of Alabama’s House of Representatives is going on trial on felony charges…