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Lawyer says ex-police officer was entrapped by FBI in sting
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An FBI agent testified Friday that a former Jackson police officer admitted to stealing…
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Rankin schools lawyer denies teacher insulted atheists
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A lawyer for the Rankin County school district denied on Wednesday that a high…
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Group for Miss. ed funding prop outspends opponents on TV
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Supporters of a Mississippi school funding proposal are spending three times more on TV…
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Lawsuit: Court illegally jails people who can’t pay fines
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Seven people have sued Mississippi’s capital city, saying its municipal court illegally jailed them…
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Mom held in child’s stabbing could be deported
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A woman accused of stabbing her 3-year-old son could be deported if she’s convicted…
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Selling Tupelo, Elvis to the Brits
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Tupelo tourism officials will spend a week in England next month selling the city…
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‘Report card’ gives Mississippi River basin a D+
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A report card is out on the Mississippi River basin, and the grade is…
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Mississippi man arrested in 45-year-old El Paso murder case
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Mississippi man formerly serving in the Army in West Texas has been…
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Police: Standoff ends in Mississippi with suspect dead
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A man resisting eviction died after he barricaded himself in his apartment for hours…
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Hundreds rally against Confederate sign on Mississippi flag
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Civil-rights leader Myrlie Evers-Williams, Mississippi-born rapper David Banner and a prominent South Carolina lawmaker…