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Ole Miss Football Player Speaks Arrested, Charged with DUI

Mississippi defensive lineman Breeland Speaks was arrested early Friday morning and charged with driving under the influence.

UPDATE: Airport 'Takeover' Stays Alive as Jackson Leaders Question Rankin Airport Motives

The Mississippi Senate’s so-far successful effort to wrest control of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority could be more about control of land than airport operations. The Senate takes up the …

The above map displays tracts of land controlled and opened by the Jackson Municipal Airport …

• March 4, 2016

Long-time Republican Charles Evers Joins Madison Mayor, Others on Trump's Mississippi Team

Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler and civil-rights legend Charles Evers are members of Donald Trump's Mississippi Campaign Committee.

Donald Trump announced a Mississippi Campaign Committee with a mix of people ranging from Madison …

• March 4, 2016

Charles Evers File Photo by Trip Burns

• March 4, 2016

Updated Flag Lawsuit Says Rebel Emblem 'Vestige' of Slavery

An attorney is making additional arguments in a federal lawsuit that seeks to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the Mississippi flag.

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• March 4, 2016

Mississippi Charter Law One Step Closer to Changing

Tuesday's Senate session rang with reprobation from Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, who spoke bitterly about Mississippi First, a group that he says acts as a front group for charter schools.

Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, spoke against proposed changes to the Mississippi Charter Schools Act multiple …

• March 4, 2016

Don Noblitt

Jackson native Don Noblitt recently joined the board of directors for the Parents Television Council, a non-partisan education organization advocating for protection of children from graphic violence, sex and profanity …

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• March 4, 2016

Jackson Municipal Airport Authority Chairman Rosie L.T. Pridgen warned that airport-related developments will be put …

• March 4, 2016

Airport Control: 'Not Just a Jackson Fight,' 'Very Expensive Legal Battle' Ahead

One of the few faces in the Senate gallery during the hours-long discussion of the airport "takeover" bill Thursday was that of Jackson Municipal Airport Authority Board Chairman Dr. Rosie …

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• March 4, 2016

Grammy Museum Opens in Mississippi Delta

The second and only official Grammy Museum outside of Los Angeles opens Saturday in the Mississippi Delta, cradle of the blues.

Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Civil Rights Case

A former Alcorn State University police officer has pleaded guilty in federal court to violating civil rights of someone under arrest.

N. Korea, on Defensive After Sanctions, Makes Nuclear Threat

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his military to be ready to launch nuclear strikes at any time, state media reported Friday, an escalation in rhetoric targeting Seoul and …

House Would Allow Online Voter Registration, Early Voting

Mississippi voters could register online and vote in person ahead of elections under a bill moving forward in the Legislature.