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Floodgate Reopened as High Water Stands in Mississippi Delta

A floodgate in the Mississippi Delta has been reopened as large stretches of rural land remain underwater.

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Trump Empowers Barr to ‘Investigate the Investigators’ in Russia Probe

President Donald Trump has granted Attorney General William Barr new powers to review and potentially release classified information related to the origins of the Russia investigation, a move aimed at …

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Mississippi City Fires Police Officer Charged in Killing, Judge Leaves the Case

The City of Oxford has fired Mathew Kinne, a white police officer charged in the killing of a black woman with whom he was romantically involved.

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As Mississippi Debates Abortion, Maternal Mortality Remains High

In Mississippi, pregnant women already die at higher rates than in most of the country, and the state is near the top in infant mortality.

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USM NASA Research, MSU Tree Campus, Millsaps/UAB Nursing Program

Witold Fuchs, a third-year polymer science doctoral student at the University of Southern Mississippi, is partnering with NASA to design a carbon fiber composite material and test using it to …

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Tommy Stevens

College athletes are using a rule the NCAA passed in 2006 that allows players who have graduated to transfer to a different college team. One player to take advantage is …

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Slaying Victim's Family Angry Over Possible Bail for Officer

Relatives of a slaying victim were outraged Wednesday when Mississippi court officials discussed possible bail for a white police officer accused of killing the black woman with whom he was …

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Gov. Bryant, GOP Leaders Call for Lawmaker to Resign After Abuse Charges

Mississippi's governor and two other top Republicans say Republican Rep. Doug McLeod of Lucedale should resign if he punched his wife.

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JPD Missing Person Alert

The Jackson Police Department has released a missing person report for a man named Fredrick Funchess.