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State Monitoring Oil Spill in Mississippi River

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality is on the ground monitoring the site where a damaged barge may have leaked oil slurry last month.

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Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Travel Ban'

President Trump has introduced two travel bans, both of which federal courts blocked, in order to supposedly up national security, despite research that shows how little they work.

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Mississippi Fires Testing Firm After Exams Wrongly Scored

The Mississippi Department of Education is firing a testing company, saying scoring errors raise questions about the graduation status of nearly 1,000 students statewide.

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Buckle Up, Mississippi: State Tightens Up Its Seat Belt Law

A new law in Mississippi requires everyone in a car, truck or SUV to buckle up.

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November Elections Set to Fill 2 Mississippi House Seats

Gov. Phil Bryant has set Nov. 7 special elections to fill two seats in the Mississippi House.

City & County

Two Arrested After Dragging Jackson Police Officer With Car

Two men have been arrested after police say an officer was dragged by a car in Jackson.

LGBT

Minnesota Governor Bans State Employees from Traveling to Mississippi

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is banning state employees from nonessential travel to Mississippi, making the southern state the second Dayton has targeted in less than a week for enacting controversial …

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Miss. Board of Education Pulling Out of 'Common Core' Testing Group

The state Board of Education voted Friday to withdraw from the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for Colleges and Careers on Jan. 25.

Personhood

Abortion Statistics Bill Copies Existing Law

The Mississippi Senate has voted to make the state keep track of how many women die because of abortion.

LGBT

Obama Gives Protection to Gay, Transgender Workers

Federal workers and contractors who are gay and transgender are getting new protections from President Barack Obama.

Health Care

Miss. Enrollment in Health Exchange Tops 25,500

New figures show 25,554 Mississippi residents have signed up for private health insurance using a website run by the federal government. That's far short of the original estimate of 46,400 …

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Good Ideas: Leadership

Time and time again, studies show that when women's lives improve—economically, educationally, health-wise or otherwise—so do their family's.

LGBT

Gov. Bryant Signs Religious Practices Bill

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill that says state and local governments cannot put a substantial burden on religious practices.

Domestic Violence

Center for Violence Prevention in the Running for Neighborhood Assist

The Center for Violence Prevention needs your help in becoming one of the top 40 in State Farm's Neighborhood Assist campaign.

Politics

House Bill Would Clarify Who Can Vote in Primary Runoffs

A bill clarifying who can vote in party primary runoffs is moving forward.

Crime

Corinth Police Investigating Assault, Possible Hate Crime

The Corinth Police Department is investigating an assault on a Corinth man as a possible hate crime.

National

Police: Men in Shooting at NSA Had Gone to Hotel to 'Party'

Police say two cross-dressing men who crashed into a guarded entrance to the National Security Agency in a stolen car met the vehicle's owner in Baltimore before heading to a …

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Mississippi Flag Not Flown at USA Track and Field Event

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Only 49 state flags are being displayed at the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships in Eugene this week.

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Mississippi Bans Text-and-Drive, Repeals Inspection Sticker

Starting Wednesday, people driving in Mississippi can be penalized for sending text messages or posting to social media sites while they're behind the wheel.

Crime

Waggoner Sentencing Delayed in Prison Contract Bribery Case

Sentencing has been indefinitely delayed for a Carthage man who pleaded guilty to bribing former Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps.