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Fashion statement? New Orleans man wearing ‘cocaine’ clothing reportedly spray painted word along Bourbon Street

Police in Louisiana say a man wearing a shirt and hat decorated with the word "cocaine" spray-painted the ...

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Death row inmate requests to be executed immediately

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge will decide whether a death row inmate who says he wants ...

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Jackson man gets 3 years for stealing veteran’s ID and $130,000 in veteran’s benefits

A Mississippi man has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing the identity of a U.S. ...

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Tunica man to stand trial in Michigan student’s death

A 30-year-old Mississippi man has been ordered to stand trial for murder in the fatal off-campus shooting ...

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Gulf Coast man who rammed cars to flee ‘zombies’ gets 15 years

A Mississippi Gulf Coast man who rammed vehicles because he thought zombies were chasing him has been sentenced ...

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Officials seek Mississippi inmate who stole van, escaped

Authorities in Mississippi are searching for a Madison County inmate who escaped custody when he stole a sheriff's ...

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First-time state GOP lawmaker set to enter 2019 race for Mississippi governor

A first-term Republican state lawmaker is set to start his 2019 campaign for Mississippi governor, although he says ...

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US Supreme Court rejects Choctaw County’s appeal over woman’s time in jail without seeing judge

The Supreme Court has rejected a Mississippi county's appeal in the case of a woman who was jailed ...

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Grant aims to aid prisoners re-entering rural counties

The Mississippi Department of Corrections says it will use $715,000 in federal grant money to offer a re-entry ...

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‘Bye, Felicia’: Pascagoula school bans flip shirt honoring dead seniors

A Mississippi high school has banned students from wearing a class t-shirt that lists the names of three ...

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Man arrested and charged with killing mom in Jackson grocery store parking lot

A man has been arrested and charged with shooting and killing his mother in a Mississippi grocery store ...

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Mississippi man accused of promising beer for votes

Prosecutors in Mississippi say a former fire chief promised beer and money to influence votes as officials have ...

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5 Mississippi police officers investigated in custody death

Five police officers in Mississippi are being investigated in the death of a man they were taking to ...

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Inmate found unresponsive in cell at Mississippi prison

A spokeswoman for the Mississippi Department of Corrections says a prison inmate has been found unresponsive in his ...

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Mississippi Supreme Court rejects challenges over drug used in executions

Mississippi’s state Supreme Court on Thursday denied appeals from two death row inmates over Mississippi’s plans to execute ...

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Former Louisiana Gov. Blanco: ‘no escape’ from her cancer

Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco says there's "no escape" from the incurable cancer that has spread throughout her ...

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Mississippi has 1st pediatric death of current flu season

The Mississippi Department of Health is confirming the first pediatric influenza death in the state for the 2018-19 ...

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Suspected serial killer confesses to 5 Mississippi deaths

Five Mississippi homicides are linked to a man suspected in dozens of deaths.

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Federal judge rules county is liable for jailing woman for 96 days without seeing judge

A federal judge says a county is liable for damages to a Mississippi woman who was jailed 96 ...

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Saints clinch playoff berth with win tonight in Dallas

Drew Brees and the Saints have a chance to do something that should seem familiar to Dak Prescott ...

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