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Lobbyist pleads guilty in timber sales fraud

JACKSON (AP) — A longtime Mississippi lobbyist has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to commit ... Read more

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Mississippi jail escapee believed dead after armed standoff

CONWAY, Miss. (AP) — A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail and is a suspect in a ... Read more

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Police: Byram man charged with murder after lighting group on fire

(AP) — A man accused of setting several people on fire, including himself, at a Mississippi home is ... Read more

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US judicial nominee from Mississippi seeks to reverse Sen. Hyde-Smith’s opposition

(AP) — A Mississippi prosecutor is asking one of his home-state senators to reconsider her opposition to his ... Read more

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Tornadoes deadliest in Mississippi since 2011

(AP) — With at least 25 people dead in Mississippi, tornadoes that ravaged parts of the Deep South ... Read more

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Mississippi tornadoes kill 23, injure dozens overnight

(AP) — Powerful tornadoes tore through parts of the Deep South on Friday night, killing at least 23 ... Read more

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Ex-Nonprofit head Webb pleads guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud

(AP) — The former director of a Mississippi nonprofit organization pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to stealing ... Read more

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Police: Woman struck, killed by Highway Patrol vehicle

(AP) — A pedestrian in the middle of U.S. Highway 49 was struck and killed by a Mississippi ... Read more

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Mississippi governor OKs longer postpartum Medicaid coverage

(AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation Thursday to solidify a full year of Medicaid coverage ... Read more

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Bill signed to decriminalize fentanyl test strips

JACKSON — Mississippi will decriminalize materials that allow people to test illegal drugs to detect if they are ... Read more