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Mississippi prison officials investigate death of inmate

(AP) — The head of Mississippi’s prison system says he has started an internal investigation into the death…

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Mississippi man gets 50 years for producing child porn

(AP) — A plea involving child pornography has garnered a Mississippi man a maximum sentence for producing images…

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Mississippi House kills proposal for gas tax election

(AP) — The Mississippi House is backing away from a proposal for a statewide election on increasing gasoline…

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Amtrak: Passenger trains to return to Gulf Coast in 2022

MOBILE (AP) — Amtrak passenger service along the Gulf Coast is on track to return in 2022 —…

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Suspect in hostage situation dies during police encounter

(AP) — A suspect in a hostage situation died while police were responding early Thursday, authorities said. Gulfport…

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MS Senate OKs faster purge of voter rolls

(AP) — A sharply divided Mississippi Senate voted Wednesday to speed up the process of purging inactive voters’…

State/National News

2 children shot, 2 others killed in violent Jackson weekend

(AP) — Two children were shot at the start of what became a deadly weekend in Jackson, police…

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Jackson mayor orders curfew for youth as crime surges

(AP) — The mayor of Mississippi’s largest city has ordered a curfew for young people in a bid…

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Rule prevents video of ‘gotcha’ moments in Mississippi House

(AP) — Mississippi House members adopted a new rule Wednesday that bans people from taking videos of lawmakers…

State/National News

30K new vaccine appointments already booked

(AP) — There were no more new appointments left Tuesday to get the first dose of the coronavirus…