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Investigation ongoing into who shot federal agent in Jackson

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A U.S. Marshals Service supervisor says authorities are still investigating who shot a task force agent on Tuesday while officers were trying to serve a capital murder warrant in Jackson. The […]

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Task force seeking ways to cut Mississippi’s prison population

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A task force seeking ways to cut Mississippi’s ballooning prison population plans to present lawmakers with suggestions on how criminals are sentenced and released. The judges, prosecutors and state officials on […]

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Former Mississippi Gov. Bill Allain dies at 85

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. Bill Allain, a Democrat who appointed significant numbers of women and minorities to government jobs and strengthened the executive branch by removing legislators from state boards, died Monday. […]

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Troopers work 167 collisions over holiday weekend, 2 of them fatal

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Highway Patrol worked two fatal accidents over the Thanksgiving holidays and investigated a total of 167 collisions that injured 36 people. Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Johnny Poulus says troopers […]

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NFL: Seahawks rout Saints on Monday Night Football, 34-7

SEATTLE, Washington (AP) — The rest of the top NFC teams better get ready to visit the Pacific Northwest in January. After Monday night’s rout, the road through the NFC playoffs is almost certain to […]