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By Lonnie Ross Online Editor Celebrating with supporters at the King Edward hotel, Chokwe Antar Lumumba won the Democratic primary for Jackson mayor Tuesday night. He avoided a run-off by pulling 55% of the vote […]
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AP Sources: No federal charges for Baton Rouge officers
By SADIE GURMAN and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Justice Department’s decision not to charge two white Baton Rouge police officers in the shooting death of a black man may not be […]
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White man gets 15 years for shooting 5 black men at protest
By STEVE KARNOWSKI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A white Minnesota man who was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison Wednesday for shooting and wounding five black protesters said he’ll live with the consequences of […]
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Woman is found shot to death behind steering wheel of car
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) – Authorities say a woman has been found shot to death behind the steering wheel of a car near Yazoo City. The Yazoo County Coroner’s Office says the 33-year-old woman was […]
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Baptist hospital groups in Mississippi and Memphis merge
By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Baptist Health Systems and the larger Baptist Memorial Health Care of Memphis, Tennessee, have completed a merger, creating the largest hospital group in Mississippi. Executives […]
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Mississippi cities holding party primaries for mayor
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi’s top elections official is predicting low voter turnout for municipal party primaries. Polls are open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday for primaries that will narrow […]
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Railroad reopens after fiery crash in Mississippi Delta
MONEY, Miss. (AP) – Canadian National Railway Co. has reopened a Mississippi railroad after two southbound trains collided Sunday, sparking a fire. The Greenwood Commonwealth (http://bit.ly/2oYRBxh ) reports a tank car leaked more than 20,000 […]
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No power, 100 homes hit in town at hub of Mississippi storms
DURANT, Miss. (AP) – The town of Durant remains without electricity after storms Sunday, as Gov. Phil Bryant says he hopes that and other areas may qualify for federal assistance. Residents Monday continued to pick […]
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Physician accused of bribing prison chief to plead guilty
By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A physician accused of bribing Mississippi’s former corrections commissioner plans to plead guilty. A hearing is scheduled Wednesday before a federal judge in Jackson for Dr. […]
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At least 12 dead as severe storms pound South, Midwest
CANTON, Texas (AP) — At least 12 people have been killed by tornadoes or flooding in the South and Midwest by a storm that also dumped a rare late-season blizzard in western Kansas on Sunday. […]