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Council suspended Greenwood police officer over arrest

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GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) – Greenwood police officer has been suspended pending an internal investigation by the department in the April 7 arrest of Jelani Barr, an activist and candidate for lieutenant governor. The Greenwood Commonwealth […]

Man accused of shooting at police during hour-long standoff

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FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) – A 60-year-old man is under arrest following an hour-long standoff with police. WAPT-TV (http://bit.ly/1aMWtyf) reports officers arrived at the Flowood home of James Bolton Monday after receiving calls about gunshots. Police […]

Man dies after being restrained by police during arrest

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MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) – A Mississippi man has died after police restrained him during an arrest. WTOK-TV (http://bit.ly/1GhSqIi) reports 40-year-old Stephen Gene Davenport got in a fight with another man in Meridian early Tuesday. Police […]

City Council votes against Jackson mayor infrastructure emergency declaration

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Jackson City Council has voted down Mayor Tony Yarber’s new infrastructure emergency declaration. The declaration gives the city power to make emergency repairs without going through the bid process. The […]

Migos arrested after Georgia Southern show, face drug, weapon charges

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(AP) All three members of the hip-hop group Migos face drug and weapon charges following their arrests after they left the stage at a weekend performance at Georgia Southern University, authorities said. The group and […]

Bobbi Kristina Brown has opened eyes, Bobby Brown’s lawyer says, but ‘quality of her life’ not known

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(AP) Bobbi Kristina Brown has opened her eyes but her “quality of life will not be known for years to come,” according to Bobby Brown’s lawyer. It has been three months since Bobbi Kristina was found […]

Few details about police encounter that led to man’s death

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By JULIET LINDERMAN BALTIMORE (AP) — Relatives, activists and even Baltimore city officials have more questions than answers about what happened to Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old man who died one week after he was rushed to […]

Delaware State University shooting: 3 injured at cookout

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DOVER, Del. (AP) — Three men were shot and injured Saturday night at a cookout on the Delaware State University campus, officials said, and authorities are searching for the shooter. The shooting happened at about […]

Plane crashes in Mississippi after being caught in storm

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(AP) A small plane crashed Saturday evening near Mize in Smith County after being caught in a storm. Smith County Sheriff Charlie Crumpton said Mississippi Highway Patrol Officials along with Smith County authorities responded to […]

Pastor now not required to register as sex offender in Mississippi

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(AP) The Rev. Jeffery A. Stallworth will not have to register as a sex offender in Mississippi after his criminal record was expunged in Maryland. The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday reversed an order from […]