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Alcorn State band bus windows hit with BB gun shots in Natchez

NATCHEZ, Mississippi (AP) — Natchez police are investigating damage to Alcorn State University band bus by someone with a BB gun. Lt. Craig Godbold tells The Natchez Democrat the bus was parked at a fast food restaurant […]

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Ex-teacher pleads guilty in Bayou View molestation case

GULFPORT, Mississippi (AP) — A former Mississippi teacher has pleaded guilty to federal charges of transportation of a minor to engage in sexual activity and travel with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. […]

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Alcorn County supervisor, 4 others charged in corruption case

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A county supervisor, a purchasing clerk and three vendors in northeast Mississippi’s Alcorn County have been arrested on corruption charges tied to alleged embezzlement of public money, the state auditor said […]

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A glance at Ferguson: Then, now and the future

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown spoke publicly for the first time about the confrontation, and for the second straight night crowds poured into the streets of Ferguson […]

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Prosecutor faces new criticism over Ferguson case

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — He criticized the media. He talked about witness testimony that didn’t match physical evidence. And he did it at night, as a city already on edge waited to learn if a […]