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Man accused of shooting at police during hour-long standoff

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 […]

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Man dies after being restrained by police during arrest

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 […]

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Sports Minute: The latest Mississippi sports news

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) – LSU catcher Kade Scivicque and Tulane right-hander Alex Massey have been selected for the second time this season as the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Baseball Players of the Week. Scivicque, a […]

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​Jackson State Men’s Basketball Signs JPS and JUCO Standouts

The Mississippi Link Newswire JACKSON, Miss. – Head coach Wayne Brent and the Jackson State University men’s basketball program have signed junior college standout Deshawn Munson and JPS product Jesse Love as part of its […]

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

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 […]