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State’s New Internet Crowdfunding Aims to Connect Small Business to Big...

JACKSON, Miss. – There’s now a new method for start-up businesses to get connected with investors through the internet in Mississippi. Friday, Secretary of State Delbert Horsemann announced online...

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OxFilm Receives Grant to Aid Filmmakers in Telling Mississippi Stories

OXFORD, Miss. — If you’re a filmmaker and an interested in making a short film capturing the unique people, events, and cultural elements of Mississippi, there could be some money in it for you. The...

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Winter Weather Brings Icy Roads, Power Outages

Pearl, Miss. — Mississippians will need to be on the lookout for icy roads through Thursday in parts of the state that won’t see temperatures above freezing, particularly in North Mississippi. The...

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Miss. Museums Receive Large Donation

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi museums are a closer to their fundraising goal after big donations last week. A combined donation of $850,000 is coming from Trustmark Bank and the Butler Snow Law Firm to...

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Ole Miss Student Recovers After Being Impaled by a Bull in Spain

Ciudad Rodrigo, SPAIN – A sophomore from Ole Miss is still recovering today from surgery after he was gored by a fighting bull. The injury happened on Saturday when Benjamin Milley who is from...

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Miss. House Votes to Drop Cosmetology Board Funding to Zero After Rant from...

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology may have appropriations cut to zero after a senate bill that was approved by the house Tuesday after a rant from Rep. Steve Holland. The bill...

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Miss. Files for Appeal at U.S. Supreme Court in Blocked Abortion Law Case

JACKSON, Miss. – The U.S. Supreme Court could be deciding on whether or not to block a ban on Mississippi’s abortion law. Wednesday, Attorney General Jim hood filed papers for an appeal after judges at...

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Miss. House Votes to Increase MAEP by $106 Million, Still Short of Full Funding

JACKSON, Miss. – Wednesday, state representatives approved a K-12 Education funding bill that would increase the funding of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) by $106 million dollars...

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Democrat Vicki Slater Announces Candidacy for Miss. Governor

JACKSON, Miss. – Vicki Slater announced her bid for the Mississippi Governor’s Office Thursday at the State Capitol. Slater is a 58-year-old attorney form Madison who has her own practice in Jackson....

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Miss. Supreme Court Affirms Sheriff’s Authority Over Bailiffs

JACKSON, Miss. – Sheriffs in Mississippi have the authority over bailiffs and the power to assign bailiffs to local courts. That was affirmed Thursday by the Mississippi Supreme Court, throwing out...

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Black Supporter of Confederate Flag Killed in Crash

OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a car accident that left dead a black Confederate flag supporter from North Mississippi. Anthony Hervey was returning home from a pro...

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Escaped Inmate Believed to Be in Stolen Vehicle

PERRY COUNTY, Miss. – An inmate escaped from the Perry County Jail around 2 a.m. Tuesday morning and remains on the run.   Perry County Sheriff Dale Smith says Jason Mazingo, 37, was able to get free...

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Ex-Prison Nurse Sentenced For Smuggling Contraband Into Facility

JACKSON, Miss. – A former nurse has been sentenced to two months in federal prison for smuggling a cell phone into the Federal Correctional Institution in Yazoo City where she worked. Lavonne Boose,...

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Mississippi Power’s Refunds On the Way to Customers

KEMPER COUNTY, Miss. – Mississippi Power customers could start getting refunds from the company in the next 90 days. The money is repayment of an 18 percent rate increase the Mississippi Public Service...

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Early Finding; Southaven Police Cleared of Misconduct in Man’s Death

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – Investigators looking into the what happened hours after Tony Goode  was detained by police in Southaven say it is unlikely police misconduct led to his death. District Attorney John...

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Justice Department Asked to Investigate Death of Black Confederate Flag...

OXFORD, Miss. – The Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the weekend car accident that claimed the life of Anthony Hervey, an African American...

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Delta Police Officer Charged in Homicide Case Spendended

GREENVILLE, Miss. – The Greenville police officer charged in connection with a July homicide has been suspended without pay until  the outcome of his trial. Arsenio Robinson, 25, is charged with...

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South Mississippi Runway Cleared for Use after Landing Gear Failure

GULFPORT, Miss. – A single-engine airplane forced the shutdown of the Gulfport-Biloxi Airport Wednesday after its landing gear collapsed. A spokesperson for the airport said only the pilot was in the...

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First Choctaw Woman Chief Keeps Her Election Win for Second Term in Office

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. – Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Chief Phyliss J. Anderson will keep her job as Tribal leader. A complaint filed just days after the August 25, 2015 election for Tribal Chief...

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Knowing the Welfare System, County Employee Didn’t Know When to Stop Food Crimes

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Miss. – A Washington County Health Department worker has been arrested for using a child’s fake info  to get government food benefits. The State Auditor’s office is accusing Kenyatta...

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