By Steve Gorman and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -A federal judge in Mississippi on Thursday wrapped up sentencing of six white former law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to the “Goon …
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(This March 19 story has been corrected to say that the former officer who shot Michael Corey Jenkins was Hunter Elward, not Christian Dedmon in paragraph 18) By Brendan O’Brien …
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((This Aug. 14 story has been corrected to say that the former officer who shot Michael Corey Jenkins was Hunter Elward, not Christian Dedmon in paragraph 6)) By Rachel Nostrant …
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According to court documents and evidence presented in court, Christopher Randell worked at Sunbelt Tax Services and conspired with others to claim inflated tax refunds for clients by reporting false …
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2 Mississippi National Guardsmen Killed In Helicopter Crash During Training Mission Harold Hutchison on February 23, 2024 Two Mississippi National Guard pilots were killed in a helicopter crash Friday afternoon, …
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NEW ORLEANS – John Sposato, a 72-year-old resident of Kiln, Mississippi, entered a guilty plea on January 18 to a charge of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The plea was …
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LULING, LA – Dale Sanders, nicknamed “Grey Beard,” set a Guinness World Record as the oldest person to paddle the entire length of the Mississippi River. Sanders, 87, completed the …
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Mississippi authorities have arrested Sammy Patrick in connection with the sexual assault and murder of 73-year-old Dee Eady. According to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, Patrick was apprehended at a …
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(Reuters) – Body-camera footage of the shooting of an 11-year-old boy by a Mississippi police officer has been released by the state’s department of public safety, according to ABC’s “Good …
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Authorities are searching for Yolanda Nicole Hunter, 29, and her boyfriend, Herman Coleman, 33, also known as Herman Gardner, for the alleged murder of Hunter’s infant son, Prodigy Hunter. Both …
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(Reuters) – The family of an 11-year-old boy shot by a Mississippi police officer will keep pursuing a civil lawsuit and push for body-camera footage of the encounter to be …
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Thomas Harlen Smith, 45, of Mathiston, Mississippi, was sentenced to 108 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton. A jury convicted …
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WASHINGTON — Two cousins from Mississippi and Alabama were sentenced today on felony and misdemeanor charges for their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, …
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – John Sposato, a 72-year-old resident of Kiln, Mississippi, has been indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. According to the indictment, Sposato opened an …
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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday threw out a lower court order that required the state of Mississippi to make changes to its mental health …
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By Rachel Nostrant (Reuters) – Six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers pleaded guilty on Monday to state charges for brutally assaulting two Black men in January, including shooting one …
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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday turned away a bid by two Black Mississippians to restore their right to vote after being barred under …
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By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – At least one person died and about two dozen people were injured overnight after a tornado hit central Mississippi, health authorities said. The tornado struck …
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Mississippi Gov Challenges Gavin Newsom To Debate Over Gun Control Amendment Brandon Poulter on June 8, 2023 Republican Gov. Tate Reeve of Mississippi challenged Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed …
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(Reuters) – A Mississippi family on Thursday demanded a police officer be dismissed and charged with aggravated assault for shooting an 11-year-old boy when police responded to the child’s own …
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By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) – All barge traffic will be halted across a wide swath of the Upper Mississippi River for weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday, …
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Mississippi Senator Endorses Trump Right Before Arraignment Lorenzo Prieto on April 4, 2023 Republican Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith endorsed former U.S. President Donald Trump in his 2024 presidential campaign hours …
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By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Officials in Rolling Fork on Monday mobilized volunteers, organized logistics and opened a mobile hospital in the impoverished small town in western Mississippi clobbered by …
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Republican Mississippi Gov. Leads Dem Challenger In Reelection Bid: POLL Mary Lou Masters on March 16, 2023 Incumbent Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has a 7 percentage point lead ahead …
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Signs Bill Banning Gender Reassignment Surgery For Minors Mary Lou Masters on February 28, 2023 Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves joined several other states Tuesday by …