Tag Archives: Mississippi

• News

  Girl, 6, rescued from Mississippi well

  A 6-year-old girl was rescued from a narrow, abandoned well after becoming trapped during a field trip in Mississippi.
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  Mississippi man arrested for sending ricin-tainted letters to President Obama

  A Mississippi man has been arrested in connection with the investigation into ricin-tainted letters sent to President Barack Obama and other officials, federal and local officials said.
• News

  Ricin suspect freed; attorney claims he was set up

  The Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and other officials has been released from federal custody.
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  Powerful storm system, blamed for Mississippi death, threatens Southeast

  Emergency management officials in Kemper County confirmed one death due to the severe weather, and several injuries.
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  Detective, murder suspect dead after shooting in Miss. police station

  A veteran detective and the murder suspect he was interviewing were killed Thursday, following an outburst of gunfire inside the Jackson, Mississippi, police headquarters.
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  Body of Mississippi’s first gay mayoral candidate beaten, burned

  The family of a Mississippi mayoral candidate claimed Sunday that he died after being “beaten, dragged and burned.”
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  Mississippi ratifies state Constitution, abolishes slavery

  Mississippi officially ratified the 13th Amendment last month, thanks to the movie “Lincoln.”
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  Tornado rips through southern Mississippi

  A tornado touched down in southern Mississippi on Sunday, injuring at least three people and causing widespread damage, state officials said.
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  2 barges hit bridge; dump oil into Mississippi River

  The United States Coast Guard is investigating after two barges hit a bridge and started leaking oil into the Mississippi River.
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  Another guilty plea in Mississippi pickup-truck hate-crime death

  A fourth man has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime in the death of a black man who was beaten by a gang of young whites, then run over by a pickup truck.
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  372 pounds of hydroponic pot seized in raid

  They seized almost 400 pounds of hyrdro from two homes.
• News / Weather / Weather Blog

  Isaac moving inland and weakening, but still dumping heavy rainfall

  Two other systems are being monitored in the Atlantic Ocean.