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Two plead guilty to collecting pandemic-related unemployment benefits while in prison
Kev’Veonta Short and Travis Thorn pleaded guilty last week in separate cases in federal court of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for collecting pandemic-related jobless benefits while in prison.
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7mDuring brain drain research, New Yorker finds reasons to remember Mississippi
"What happens in Mississippi does not stay contained behind a state line; it ripples throughout the rest of the country. The case for staying in this cultural wellspring is easily made," intern writes.
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4mState lawmaker urges Jackson city leaders to sell property for Pearl River casino project
A state lawmaker pleaded with members of the Jackson City Council to sell city-owned swampland along the Pearl River so a riverfront casino resort in Mississippi’s capital can move forward.
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5mReport finds birth centers improve outcomes. Mississippi has none
Despite growing evidence that midwife-led birth centers improve outcomes for mothers and infants, Mississippi remains one of 10 states with no centers. Mississippi is also among the states with the fewest midwives per births in the nation, according to a new report by the Commonwealth Fund, a non-profit research organization focused on healthcare issues.
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5mSPLC president during Jackson visit says organization is ready to fight DOJ prosecution
In April of 2026, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel announced an 11-count federal indictment against the SPLC in the Middle District of Alabama.
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6mMississippi attorney general clears Senatobia police officer who shot, killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley
Many details of the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia remain unknown, and it wasn’t immediately clear if or when law enforcement would release footage from the incident.