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Judge frees Greenville man after DNA evidence in his case goes missing
Evidence that was key to King Young Brown Jr.'s appeal has not been recovered. To resolve the situation, a judge suspended the remaining half of Brown's 50-year sentence.
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6mSuspect is charged with arson in fire that damaged Senatobia Police Department building
Federal authorities have charged a civil rights activist with arson in a fire that damaged the Senatobia Police Department headquarters. Court filings show that officers tracked 41-year-old Garrick Rawls to a relative’s house in north Alabama using surveillance video, community tips and his cellphone signal.
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7mMBI accidentally released a report about the fatal shooting of Kohen Wiley. Here’s what we know.
A new set of records mistakenly released to a local news outlet by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation provides the most detailed look yet at how the agency investigated the police shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking lot this summer.
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7mMississippi voters report problems amid heavy midterm turnout
The secretary of state's office on Tuesday said that its elections hotline had seen a high volume of calls and reports of late-opening precincts, voting machines being temporarily down and issues with voters verifying their registration status.
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2mMississippi votes: photo gallery of voting in midterm elections
Follow live election results with Mississippi Today as Magnolia State voters help determine the balance of power in Congress.
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6mEntergy argues data centers are net positive for Mississippi electric customers
Entergy executive: "New revenues from Mississippi data centers, like Amazon’s, are a primary reason why (electrical) rates didn’t go up" and remains below the national average.