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Mar 24 2024
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In WBIT, Jessika Carter is Mississippi State basketball's present. Quanirah Montague is future
STARKVILLE — When Jessika Carter arrived at Mississippi State, she wasn’t the women’s basketball star TCU faced on Sunday. The version of Carter who posted 17 points, eight rebounds and three blocks against the Horned Frogs and star Sedona Prince in a 68-61 win at Humphrey Coliseum to advance to the quarterfinals of the WBIT? That’s not who Carter was when she got to Starkville, and she didn’t
The Clarion-LedgerMar 05 2024
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Stolen Mississippi racehorse found in Kentucky
A racehorse stolen in Mississippi has been recovered in Kentucky.On Feb. 23, the Terry Police Department took an initial report of a stolen racehorse worth $7,000. On Feb. 28, the Mississippi Agriculture & Livestock Theft Bureau was asked to assist in the investigation. During the investigation, the Ag & Livestock Theft Bureau learned that the horse was possibly stolen by fraudulent
ABC 16 WAPTMar 24 2024
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Mississippi State women's basketball defeats TCU, advances to 2024 WBIT quarterfinals
STARKVILLE — Coach Sam Purcell was motioning for the Humphrey Coliseum crowd to get loud for a defensive possession. Director of operations Jimmy Yu was jumping in unison with Purcell. The players throughout the Mississippi State women's basketball bench were clapping in sync with the crowd. The Bulldogs didn't meet their goals of playing in the NCAA Tournament, but the emotions shown among
The Clarion-LedgerMar 24 2024
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Mississippi death rate surpasses birth rate for 3rd straight year
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Data from the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) indicates that Mississippi’s death rate continues to surpass the birth rate. The overall death rate surpassing the birth rate in Mississippi first occurred in 2020, according to available MSDH data. It continued through 2022, the year with the most recent findings. However, the death rate surpassed the birth
WJTV 12Mar 18 2024
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2 Black men tortured by Mississippi officers call for toughest sentences
JACKSON, Miss. — Two Black men who were tortured by six Mississippi law enforcement officers last year called Monday for a federal judge to impose the strictest possible penalties at their sentencings this week. The former law officers admitted in August to subjecting Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker to numerous acts of racially motivated, violent torture. Prompted by a neighbor’
Washington PostMar 21 2024
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Mississippi 'Goon Squad' officer jailed 27 years for racist attack
A former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy who took part in the torture of two Black men with fellow white officers who called themselves the “Goon Squad” was sentenced to 27 years in prison on Thursday. Brett McAlpin, four other former members of the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department and a former member of the Richland Police Department pleaded guilty in August to multiple offenses. McAlpin, 53,
Breitbart NewsMar 18 2024
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18-wheeler carrying load of bees overturns at Mississippi intersection
A Mississippi intersection was literally buzzing with activity when an 18-wheeler carrying a load of bees overturned. Officials with the Natchez Police Department and Adams County Sheriff’s Office report that the truckload of bees overturned in front of Merit Health Natchez at the intersection of US 61 South and John R. Junkin Drive just after midnight Monday. Natchez Police Department
Magnolia State LiveMar 21 2024
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Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ Police-Abuse Scandal Reignites Racial Tensions
Six white former law-enforcement officers are being sentenced in Mississippi federal court this week for two incidents of abuse against civilians, including the torture of two Black men—a scandal that has shocked a state with a history of racial violence.
The officers, who referred to themselves as the “goon squad,” subjected the men to physical abuse and degrading acts. The incidents
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 24 2024
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Genealogy research links Winona woman to newborn found dead in Mississippi River
WINONA, Minn. — More than a decade after a newborn infant was found dead and floating in the Mississippi River near Winona, investigators appear to have narrowed their search for the identity of the baby’s mother. The baby girl was found by boaters Sept. 5, 2011, in a white tote bag that was floating in the water about 7 miles south of the Highway 43 bridge linking Minnesota and Wisconsin. The
Pioneer PressMar 20 2024
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Crisis ready: Mississippi corrections team train for mental health emergencies
Some Mississippi Department of Corrections employees have positioned themselves to better assist individuals with emergencies involving mental health. The first Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) class graduated at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County. Seventeen employees participated in 40 hours of training during the week of February 26 through March 1. The program
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