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Skeletal remains were discovered Sunday in an abandoned building on Gallatin Street in Jackson, the Capitol Police Department said. Officers were called to assist firefighters after a small fire was extinguished, the department said.
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The longstanding debate between election security and voter access is at the forefront of current political discourse, with some advocating for stricter voting laws to prevent fraud, and others warning of potential voter suppression.
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Vicksburg police are investigating an attempted robbery at Mission Mart on Mission 66 that occurred around 11 p.m. July 31, 2026, authorities told WJTV.
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One person died in a crash on Mississippi Highway 42 in Jefferson Davis County just before 8 a.m. on July 30, the Mississippi Highway Patrol said.
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Levi Wyatt Jr., a former Jackson State University football player, died in a crash in Jackson on July 31, Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard said.
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The Big Ten and Southeastern Conferences announced support for a bipartisan bill regulating college sports, raising its chances of passage before the summer recess.
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Levi Wyatt, a former Jackson State defensive back, was killed in a car accident Friday night near Jackson, Mississippi. The 23-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Sarah Lewis’s ‘If Emmett Till Lived’ combines essays and photographs to explore what Till’s life might have been had he survived his brutal lynching. The book coincides with the 85th anniversary of Till’s birth.
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Mississippi will require middle school students to receive financial literacy instruction beginning in the 2027-28 school year, part of a broader education law enacted July 1.
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U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks campaigned with Democratic nominee Scott Colom in Jackson on Saturday, urging voters to back him because he would protect access to affordable health care, Mississippi Today reported.
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