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Coach Samantha Ricketts kept a promise to return to Thunder & Lightning after Mississippi State advanced to the Women’s College World Series, the program said.
The highly anticipated Burnside Music Fest 2026 just got a major upgrade with the launch of its official website, giving
The Knicks’ 2-0 edge over the Cavaliers arrived with a dramatic jolt and a surge of expectation. But in the playoffs, momentum is a mood, not a mandate.
Authorities lifted the final evacuation order Tuesday night, allowing about 50,000 people to return home after a damaged tank of methyl methacrylate at a Garden Grove aerospace plant threatened to explode.
Cameron Hamilton, who briefly led FEMA in 2025, has been nominated to return as head of the agency, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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President Donald Trump told CBS News he wants to suspend the federal gas tax to give Americans relief at the pump amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, CBS News correspondent Ed O’Keefe reported.
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Coach Brian O’Connor spoke with host Brian Hadad on SportsTalk Mississippi after Mississippi State suffered consecutive losses that have put the team on the NCAA regional bubble, Hadad said.
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Brian Hadad and Carlo Barone argue Mississippi State likely would have been a host in the upcoming NCAA Tournament if it had won one or two more games and scheduled tougher out‑of‑conference opponents.
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The Jackson City Council voted 6-1 to eliminate the Parks and Recreation Department and place its staff under Public Works and Human and Cultural Services to help address an estimated $23 million deficit, city officials said. The move will save about $143,000 in salaries and benefits, officials said.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday vacated a liability order that would have required Mississippi to redraw its state Supreme Court districts and remanded the case to a federal district court following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais.
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Missouri star running back Ahmad Hardy was shot in Mississippi early Sunday morning and underwent surgery, according to school officials. He remains in stable condition.
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Mississippi environmental officials say xAI has 46 temporary ‘mobile’ gas turbines at a Southaven site and are evaluating whether the company can add more. Advocates and the NAACP say the turbines should require permits under the Clean Air Act.
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Seven tornadoes, including an EF3, hit Mississippi’s Pine Belt on May 6-7, injuring 26 people and damaging homes and businesses, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said.
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Gov. Tate Reeves and the head of Child Protective Services asked a federal judge to end the Olivia Y. v. Barbour litigation, saying state reforms have addressed deficiencies cited in the long-running case, court filings show.
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