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The search for Kevin Clay Adams entered its third day after deputies shifted efforts east following a Friday shooting in which authorities say he fired at officers, the Smith County Sheriff’s Office said.
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The Rare Breed Motorcycle Club and the Rare Ladies Social Club handed out supplies and offered free haircuts, meals and family activities to help local families prepare for school, WJTV reported.
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A Rankin County sheriff’s deputy was critically injured Saturday while responding to an emergency call, the sheriff’s department said. The deputy was extricated and taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in critical but stable condition, the department said.
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The National Weather Service warns of dangerously high temperatures across Mississippi, with heat indices reaching into the triple digits through early next week.
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A media poll released Friday at SEC Media Days showed Mississippi State received limited support from conference media. Analysts Brian Hadad and Carlo Barone said they expect the Bulldogs to overachieve this season.
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About 1,000 rustic religious gatherings are active across the U.S. this summer, Magnolia Tribune reported, drawing multi-generational attendees for preaching, fellowship and missionary calls.
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Mississippi Today reported that a single phone call by House Speaker Billy McCoy in 2005 stopped a plan to securitize future tobacco settlement payments, a move that shaped how the state later used the funds.
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Forecasters say a decaying complex of thunderstorms could bring damaging winds and periods of heavy rainfall late this evening, though confidence for the area is very low. A single strong storm this afternoon cannot be ruled out.
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Meteorologists explain dewpoint, a key factor in humidity that causes fogging on glasses. High dewpoints indicate oppressively humid conditions.
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The National Weather Service in Memphis said an Extreme Heat Warning and a Heat Advisory begin at 11 a.m., marking the first day of a heat wave and leaving a low threat of damaging winds this afternoon from a decaying MCV.
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Many parents say extreme heat and wildfire smoke are increasingly making outdoor summer activities unsafe, complicating plans for camps and childcare.
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A 12-year-old identified as Hoy is learning coding and circuitry to program robots that speak Anishinaabemowin, an endangered Native American language, a photo caption says.
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Hawaii Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke was charged with bribery following a lengthy investigation into campaign finance violations. She is accused of accepting contributions in exchange for funding COVID-19 testing sites.
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A sprawling heat dome settled over much of the central United States on Saturday, producing dangerously hot conditions that could last into next week and prompting heat advisories for about 80 million people, the report said.
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Israeli forces detained more than 70 people across the occupied West Bank after violence in a northern Palestinian village left two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinians dead, The Associated Press reported.
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Authorities in Los Angeles County are seeking the public’s help in locating two 9-year-olds believed to have been abducted by their father. Officials say there is concern for their well-being.
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Seattle Storm center Dominique Malonga threw down a dunk in the second quarter of Saturday’s All-Star Game and, at 20, became the youngest player to do so in the showcase, the WNBA said.
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Jonquel Jones had 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists and was named MVP as Caitlin Clark’s Team Spoon beat Marina Mabrey’s Team Coop 129-122 in the WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago.
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Police and prosecutors on Sunday issued a wanted notice for a fugitive suspected of driving a van near Berlin’s Pride festival that killed one person and injured at least 16 others.
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News Editor Ashton Pittman wrote that Amy Schafer’s appointment advances the paper’s plan to place a reporter in each bureau across the state.
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