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Ace, a 7-year-old German shepherd, was shot while protecting deputies during an arrest attempt. Less than a week later, he made an emotional return to the sheriff’s office.
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Several high-profile entertainers say they will step back from public political commentary as midterm elections approach, with some citing fallout from the 2024 White House race.
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The Mississippi Department of Public Safety said Miss Mississippi Volunteer and Miss Mississippi Teen Volunteer met with the Mississippi Highway Patrol to support the agency’s D.R.I.V.E. campaign promoting safe driving.
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Storms knocked out power across the Midwest even as voters in several states cast ballots that will reshape local politics. On the front porch, the two looked less like separate headlines and more like a single, weathered conversation.
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President Donald Trump visited Geneva, Ohio, to watch the first Patriot Games, a new youth sports event emphasizing sportsmanship and sex-based categories.
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Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan was projected to defeat Rep. Angie Craig in the Democratic primary for the Senate seat held by retiring Sen. Tina Smith, Decision Desk HQ reported. Flanagan ran in a six-candidate field and will advance to the general election.
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Decision Desk HQ projected that Gov. Phil Scott will face progressive Democrat Amanda Janoo in the November general election. Scott, first elected in 2016, is seeking a sixth term.
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Rebecca Cooke, a small-business owner and nonprofit founder, won the Democratic primary in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, setting up a rematch with Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden this fall.
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Kelsey Mitchell scored 28 points and Caitlin Clark added 22 as the Indiana Fever defeated the New York Liberty 106-92, moving atop the Eastern Conference standings.
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Economist Amanda Janoo captured the Democratic nomination Tuesday and will face Republican Gov. Phil Scott, who was unopposed for his party’s nomination and is seeking a sixth two-year term, the Associated Press reported.
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A few practices into Mississippi State’s preseason camp, coach Jeff Lebby said he is already seeing things he likes, reporter Brian Hadad said ahead of SportsTalk Mississippi’s Not Fall Camp Tour event at The Landing.
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Brian Hadad and Carlo Barone told listeners they were not pursuing controversial topics in a new episode of The Rumblings. They cited hot weather and turned to listener mail instead.
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Morgan Freeman is a producer and narrator on a 12-track album that traces the blues from the 1930s to the present and is scheduled for release Friday, The Associated Press reported.
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Governor Tate Reeves has appointed Renee McBride Porter to fill a vacancy on Mississippi’s 10th Chancery Court, effective August 17, following Judge Chase Ford Morgan’s retirement.
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Generative Engine Optimization, or GEO, is changing how campaigns shape their digital reputations and how AI answers voter questions, Magnolia Tribune reported. The outlet said GEO drove an AI-generated handicap of the 2027 Mississippi Republican gubernatorial primary.
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Sen. Hillman Frazier told Mississippi Today that lawmakers should set clear standards on energy, water and incentives before more data centers are built, citing local concerns and a newly approved moratorium in Jackson.
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A judge’s appointment in Benoit, Mississippi, has sparked online criticism due to her Muslim faith, with critics questioning her qualifications and claiming she might impose Islamic law.
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Marshand Crisler, convicted of bribery in 2024, has been transferred to home confinement after serving part of his sentence in federal prison, according to authorities.
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Lola’s Garden Bloom Bar will lead a floral centerpiece workshop at The Cut-Off on Saturday, Aug. 22. Registration costs $35 and includes materials, organizers said.
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A Magnolia Tribune feature says Ripley’s public art movement is notable less for its number of murals than for how each piece connects to the local community.
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