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Officials investigating cause of two natural gas explosions last week. One killed Mississippi woman.

The National Transportation Safety Board opened an investigation last week into two natural gas-fueled explosions in Jackson that happened last month, one of which killed ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, February 22, 2024 1:42 pm

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Former inmate suing Mississippi prisons, accuses officials of allowing suspected cancer to spread without diagnosis, treatment

A formerly incarcerated woman facing terminal breast cancer is suing the prison system’s former and current healthcare providers for failing to diagnose and treat the ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, February 15, 2024 2:49 am

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Senate passes bill to regulate how health insurance companies decide what procedures, drugs to cover

The Mississippi Senate this week unanimously passed a bill to regulate how insurance companies decide which medical procedures or prescription drugs to cover for a ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Friday, February 2, 2024 10:15 am

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Mississippi lawmakers to address practice of using jail as ‘default place’ for those awaiting mental health treatment

by Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today January 16, 2024 For years, Mississippians have been jailed without criminal charges while they await mental health treatment. This session, ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Tuesday, January 16, 2024 5:11 am

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Mississippi inmate vows hunger strike if his sexual assault complaint is not investigated

A prisoner at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, a state prison once deemed among the worst for sexual misconduct in the nation, has pledged to ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, January 11, 2024 2:14 pm

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One person killed after being ejected during wreck on Mississippi interstate

One person died after being ejected from a vehicle during a two-vehicle collision on the Mississippi interstate. Read more

by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, January 10, 2024 6:00 am

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How much trash does the Mississippi River funnel from the heartland to the ocean?

The Mississippi River drains more than 40% of the continental U.S. – just how much trash does it take along with it? Read more

by Mississippi Today, Tuesday, January 2, 2024 6:03 am

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One person killed, two others ejected in Thursday night wreck on rural Mississippi road

One person is dead and two others were ejected in a single-vehicle crash Thursday night. WLBT News in Jackson reports that officials from the Rankin ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Friday, December 8, 2023 6:08 am

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Mississippi inmate is ‘sentenced to die for a crime he did not commit,’ his attorneys say, as they fight state efforts to set an execution date

by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today November 27, 2023 As the state seeks to set his execution date, Willie Jerome Manning continues to maintain his innocence, ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Monday, November 27, 2023 4:06 pm

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Teen charged with murder after man found dead in Mississippi motel room

A  teen has been arrested and charged with murder after a 32-year-old man was found shot to death in a Mississippi motel room. Officers were ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Tuesday, October 24, 2023 6:29 am

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