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The Latest Breaking News from Mississippi

One of Mike Leach’s Last Acts Saved a Starkville Restaurant

As the town said goodbye to the Mississippi State coach, one local owner shared a personal story.

Sports Illustrated

NAACP sues Mississippi over legislative redistricting plan

A new lawsuit says Mississippi is perpetuating a legacy of racial discrimination with a legislative redistricting plan

The Independent UK

2022's US climate disasters, from storms and floods to heat waves and droughts

The year 2022 will be remembered across the U.S. for its devastating flooding and storms – and also for its extreme heat waves and droughts.

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Man who threatened to kill CDC head pleads guilty to charges

A Mississippi man who threatened to kill Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky has pleaded guilty to making threats in interstate commerce

The Independent UK

Mississippi officials: Woman and officer shot each other

Officials now say that a Mississippi police officer shot and killed a woman even as the woman was fatally shooting the officer and his partner in the parking lot of a Gulf Coast motel on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Families shattered by tornadoes in Louisiana and Mississippi

A storm system that spawned dozens of reported tornadoes from east Texas to the Florida Panhandle was all but done with the South on Thursday after killing at least three people and uprooting families across Louisiana, where some homes were blown into pieces

The Independent UK

Commentary: Corporate America thrives where abortion is protected

Gina Raimondo doesn't “know why any woman would want to live in a state that criminalizes full access to health care.” The assertion by the 40th U.S. Secretary of Commerce is especially relevant after the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June that upheld…

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Thomas Edwin Loden Jr: Man who carved ‘I’m sorry’ onto chest after raping and murdering teen is executed in Mississippi

Thomas Edwin Loden Jr was put to death by lethal injection on Wednesday night, becoming the second inmate executed in the state in 10 years

Evening Standard

Ex-Marine says he’s ‘deeply remorseful’ as he’s executed in Mississippi for rape and murder of girl

Loden was found lying on the streets in 2000 with ‘I’m sorry’ carved on his chest

The Independent UK

Executed Thomas Loden 'complained of having too much syrup' during huge last meal

An official at Mississippi State Penitentiary told how Thomas Edwin Loden Jr “was really up and in good spirits and he has a full belly” after being given a last meal before his execution

Daily Mirror

Thomas Loden says sorry and tells family 'I love you' in Japanese before execution

Thomas Edwin Loden Jr said that he had tried to do a “good deed every single day” since killing 16-year-old girl Leesa Marie Gray, in his final words before he was given a lethal injection in Mississippi

Daily Mirror

Inside Zach Arnett’s Abrupt Ascension at Mississippi State

Arnett’s sudden promotion after Mike Leach’s death is unexpected, but it was only a matter of time before the 36-year-old nabbed a head coaching job.

Sports Illustrated

Thomas Edwin Loden Jr executed after rape and murder of girl in 4-hour ordeal

Thomas Edwin Loden Jr, 58, from Mississippi, US, has received a lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary after pleading guilty to the murder of Leesa Marie Gray back in 2000

Daily Mirror

Mississippi State will hire defensive coordinator Zach Arnett to replace Mike Leach

Mississippi State was working to finalize a four-year contract with the 36-year-old Arnett.

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Man to be executed in just hours for murdering 16-year-old girl stranded with flat tyre

Thomas Edwin Loden Jr, 58, from Mississippi, US, has been on death row since 2001 after pleading guilty to capital murder, rape and four counts of sexual battery against Leesa Marie Gray

The Independent UK

Police: 2 officers slain in Mississippi; shooter also dead

Authorities say two police officers in coastal Mississippi were shot and killed by a woman early Wednesday as they checked on a call at a motel

The Independent UK

Woman kills two police officers before dying by suicide in Mississippi

‘I am heartbroken by this terrible loss of two brave law enforcement officers,’ governor says

The Independent UK

Mississippi set to execute man for killing 16-year-old girl

A Mississippi man who pleaded guilty to raping and killing a 16-year-old girl is scheduled to be put to death

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Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach dies as NFL and college stars pay tribute

Mike Leach's death was confirmed on Monday night by Mississippi State University, and former college stars have paid tribute as many have gone onto have successful NFL careers

Chicago Sun-Times

Mike Leach, Mississippi State football coach, dies at 61

“Mike’s keen intellect and unvarnished candor made him one of the nation’s true coaching legends,” Mississippi State President Mark Keenum said. “His passing brings great sadness to our university, to the Southeastern Conference, and to all who loved college football.”

The Independent UK

Mike Leach: Mississippi State football coach dies aged 61

In 21 seasons as a head coach at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State, Leach went 158-107

The Independent UK

Slain teen 'loved life,' mom says before killer's execution

The mother of a teenager who was killed in Mississippi 22 years ago is set to witness the execution of the man who took the girl's life

Tribune News Service

More states to consider extending postpartum Medicaid coverage beyond two months

Lawmakers in several conservative-led states — including Montana, Wyoming, Missouri, and Mississippi — are expected to consider proposals to provide a year of continuous health coverage to new mothers enrolled in Medicaid.

Tribune News Service

Pacific storm will pummel US with snow, floods and tornadoes

A Pacific storm uncoiling itself over California with heavy rain and snow is forecast to deliver a severe risk for tornadoes, high winds and thunderstorms across parts of Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas by the middle of next week.

The Independent UK

Q&A: How Ted Henifin plans to fix Jackson's water system

The manager appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice to help fix the long-troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital has an expansive list of reforms on his plate

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