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August 1, 2016

Grand jury doesn't indict Mississippi officer in shooting

Grand jurors on Monday cleared a northeast Mississippi police officer of wrongdoing in a June 18 shooting that left a man dead.

July 28, 2016

Mississippi grand jury clears 3 officers in fatal shooting

A grand jury has ruled Mississippi police officers were justified in the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man whose weapon turned out to be a BB gun.

July 24, 2016

Aug. sentencing for couple who planned to join Islamic State

A federal judge has scheduled sentencing next month for a Mississippi couple who pleaded guilty to planning to travel to Syria and join the Islamic State group.

July 22, 2016

Emails: Group asked governor for religious objections order

Emails disclosed in a lawsuit over a blocked Mississippi law that protects religious objections to same-sex marriage show a Christian legal group asked Gov. Phil Bryant to institute the protections through an executive order in 2015.

July 21, 2016

Opening arguments set in Gulf oil spill fraud case

Opening arguments are scheduled in a fraud case against a Texas lawyer accused of inflating his client list for Gulf oil spill litigation.

July 20, 2016

The Latest: Oil spill claims head testifies in fraud trial

The Latest on the trial of a Texas lawyer accused of inflating his client list for Gulf oil spill litigation (all times local): 6 p.m.

July 20, 2016

Mississippi prison bribery scandal: physician indicted

A physician associated with a company that provides health care for Mississippi prisoners has been indicted on bribery charges arising from a scandal involving the state's former corrections commissioner.

July 19, 2016

Man accused of killing 5-year-old gets mental evaluation

A psychiatric evaluation is underway pending trial for the man accused in the kidnapping, sexual assault and killing of a 5-year-old girl in Mississippi.

July 18, 2016

The Latest: 22 counts dropped from Gulf oil spill fraud case

The Latest on the Gulf oil spill identity fraud trial of a Texas lawyer and six co-defendants (all times local): 11 a.m.

July 15, 2016

Man charged in burning death of woman pleads not guilty

A 27-year-old man, who also faces a murder indictment in Louisiana, has pleaded not guilty in the 2014 burning death of a Mississippi woman.