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News Articles: Mississippi

President Trump's tariff policy is creating uncertainty for places like Tupelo, Miss. with a manufacturing-dependent economy. It's in a conservative county, best known as the birth place of Elvis, where Trump got nearly 70% of the vote.

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  • National

Tariffs have businesses bracing for change in Trump country

President Trump's tariff policy is creating uncertainty for places like Tupelo, Miss. with a manufacturing-dependent economy. It's in a conservative county where Trump got nearly 70% of the vote.

March 04, 2025
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By:
  • Debbie Elliott
This combination of photos shows former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to state and federal charges for torturing two Black men, from top left, former Rankin County sheriff’s deputies Hunter Elward, Christian Dedmon, Brett McAlpin, Jeffrey Middleton, Daniel Opdyke and former Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield, during court appearances Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Brandon, Miss.

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  • Law

DOJ investigates Mississippi sheriff's office following 'Goon Squad' torture case

Last year, two Black men were beaten and tasered by six officers in a no-warrant house raid. Since then, the Justice Department said it got more complaints regarding similar instances by the deputies.

September 21, 2024
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Isaiah Brown comforts his younger brother Malachi after their power went down in the Polk Street neighborhood on Sept. 11, 2024 in Houma, Louisiana.

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  • National

Francine weakens as it moves inland after winds cause widespread blackouts

Hundreds of thousands of power outages were reported in Louisiana and Mississippi early Thursday as residents in the region braced for possible flooding as Tropical Storm Francine moved inland.

September 12, 2024
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By:
  • Bill Chappell,
  • Jonathan Franklin,
  • and 1 more
Jerrian Reedy, left, a student at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, assists Dorothy Gray, a student at Northside High School in the Mississippi Delta, as she practices intubation in a simulation lab. Gray, who is interested in pursuing a career in the mental health care field, attended the University of Mississippi School of Medicine’s annual African American Visit Day in April.

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  • Health

Med schools face a new obstacle in the push to train more Black doctors

Schools like the University of Mississippi School of Medicine are trying to recruit more Black students. But they face a swell of Republican opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

July 02, 2024
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By:
  • Lauren Sausser
Fisherman Brad Carlisle and fishing guide Jordan Chrestman bring boatloads of dogs back to shore after they were found struggling to stay above water far out in Mississippi's Grenada Lake.

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  • Animals

38 dogs were close to drowning on a Mississippi lake. But some fishermen had quite a catch

A trio of fishermen have saved almost 40 dogs that were close to drowning on a Mississippi lake. The hound dogs plunged into the water while chasing a deer after setting off on a fox hunt.

June 25, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A coalition of advocates call for full Medicaid expansion in Mississippi at a rally at the State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The gathering drew supporters from throughout the state representing religious, social and human service organizations, medical professionals and legislators.

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  • Health

Here's what's holding back Medicaid expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states

More than a million people could get health care if these states would pass laws expanding Medicaid. Most residents want the expansion but entrenched politics stands in the way.

May 17, 2024
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  • Drew Hawkins
The Lithonia lynching marker before it's disappearance

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  • National

Historical markers memorialize forgotten Black history. Why are they being destroyed?

Vandalism and violence against markers to Black history are fairly widespread, and Georgia is no exception. In February, a historical marker memorializing Black victims of lynching in DeKalb County was stolen. Organizers who worked to install the marker feel the disappearance is about more than just a missing piece of metal. GPB’s Pamela Kirkland explains.

April 19, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Nakala Murry (shown right) could potentially lose custody of her three kids after a Mississippi police officer shot and wounded her son, 11-year-old Aderrien Murry (shown left) in May 2023 after calling 911 for a domestic incident at the family's home.

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  • Law

Police shot Nakala Murry's young son. Now, she could lose custody of her kids.

Nakala Murry spoke exclusively to NPR about a petition that references the May 2023 shooting of Aderrien Murry. She said the move "caught her off guard."

April 08, 2024
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
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  • Law

2 more former Mississippi 'Goon Squad' deputies sentenced in torture of 2 Black men

Two more white ex-deputies were given significant yearslong prison sentences for their role in the 2023 racist torture of Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Parker during a no-warrant house raid.

March 20, 2024
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By:
  • Debbie Elliott and
  • Michael McEwen
Azzam, 12, hugs a sheep, the only source of his family's livelihood in rural Damascus on Feb 21, 2022. Azzam and his family have experienced firsthand the harrowing impact of the conflict. In 2015, when Azzam was five years old, a shell fell on the building where he was sitting with his family.

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  • News

Can a picture make you happy? We asked photographers and here's what they sent us

For International Day of Happiness, photographers sent us pictures of a Syrian boy who finds joy caring for farm animals, Ukrainian girls on a trampoline, music lovers grooving to the blues and more.

March 20, 2024
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By:
  • Laurel Dalrymple
Copies of the 911 calls placed by 11-year-old Aderrien Murry and his grandmother to the Indianola Police Department were released Friday. The calls raise questions about the May 20, 2023, incident and how the situation was handled by authorities. Here, an image from the body camera footage shows the moment Sgt. Greg Capers fired his weapon at Aderrien.

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  • Law

New details in shooting of 11-year-old Aderrien Murry emerge from 911 calls

The calls raise questions about the May 20, 2023, incident and how the shooting was handled by officers with the Indianola, Miss., Police Department.

January 16, 2024
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Body camera footage shows the moments leading up to Indianola, Miss., police officer Greg Capers shooting and wounding 11-year-old Aderrien Murry following a call the boy made to authorities for help.

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  • Law

Police release video of officer shooting boy, 11, who had called 911 for help

Officials in Mississippi made the footage available after calls from 11-year-old Aderrien Murry's mother and the family's attorney to make it public.

January 10, 2024
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin and
  • Jaclyn Diaz
The Georgia State Capitol was among several state legislatures evacuated Wednesday following bomb threats.

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  • Politics

Several state capitols evacuated after bomb threats

The development comes just days before the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

January 03, 2024
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By:
  • NPR Washington Desk
Despite the outcome from both the grand jury and the Mississippi Attorney General's Office, Aderrien's mother — Nakala Murry — says she will continue to fight for justice for her son. Here, Aderrien Murry poses for a picture outside of his home in Indianola, Miss.

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  • National

The mother of a boy shot by police demands accountability after no charges are filed

Nakala Murry says she will continue to fight for justice for her son after a Mississippi grand jury decided against indicting the police sergeant who shot him during a domestic dispute.

December 21, 2023
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
An election resolution board counts absentee ballots Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Hinds County Courthouse in Jackson, Miss.

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  • Elections

Ballot shortages created democracy problems during Mississippi governor's election

People in Mississippi's largest county are demanding answers about why some polling places ran out of ballots and voters had to wait for them to be replenished on election day.

November 09, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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