mississippi
Bryant: Obama Budget Undercuts Medicaid Expansion
Top Mississippi Republicans say their opposition to Medicaid expansion is getting a boost from an unlikely source — Democratic President Barack Obama.
More Than A Dozen Hurt After Tornado Rips Through Mississippi
Residents shaken by a tornado that mangled homes in Mississippi were waking up Monday to a day of removing trees, patching roofs and giving thanks for their survival. More than a dozen in the state were injured.
Waterphones Used By Variety Of Artists
The sound can be compared to humpback whale calls with a sprinkle of alchemy. It might send a shiver down your spine — it’s a little eerie, like the soundtrack of a dream sequence.
Some States Want To Secede Over Obama Win
ATLANTA (WAOK)—Residents in over 30 states have filed petitions to secede from the United States after President Obama’s re-election. A few days after President Barack Obama’s re-election, citizens began writing and signing petitions for their […]
ACLU Helps Mississippi Man Take Wife’s Last Name
A Mississippi man has taken his wife’s last name after the ACLU complained he was told by state officials that he would need a court order to do so because it was not traditional.
Black Couple Says Racism Forced Wedding Relocation
A Mississippi couple says the church where they planned to get married turned them away because they are black.
Sisters Want Brother Who Killed Their Kids Spared
Two women are asking Mississippi’s governor to spare their brother from execution, even though he killed four of their children, paralyzed another and stabbed one of the sisters.
Cops: Robbery Likely Motive For Mississippi Shootings
Mississippi authorities said Friday that robbery appeared to be the motive for a suspect in two roadside slayings that prompted unfounded fears of an impostor police officer pulling over victims.
Mississippi Police Say Jackson State Student Shot To Death By His Cousin
DeKalb Co (WAOK/AJC)-A cousin fired the shot that killed a Jackson State University freshman from DeKalb County, police said Wednesday. Jarrod Emerson, 25, was charged with murder Wednesday in the death of 19-year-old Nolan Ryan […]
White Teen Receives Life Sentence After Running Over Black Man
Nineteen year old Deryl Dedmon was sentence to life in prison after pleading guilty for killing James Anderson. Last year, Dedmon and a group of friends hunted down Anderson, beat him, then killed the victim after running him […]
