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    Chokwe Lumumba Declared Winner of Primary Runoff Election

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    Former Ward 2 Councilman Chokwe Lumumba is recognized as the projected winner of the primary runoff election, according to polling results.Lumumba beat political newcomer and businessman, Jonathan Lee, More>>

    EXCLUSIVE: Wrongly Accused Ricin Suspect Speaks Out

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    CORINTH – News Channel 12 speaks exclusively with Paul Kevin Curtis about how his life has changed since being vindicated. More>>

    Police: Dog Breeder Charged With Animal Cruelty

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    Authorities say a Mississippi man has been charged with animal cruelty and surrendered 104 dogs, but the man denies mistreating the animals.    The Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society More>>

    Word Of Faith Sexual Harassment Settlement

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    An attorney says a settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit that alleged the former pastor of a Jackson megachurch of sexually harassing an employee.   Jamila Slaughter sued Word of Faith International More>>

    T-Mobile Armed Robbery

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    On Monday May 20, 2013, 6:56 pm., two male individuals came into T-Mobile at 4924 I-55 North and robbed them at gun point. They had the employees to lay face down in the back of the store as they duck More>>

    Severe Weather Expected Tonight & Into Tomorrow

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    The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is asking residents to prepare for severe weather forecast to move through the state late Tuesday into Wednesday. The National Weather Service says that some More>>

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    • Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:54 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:54:22 GMT
      Today the Mississippi Children's Museum (MCM) announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more
      Today the Mississippi Children's Museum (MCM) announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more
    • Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:09 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:09:21 GMT
      In a historic move for youth rights, the Jackson Student Board of Trustees has moved to adopt the Mississippi Student Bill of Right(MS SBR), a youth rights' document created with the assistance of the
      In a historic move for youth rights, the Jackson Student Board of Trustees has moved to adopt the Mississippi Student Bill of Right(MS SBR), a youth rights' document created with the assistance of the
    • Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:57 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:57:43 GMT
      As the days grow longer and temperatures rise, it is time to shelve the coats and boots and dust off the grill. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) offers
      As the days grow longer and temperatures rise, it is time to shelve the coats and boots and dust off the grill. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) offers
    • Medical Watch

    • Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:01 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:01:28 GMT
      If a person crumpled to the ground near you, would you know what to do?  If you had to save the life of a loved one, would you know how?   On May 22, American Medical Response (AMR) operations across the
      If a person crumpled to the ground near you, would you know what to do?  If you had to save the life of a loved one, would you know how?   On May 22, American Medical Response (AMR) operations across the
    • Monday, May 20 2013 7:01 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:01:34 GMT
      The purified components of ginger may help asthma patients breathe easier.Researchers from Columbia University found the spicy root can enhance the airway-relaxing effects of most asthma medications.
      The purified components of ginger may help asthma patients breathe easier.Researchers from Columbia University found the spicy root can enhance the airway-relaxing effects of most asthma medications.
    • Monday, May 20 2013 6:59 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:59:54 GMT
      Boys diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should be monitored for long-term risk of obesity, according to new research in the journal Pediatrics. Researchers at New York University
      Boys diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should be monitored for long-term risk of obesity, according to new research in the journal Pediatrics. Researchers at New York University
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    • Hinds Supervisor Claims She Was Asked to Swing Her Vote

      Tuesday, May 21 2013 9:49 AM EDT2013-05-21 13:49:06 GMT
      Just minutes after the Hinds County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, Supervisor Peggy Calhoun told News Channel 12's Beth Alexander she was asked to swing her vote. She claims that she was approached
      Supervisor Peggy Calhoun told News Channel 12's Beth Alexander she was asked to swing her vote in return for a favor.
    • Monday, May 20 2013 8:40 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:40:25 GMT
      It's getting downright dirty. Racially-tinged images and strategically placed signs, all part of a last ditch effort to influence the outcome of the bitter run-off race for Jackson mayor between Jonathan
      It's getting downright dirty. Racially-tinged images and strategically placed signs, all part of a last ditch effort to influence the outcome of the bitter run-off race for Jackson mayor between Jonathan
    • Monday, May 20 2013 11:47 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:47:55 GMT
      The Hinds County Board of Supervisors voted down a plan to bring elevators up to standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

       
      The Hinds County Board of Supervisors voted down a plan to bring elevators up to standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

      On Monday one supervisor alleged it was out of political spite.
    • National

    • U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year. The officials say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them...
      The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists,...
    • Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.
      Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives,...
    • When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than...
      Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.
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