FBI agent who probed slayings of 3 civil rights workers during 1960s in Miss. dies at 77JACKSON, Miss. — Retired FBI agent Jim Ingram, who helped state and federal officials reopen long-dormant investigations of killings from Mississippi’s violent civil rights era, has died. He was 77. Help Wanted: Report says 560,000 fewer online job ads posted from a year agoJACKSON, Miss. — Online job advertisements remained steady from June to July, but a national report shows over 560,000 fewer advertised vacancies last month compared with the same period a year earlier, a private research group says. Judge portrayed in ‘Ghosts of Mississippi’ pleads guilty to obstruction for lying to FBI agentABERDEEN, Miss. — A Mississippi judge known for prosecuting a white supremacist decades after a civil rights-era killing has pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for lying to an FBI agent investigating corruption. OSHA investigating plant explosion in northeast Mississippi that killed 1, injured 3JACKSON, Miss. — Federal investigators were gathering information Thursday, one day after an explosion killed a man and injured three others at copper tubing plant in northeast Mississippi. Supreme Court asked to review reputed Klansman’s conviction in civil rights-era cold caseJACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Supreme Court should decide whether a reputed Ku Klux Klansman should have been tried on a kidnapping charge 43 years after two black men were abducted and slain in rural Mississippi, a federal appeals court said Thursday. 1 dead, several hurt in explosion at Mueller Copper Tube Co. in northeast MississippiFULTON, Miss. — One person was killed and others injured in an explosion Wednesday at a copper tubing plant in northeast Mississippi, emergency officials said. Attorney: ‘Ghosts of Mississippi’ judge Bobby DeLaughter to plead guilty to lying to FBI agentJACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi judge known for successfully prosecuting a white supremacist decades after a civil rights-era killing will plead guilty to lying to an FBI agent investigating judicial corruption, the judge’s attorney said Tuesday. Bikini-clad Miss. woman charged with carjacking and attempted robberySOUTHAVEN, Miss. — Police in Mississippi say a woman was carjacked by a bikini-clad suspect, who they say later tried to rob an RV dealership. Southaven Police Chief Tom Long said the 24-year-old suspect approached another woman in her driveway and demanded the car on Thursday. The woman gave up the car without a fight, asking only for time to remove her young children from inside. Salvation Army says donation slump could hinder its ability to give long-term disaster aidJACKSON, Miss. — The Salvation Army is struggling with dwindling donations across the country that will make it hard to give long-term assistance after a disaster, and a spokesman for the charity says “we have to hope and pray” this year’s hurricane season is mild. Mississippi DE Greg Hardy should be ready for preseason, in walking boot after car wreckOXFORD, Miss. — Mississippi defensive end Greg Hardy should be ready for the start of preseason practice after a car accident 10 days ago. Correction: Governors Convention storyJACKSON, Miss. — In a July 18 story on a discussion by the nation’s governors on federal stimulus funds, The Associated Press misstated when most of the stimulus money disappears. The correct date is December 2010, midway through the next budget year for many states, not December 2012. Governors see Katrina recovery on Miss. coast, but locals still struggle near convention siteBILOXI, Miss. — Governors attending their national convention on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast have seen signs of Hurricane Katrina recovery — glitzy casinos packed with tourists, new condominium towers rising along the beach, the major expansion of a bustling state port. Governors say they don’t want added federal expenses for health care, secure driver’s licensesBILOXI, Miss. — Many of the nation’s governors said Sunday they don’t want Congress to force states to pick up extra expenses, from health care to national security. Governors: Federal stimulus money helped many states avoid deep cuts in public servicesBILOXI, Miss. — A bipartisan group of governors said Saturday that the federal stimulus package helped states avoid deep budget cuts during the recession. But some at the National Governors Association convention said they’re not pushing for another infusion of cash from Washington. Steel company announces plans for Mississippi plant that could bring 50 jobsCOLUMBUS, Miss. — A new steel processing plant could bring a $15 million investment and eventually 50 jobs to Lowndes County, the company’s president and economic development officials said. Estranged wife of ex-Miss. GOP congressman Pickering files lawsuit claiming he had affairJACKSON, Miss. — The estranged wife of former U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering claims in a lawsuit that the Mississippi Republican had an affair that ruined their marriage and derailed his political career. Estranged wife of ex-Miss. congressman Pickering files lawsuit claiming he had affairJACKSON, Miss. — The estranged wife of former Republican U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering claims in a lawsuit filed this week that the Mississippi Republican had an affair that ruined their marriage and derailed his political career. Police: Man accused of using stun gun in Miss., La. rapes was briefly detained during spreeJACKSON, Miss. — Police say a man accused of using a stun gun in rapes in Mississippi and Louisiana was briefly jailed but released during a weeklong crime spree. Struggling to balance budgets, state lawmakers seek nickel-and-dime cuts in basic servicesJACKSON, Miss. — South Dakota eliminated grants for mosquito spraying. Illinois stopped paying for funerals for the poor. Kansas reduced mowing along highways and turned off air conditioning in government buildings earlier than usual. Church bus carrying youth group to Georgia crashes, killing 1 and injuring 23 in MississippiMERIDIAN, Miss. — A bus carrying a church youth group from Louisiana to Georgia flipped Sunday on Interstate 20 in Mississippi, killing one person and injuring 23 others, a coroner said. Church bus carrying youth group to Georgia crashes, killing 1 and injuring 27 in MississippiMERIDIAN, Miss. — A bus carrying a church youth group from Louisiana to Georgia flipped Sunday on Interstate 20 in Mississippi, killing one person and injuring 27 others, a coroner said. White freedom rider returns to heroic honor in Miss., where her civil rights work was scornedJACKSON, Miss. — Corey Carter could hear snippets of music in his head — a calm and subtle melody that hadn’t found its shape. The 19-year-old college student simply needed a hero to visualize before he could finish his composition for wind ensemble. Help Wanted: Report says online job ads decreased by over 500,000 in June from a year earlierJACKSON, Miss. — Online job advertisements declined by over 500,000 in June compared with the same period a year earlier, but a national report shows only a modest decrease from May, a private research group says. Mississippi jury rules against Sherwin-Williams in lead paint contamination lawsuitJACKSON, Miss. — A southwest Mississippi jury has ruled paint manufacturer Sherwin-Williams Co. was liable for the illnesses of a Mississippi boy who ate lead-contaminated paint chips. Judge sets July 15 deadline for proposed settlements in Morgan Freeman lawsuit over car wreckJACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge says actor Morgan Freeman and the woman suing him over a car wreck should submit settlement proposals to the court by July 15. Miss. officials approve historical marker for infamous 1964 slayings of civil rights workersPHILADELPHIA, Miss. — Mississippi officials say a historical marker can be placed on a state highway near where three civil rights workers were murdered in 1964. Champions Tour golfer Ken Green in good condition after leg amputation following RV crashJACKSON, Miss. — Champions Tour golfer Ken Green’s lower right leg was amputated Monday following a recreational vehicle accident last week in which his brother and girlfriend died. Injured Champions Tour golfer Ken Green to have his lower right leg amputated after accidentJACKSON, Miss. — Champions Tour golfer Ken Green, who was injured in a recreational vehicle crash in Mississippi that killed his brother and girlfriend, will have his lower right leg amputated, his agent said Sunday. Agent: Champions Tour golfer Ken Green hurt in car crash to have lower right leg amputatedJACKSON, Miss. — The agent for Ken Green says the Champions Tour golfer who was hurt in a car crash will have his lower right leg amputated below the knee. Miss. governor, former Washington lobbyist, testing GOP waters for 2012 in Iowa, New HampshireJACKSON, Miss. — If the Republican Party is in danger of being marginalized as a conservative, white male Southern enclave, is Haley Barbour — the longtime Washington power broker and current Mississippi governor — the best person to turn things around? |
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