http://www.wmctv.com/category/53083/mississippi-headlines en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WMCTV News - AP-State 15 mississippi-headlines http://www.wmctv.com/story/22403261/body-found-in-church-graveyard http://www.wmctv.com/story/22403261/body-found-in-church-graveyard?t=2013-05-23T06:15:31Z WMCTV Thu, 23 May 2013 06:15:00 EDT Jefferson County and state law enforcement officials are investigating the death of a 24-year-old woman whose body was discovered in the graveyard of East Mount Olive Baptist Church. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22403221/man-sentenced-for-child-porn-possession http://www.wmctv.com/story/22403221/man-sentenced-for-child-porn-possession?t=2013-05-23T06:03:29Z WMCTV Thu, 23 May 2013 06:03:00 EDT A 54-year-old Laurel man is going to prison for possession of child pornography. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22403154/hattiesburg-cuts-20-teaching-positions http://www.wmctv.com/story/22403154/hattiesburg-cuts-20-teaching-positions?t=2013-05-23T05:47:45Z WMCTV Thu, 23 May 2013 05:47:00 EDT Hattiesburg Public School District Superintendent James Bacchus is proposing to eliminate the majority of a $1.8 million budget shortfall by cutting 20 teacher positions. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22403118/diberville-looking-for-new-city-manager http://www.wmctv.com/story/22403118/diberville-looking-for-new-city-manager?t=2013-05-23T05:35:43Z WMCTV Thu, 23 May 2013 05:35:00 EDT The search is on for a new D'Iberville city manager. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22403106/man-sentenced-in-biloxi-prostitution-case http://www.wmctv.com/story/22403106/man-sentenced-in-biloxi-prostitution-case?t=2013-05-23T05:31:42Z WMCTV Thu, 23 May 2013 05:31:00 EDT A 54-year-old man arrested in Biloxi in a probe of an online Korean prostitution ring has been sentenced to time served and ordered held for deportation to South Korea. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22403087/habitual-offender-sentenced-in-assault http://www.wmctv.com/story/22403087/habitual-offender-sentenced-in-assault?t=2013-05-23T05:23:27Z WMCTV Thu, 23 May 2013 05:23:00 EDT A Jackson County jury has convicted 40-year-old Theodosius Maurice Torrey of aggravated assault in the April 1, 2009, beating that left a man confined to wheelchair and unable to communicate. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880448 http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880448&t=2013-05-23T05:35:02Z WMCTV Thu, 23 May 2013 05:07:00 EDT Tishomingo County is the latest Mississippi jurisdiction to legalize alcohol sales. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14877504 http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14877504&t=2013-05-23T05:35:02Z WMCTV Thu, 23 May 2013 05:03:00 EDT Tishomingo County has become the latest Mississippi jurisdiction to legalize alcohol sales The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Voters approved the sale of liquor, wine and beer Tuesday. It wasn't clear... News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880361 http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880361&t=2013-05-23T05:35:02Z WMCTV Thu, 23 May 2013 04:47:00 EDT Demarcus Henderson and Wes Rea both had RBI singles in the ninth inning to lift Mississippi State to a 5-3 win over South Carolina Wednesday night in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. The Bulldogs... Sport http://www.wmctv.com/story/22402900/moss-point-reopens-2006-double-slaying-case http://www.wmctv.com/story/22402900/moss-point-reopens-2006-double-slaying-case?t=2013-05-23T04:23:26Z WMCTV Thu, 23 May 2013 04:23:00 EDT Moss Point Police Chief Keith Davis says his department is reopening the investigation into a 2006 double slaying. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22402793/special-ceremony-to-honor-soldier-killed-in-iraq http://www.wmctv.com/story/22402793/special-ceremony-to-honor-soldier-killed-in-iraq?t=2013-05-23T04:08:33Z WMCTV Thu, 23 May 2013 04:08:00 EDT Camp Shelby's annual Laying of the Wreaths Ceremony scheduled Thursday will include a special ceremony for the family of Sgt. Robert S. "Shane" Pugh, who was killed in Iraq in 2005. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22402792/woman-sentenced-in-bank-embezzlement-case http://www.wmctv.com/story/22402792/woman-sentenced-in-bank-embezzlement-case?t=2013-05-23T04:08:33Z WMCTV Thu, 23 May 2013 04:08:00 EDT A Marshall County woman has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison for embezzling money from a Holly Springs bank. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22402790/warren-county-moves-ahead-to-pick-1-garbage-hauler http://www.wmctv.com/story/22402790/warren-county-moves-ahead-to-pick-1-garbage-hauler?t=2013-05-23T04:08:33Z WMCTV Thu, 23 May 2013 04:08:00 EDT Warren County has set a July 30 deadline for companies to submit bids for a garbage hauling contract. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22400790/tishomingo-county-voters-ok-beer-alcohol-sales http://www.wmctv.com/story/22400790/tishomingo-county-voters-ok-beer-alcohol-sales?t=2013-05-22T19:38:48Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 19:38:00 EDT Tishomingo County is the latest Mississippi jurisdiction to legalize alcohol sales. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22399611/navys-unmanned-ocean-recon-craft-makes-1st-flight http://www.wmctv.com/story/22399611/navys-unmanned-ocean-recon-craft-makes-1st-flight?t=2013-05-22T17:39:08Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 17:38:00 EDT An unmanned jet built for U.S. Navy high-altitude maritime surveillance missions has made its first flight. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22398439/lee-co-schools-to-ask-voters-to-approve-bonds http://www.wmctv.com/story/22398439/lee-co-schools-to-ask-voters-to-approve-bonds?t=2013-05-22T16:18:42Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 16:18:00 EDT Lee County school patrons will vote July 30 on whether to let the district borrow money to fund various campus renovations. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22398330/gloster-seeks-clean-up-for-mill-site http://www.wmctv.com/story/22398330/gloster-seeks-clean-up-for-mill-site?t=2013-05-22T16:06:37Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 16:06:00 EDT The town of Gloster wants to talk with Georgia-Pacific about cleaning up the site of a former plywood mill destroyed by fire more than a year ago. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22398329/miss-high-court-dismisses-hospital-sale-dispute http://www.wmctv.com/story/22398329/miss-high-court-dismisses-hospital-sale-dispute?t=2013-05-22T16:06:37Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 16:06:00 EDT The attorney for St. Dominic Health Systems says the hospital dropped its legal challenge over a Madison County clinic because chances were a certificate of need to operate the facility had expired. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22397889/southern-co-ceo-defends-miss-power-project http://www.wmctv.com/story/22397889/southern-co-ceo-defends-miss-power-project?t=2013-05-22T15:27:02Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:00 EDT The head of Southern Co. says no one is happy with cost overruns at a Mississippi power plant, but he defends the project as a long-term investment. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22396845/aclu-diamondhead-poa-violates-residents-rights http://www.wmctv.com/story/22396845/aclu-diamondhead-poa-violates-residents-rights?t=2013-05-22T13:26:31Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:00 EDT The American Civil Liberties Union says it has sued the Diamondhead Property Owners Association for what it says are rules that prohibit candidates from displaying political yard signs and campaigning door to door. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22396581/man-pleads-guilty-in-poultry-exports-case http://www.wmctv.com/story/22396581/man-pleads-guilty-in-poultry-exports-case?t=2013-05-22T13:02:21Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 13:02:00 EDT One of three men accused of falsifying temperatures of poultry exported to Russia from Pascagoula has pleaded guilty in federal court in Gulfport. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22391065/bp-protester-settles-suit-alleging-retaliation http://www.wmctv.com/story/22391065/bp-protester-settles-suit-alleging-retaliation?t=2013-05-22T11:10:15Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 11:10:00 EDT A woman has reached a lawsuit settlement with a south Mississippi city where she says police arrested her for protesting the BP oil spill then arrested her again in retaliation for suing. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22389894/usm-halts-tornado-relief-campaign http://www.wmctv.com/story/22389894/usm-halts-tornado-relief-campaign?t=2013-05-22T10:50:17Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 10:50:00 EDT The University of Southern Mississippi has stopped its own tornado relief fundraising campaigns in deference to storm victims in Oklahoma. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22383875/second-body-found-after-atv-mishap http://www.wmctv.com/story/22383875/second-body-found-after-atv-mishap?t=2013-05-22T08:34:19Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 08:34:00 EDT The body of a 9-year-old boy missing since an all-terrain vehicle overturned in a Mississippi creek on Saturday has been found. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22382345/storms-move-across-la-miss http://www.wmctv.com/story/22382345/storms-move-across-la-miss?t=2013-05-22T06:50:11Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 06:50:00 EDT A line of thunderstorms continues to move across Louisiana and Mississippi bringing with it heavy rain and high winds. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22382131/genesis-energy-expands-with-new-jobs http://www.wmctv.com/story/22382131/genesis-energy-expands-with-new-jobs?t=2013-05-22T06:14:10Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 06:13:00 EDT Genesis Energy plans to more than double its railcar capacity at its terminal in the Natchez-Adams County Port. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22382080/teens-charges-upgraded-to-capital-murder http://www.wmctv.com/story/22382080/teens-charges-upgraded-to-capital-murder?t=2013-05-22T06:02:28Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 06:01:00 EDT Two teens charged with murder in a fatal 2011 Hattiesburg shooting have had their charges upgraded to capital murder by a Forrest County grand jury. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22382057/gautier-plans-trial-run-vote-for-hospitality-tax http://www.wmctv.com/story/22382057/gautier-plans-trial-run-vote-for-hospitality-tax?t=2013-05-22T05:54:00Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 05:53:00 EDT At the end of the this week's Gautier City Council meeting, Mayor Tommy Fortenberry made a motion to use the June 4 ballot as a "trial run" for the 2 percent tax-levy issue. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22381991/pascagoula-approves-railroad-quiet-zone-study http://www.wmctv.com/story/22381991/pascagoula-approves-railroad-quiet-zone-study?t=2013-05-22T05:42:26Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 05:42:00 EDT The Pascagoula City Council has approved a study of a quiet zone that would prohibit the train from sounding the horn at one or more railroad crossings. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22381959/gulfport-council-to-consider-new-museum http://www.wmctv.com/story/22381959/gulfport-council-to-consider-new-museum?t=2013-05-22T05:34:00Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 05:33:00 EDT The Historical Society of Gulfport hopes to open a museum in the reconstructed Mississippi City Courthouse on Courthouse Road, along with a visitor center that would be run in cooperation with local chambers of commerce. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22381928/wvas-local-food-movement-a-model-for-appalachia http://www.wmctv.com/story/22381928/wvas-local-food-movement-a-model-for-appalachia?t=2013-05-22T05:30:04Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 05:29:00 EDT With eight in 10 farmers making less than $10,000 a year, West Virginia will never rival big Midwestern factory farms in producing food. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22381537/adams-co-approves-garbage-pickup-contract http://www.wmctv.com/story/22381537/adams-co-approves-garbage-pickup-contract?t=2013-05-22T04:10:31Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 04:10:00 EDT The Adams County Board of Supervisors has approved a new garbage pickup contract with Waste Pro. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22381536/court-sides-with-miss-in-wrongful-conviction-suit http://www.wmctv.com/story/22381536/court-sides-with-miss-in-wrongful-conviction-suit?t=2013-05-22T04:10:31Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 04:10:00 EDT A Washington County judge's decision to throw out a wrongful conviction lawsuit brought by a man who was imprisoned on drug and gun charges has been upheld by the state Court of Appeals. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22381495/sentencing-in-hurricane-katrina-fraud-case http://www.wmctv.com/story/22381495/sentencing-in-hurricane-katrina-fraud-case?t=2013-05-22T04:06:07Z WMCTV Wed, 22 May 2013 04:05:00 EDT A Hancock County man has been sentenced to 15 months on federal charges related to a Hurricane Katrina fraud case. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22380509/dems-pick-lumumba-in-jackson-mayor-runoff http://www.wmctv.com/story/22380509/dems-pick-lumumba-in-jackson-mayor-runoff?t=2013-05-21T22:58:06Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 22:57:00 EDT Jackson City Councilman Chokwe Lumumba has defeated businessman Jonathan Lee in the Democratic primary runoff for Jackson mayor. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22378304/police-dog-breeder-charged-with-animal-cruelty http://www.wmctv.com/story/22378304/police-dog-breeder-charged-with-animal-cruelty?t=2013-05-21T17:29:59Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:00 EDT Authorities say a Mississippi man has been charged with animal cruelty and surrendered 104 dogs, but the man denies mistreating the animals. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22377886/judge-denies-manning-new-trial-in-1993-slayings http://www.wmctv.com/story/22377886/judge-denies-manning-new-trial-in-1993-slayings?t=2013-05-21T17:01:35Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:00 EDT A judge has denied Willie Jerome Manning's request for a new trial in the 1993 slayings of a 90-year-old woman and her 60-year-old daughter in Starkville. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22363520/iowa-gov-to-visit-civil-war-site-in-mississippi http://www.wmctv.com/story/22363520/iowa-gov-to-visit-civil-war-site-in-mississippi?t=2013-05-21T16:17:40Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 16:17:00 EDT Gov. Terry Branstad is heading to the Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi later this week for a re-dedication of the Iowa State Memorial. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22358237/death-row-inmate-loses-post-conviction-arguments http://www.wmctv.com/story/22358237/death-row-inmate-loses-post-conviction-arguments?t=2013-05-21T16:05:53Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:00 EDT A judge has dismissed the post-conviction arguments of death row inmate Marlon Howell convicted in the 2001 slaying of a newspaper carrier. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22358234/alcorn-county-settles-road-repairs-for-247k http://www.wmctv.com/story/22358234/alcorn-county-settles-road-repairs-for-247k?t=2013-05-21T16:05:53Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:00 EDT The insurer for a transport company has paid $247,500 for damage to Alcorn County roads in 2011. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22358231/indian-guest-workers-sue-company-in-miss-texas http://www.wmctv.com/story/22358231/indian-guest-workers-sue-company-in-miss-texas?t=2013-05-21T16:05:53Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:00 EDT Dozens of Indian guest workers are suing an Alabama-based marine and fabrication company, claiming it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf Coast... News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22358228/adams-co-to-join-in-beautification-program http://www.wmctv.com/story/22358228/adams-co-to-join-in-beautification-program?t=2013-05-21T16:05:53Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:00 EDT Adams County will use the money it got for cutting down trees at the former Belwood Country Club to plant more trees in downtown Natchez. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22334929/gulf-of-mexico-tide-predictions http://www.wmctv.com/story/22334929/gulf-of-mexico-tide-predictions?t=2013-05-21T15:09:26Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 15:09:00 EDT By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Thursday, May 30, 2013. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22330603/gulf-of-mexico-tide-predictions http://www.wmctv.com/story/22330603/gulf-of-mexico-tide-predictions?t=2013-05-21T15:01:34Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 15:01:00 EDT By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Saturday, May 25, 2013. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22330600/gulf-of-mexico-tide-predictions http://www.wmctv.com/story/22330600/gulf-of-mexico-tide-predictions?t=2013-05-21T15:01:34Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 15:01:00 EDT By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Friday, May 24, 2013. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22330597/gulf-of-mexico-tide-predictions http://www.wmctv.com/story/22330597/gulf-of-mexico-tide-predictions?t=2013-05-21T15:01:34Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 15:01:00 EDT By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Wednesday, May 29, 2013. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22330594/gulf-of-mexico-tide-predictions http://www.wmctv.com/story/22330594/gulf-of-mexico-tide-predictions?t=2013-05-21T15:01:34Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 15:01:00 EDT By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Sunday, May 26, 2013. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22330587/gulf-of-mexico-tide-predictions http://www.wmctv.com/story/22330587/gulf-of-mexico-tide-predictions?t=2013-05-21T15:01:34Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 15:01:00 EDT By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Tuesday, May 28, 2013. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22330581/gulf-of-mexico-tide-predictions http://www.wmctv.com/story/22330581/gulf-of-mexico-tide-predictions?t=2013-05-21T15:01:35Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 15:01:00 EDT By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Monday, May 27, 2013. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22311172/settlement-reached-in-miss-church-sex-lawsuit http://www.wmctv.com/story/22311172/settlement-reached-in-miss-church-sex-lawsuit?t=2013-05-21T12:33:20Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 12:33:00 EDT 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. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22308524/okolona-assistant-chief-found-guilty-on-3-counts http://www.wmctv.com/story/22308524/okolona-assistant-chief-found-guilty-on-3-counts?t=2013-05-21T10:37:13Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 10:37:00 EDT Okolona Assistant Police Chief Ramona Robertson has been convicted on three counts. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22306962/dr-arnold-smith-trial-postponed-indefinitely http://www.wmctv.com/story/22306962/dr-arnold-smith-trial-postponed-indefinitely?t=2013-05-21T08:33:05Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 08:32:00 EDT A trial in the murder-for-hire case against a Greenwood oncologist has been postponed indefinitely. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22306814/severstal-makes-management-moves http://www.wmctv.com/story/22306814/severstal-makes-management-moves?t=2013-05-21T08:09:08Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 08:08:00 EDT Severstal North America has appointed a new general manager for its rolled steel mill in Lowndes County. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22305795/man-sentence-in-child-sex-crime-case http://www.wmctv.com/story/22305795/man-sentence-in-child-sex-crime-case?t=2013-05-21T06:16:57Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 06:16:00 EDT A 39-year-old Pascagoula man has pleaded guilty to three counts of touching of a child for lustful purposes and one count of sexual battery involving three different victims, who were all younger than 14. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22305733/da-looking-into-alleged-voting-irregularities http://www.wmctv.com/story/22305733/da-looking-into-alleged-voting-irregularities?t=2013-05-21T06:00:54Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:00 EDT Complaints about alleged irregularities in Canton elections have prompted the Madison County district attorney's office to start collecting information in anticipation of an official investigation. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22305702/defendant-absent-as-murder-trial-opens http://www.wmctv.com/story/22305702/defendant-absent-as-murder-trial-opens?t=2013-05-21T05:53:02Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 05:52:00 EDT A 41-year-old man accused in a high-profile murder case elected not to attend the first day of his trial. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22305641/autopsy-shows-moss-point-fisherman-drowned http://www.wmctv.com/story/22305641/autopsy-shows-moss-point-fisherman-drowned?t=2013-05-21T05:36:55Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 05:36:00 EDT A man whose body was recovered after a boating mishap in the Escatawpa River drowned. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22305601/biloxi-bank-robbery-suspect-arrested http://www.wmctv.com/story/22305601/biloxi-bank-robbery-suspect-arrested?t=2013-05-21T05:29:00Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 05:28:00 EDT A 43-year-old Wiggins man suspected of robbing a Biloxi bank on May 10 has been taken into custody in Texas, where he is accused of robbing three other banks. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22305387/conference-looks-at-community-health-care http://www.wmctv.com/story/22305387/conference-looks-at-community-health-care?t=2013-05-21T04:33:10Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 04:32:00 EDT Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones, a family physician and epidemiologist whose work focuses on health care equity, will speak Wednesday at an annual Mississippi conference on improving community health care programs. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22305214/greenville-man-sought-in-fatal-fire http://www.wmctv.com/story/22305214/greenville-man-sought-in-fatal-fire?t=2013-05-21T04:05:42Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 04:05:00 EDT Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a 36-year-old Greenville man sought in the death of a woman whose body was found last month inside a burned house. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22305213/sentencing-tues-in-biloxi-prostitution-case http://www.wmctv.com/story/22305213/sentencing-tues-in-biloxi-prostitution-case?t=2013-05-21T04:05:42Z WMCTV Tue, 21 May 2013 04:05:00 EDT A Korean man is scheduled for sentencing Tuesday after pleading guilty to transporting women who were in the country illegally from New York to Mississippi for prostitution. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22303739/reward-offered-in-killing-of-whooping-crane-in-la http://www.wmctv.com/story/22303739/reward-offered-in-killing-of-whooping-crane-in-la?t=2013-05-20T21:16:46Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 21:16:00 EDT State and federal authorities are offering a $3,000 reward for information about whoever shot and killed a whooping crane along the Red River in northwest Louisiana. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22303699/real-estate-investors-sentenced-in-ala-fraud-case http://www.wmctv.com/story/22303699/real-estate-investors-sentenced-in-ala-fraud-case?t=2013-05-20T21:09:31Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 21:08:00 EDT Two real estate investors have been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for bid rigging at public foreclosure auctions and mail fraud. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22302022/judge-tosses-ex-bp-executives-obstruction-charge http://www.wmctv.com/story/22302022/judge-tosses-ex-bp-executives-obstruction-charge?t=2013-05-20T17:32:56Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 17:32:00 EDT A federal judge has dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former BP executive who was charged with concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil leaking in 2010 from the company's... News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22301597/apnewsbreak-la-suspends-explosives-license http://www.wmctv.com/story/22301597/apnewsbreak-la-suspends-explosives-license?t=2013-05-20T17:00:40Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 17:00:00 EDT Louisiana authorities have suspended the explosives licenses of a company accused of improperly storing millions of pounds of a military propellant in Louisiana. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22300925/marine-resources-agency-asked-to-allow-dredging http://www.wmctv.com/story/22300925/marine-resources-agency-asked-to-allow-dredging?t=2013-05-20T16:04:33Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 16:04:00 EDT Officials in Hancock County are seeking a state wetlands permit to clean out an oxbow of Rotten Bayou. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22300924/pre-k-program-planned-in-north-bolivar-schools http://www.wmctv.com/story/22300924/pre-k-program-planned-in-north-bolivar-schools?t=2013-05-20T16:04:33Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 16:04:00 EDT The North Bolivar School District will launch a pre-kindergarten program in the fall. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22300923/woman-charged-with-failing-to-report-to-prison http://www.wmctv.com/story/22300923/woman-charged-with-failing-to-report-to-prison?t=2013-05-20T16:04:33Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 16:04:00 EDT A woman convicted of being involved in the forgery of a bankruptcy judge's signature has now been charged with failing to report to prison. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22300461/clinton-man-charged-in-weekend-slaying http://www.wmctv.com/story/22300461/clinton-man-charged-in-weekend-slaying?t=2013-05-20T15:16:26Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 15:16:00 EDT Clinton police have arrested a 31-year-old man on a murder charge in a weekend fatal shooting. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22298990/judge-wont-dismiss-75-million-casino-lawsuit http://www.wmctv.com/story/22298990/judge-wont-dismiss-75-million-casino-lawsuit?t=2013-05-20T12:36:36Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 12:36:00 EDT A judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing a Mississippi casino of serving a gambler so many free drinks that he died. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22298826/man-wants-pay-for-snakes-seized-in-porn-case http://www.wmctv.com/story/22298826/man-wants-pay-for-snakes-seized-in-porn-case?t=2013-05-20T12:28:20Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 12:28:00 EDT A man serving 30 years for allegedly enticing a teenager to pose for pornographic pictures with venomous snakes has filed a federal lawsuit seeking compensation for the loss of his reptiles. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22298740/mississippi-power-names-ed-holland-as-president http://www.wmctv.com/story/22298740/mississippi-power-names-ed-holland-as-president?t=2013-05-20T12:16:16Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 12:16:00 EDT Mississippi Power Co. is naming Ed Holland as president, replacing Ed Day. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22298364/search-ongoing-for-missing-boy-brother-found-dead http://www.wmctv.com/story/22298364/search-ongoing-for-missing-boy-brother-found-dead?t=2013-05-20T11:44:12Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 11:44:00 EDT The search continues for a 9-year-old boy missing since an all-terrain vehicle overturned in a Mississippi creek on Saturday. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22297913/court-wont-get-involved-in-miss-redistricting http://www.wmctv.com/story/22297913/court-wont-get-involved-in-miss-redistricting?t=2013-05-20T11:04:07Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 11:04:00 EDT The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's redistricting. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22295363/man-wanted-in-shooting-death-surrenders http://www.wmctv.com/story/22295363/man-wanted-in-shooting-death-surrenders?t=2013-05-20T06:20:02Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 06:19:00 EDT Columbus police say a man wanted in the shooting death of a 29-year-old man has turned himself in. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22295328/maritime-training-academy-nears-completion http://www.wmctv.com/story/22295328/maritime-training-academy-nears-completion?t=2013-05-20T06:12:42Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 06:11:00 EDT Officials say classes should be underway inside Ingalls Shipbuilding's Haley Reeves Barbour Maritime Training Academy by the end of summer. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22295288/natchez-school-district-looking-for-budget-cuts http://www.wmctv.com/story/22295288/natchez-school-district-looking-for-budget-cuts?t=2013-05-20T06:00:06Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 05:59:00 EDT Natchez-Adams School District officials are looking to identify nearly $900,000 in expenses to cut from the district's budget. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22295219/madison-co-adding-deputies-to-court-security http://www.wmctv.com/story/22295219/madison-co-adding-deputies-to-court-security?t=2013-05-20T05:43:53Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 05:43:00 EDT Madison County is increasing security at its Justice Court. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22295174/corps-holds-meeting-gulfport-channel-deepening http://www.wmctv.com/story/22295174/corps-holds-meeting-gulfport-channel-deepening?t=2013-05-20T05:31:54Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 05:31:00 EDT A public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday on the state port's proposal to study deepening the ship channel to as much as 47 feet. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22295155/food-irradiation-business-to-increase-trade http://www.wmctv.com/story/22295155/food-irradiation-business-to-increase-trade?t=2013-05-20T05:23:58Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 05:23:00 EDT A $5 million food-irradiation facility at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport is expected to increase business by officials who say it increases food safety and extends shelf life of perishable foods. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22295018/inmate-who-escaped-from-miss-captured-in-florida http://www.wmctv.com/story/22295018/inmate-who-escaped-from-miss-captured-in-florida?t=2013-05-20T04:44:06Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 04:43:00 EDT Florida Highway Patrol officials say they have arrested an inmate who escaped from a Mississippi state work camp. They also arrested the woman they say helped him flee. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22294864/man-indicted-in-dui-deaths-of-6 http://www.wmctv.com/story/22294864/man-indicted-in-dui-deaths-of-6?t=2013-05-20T04:08:25Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 04:08:00 EDT The driver of a SUV that careened off a road and into a rain-swollen creek in December has been indicted on six counts of DUI manslaughter. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22294863/msu-to-welcome-boys-state-participants-may-26 http://www.wmctv.com/story/22294863/msu-to-welcome-boys-state-participants-may-26?t=2013-05-20T04:08:25Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 04:08:00 EDT Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker lead a list of speakers for the American Legion's Boys State on the campus of Mississippi State University this month. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22294862/tennessee-firm-offers-to-lease-oktibbeha-hospital http://www.wmctv.com/story/22294862/tennessee-firm-offers-to-lease-oktibbeha-hospital?t=2013-05-20T04:08:13Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 04:08:00 EDT A Tennessee company has offered to lease OCH Regional Medical Center. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22294818/west-point-alderman-sues-to-block-primary-ouster http://www.wmctv.com/story/22294818/west-point-alderman-sues-to-block-primary-ouster?t=2013-05-20T04:04:04Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 04:04:00 EDT A West Point alderman is suing in federal court to block his loss in a primary election. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22294817/94-parcels-to-be-sold-at-auction http://www.wmctv.com/story/22294817/94-parcels-to-be-sold-at-auction?t=2013-05-20T04:04:04Z WMCTV Mon, 20 May 2013 04:03:00 EDT Ninety-four parcels of tax-forfeited land, valued at $210,000, will be sold at an auction in June. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22293263/possible-suspect-arrested-in-fatal-miss-shooting http://www.wmctv.com/story/22293263/possible-suspect-arrested-in-fatal-miss-shooting?t=2013-05-19T17:45:37Z WMCTV Sun, 19 May 2013 17:45:00 EDT Clinton police have arrested a possible suspect in connection with the shooting death of a 21-year-old man. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22293081/miss-crop-planting-lags-behind-schedule http://www.wmctv.com/story/22293081/miss-crop-planting-lags-behind-schedule?t=2013-05-19T17:05:35Z WMCTV Sun, 19 May 2013 17:05:00 EDT Planting of Mississippi row crops has fallen behind schedule following a spate of wet weather. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22292458/2-boys-missing-after-atv-overturns-in-miss-creek http://www.wmctv.com/story/22292458/2-boys-missing-after-atv-overturns-in-miss-creek?t=2013-05-19T14:21:42Z WMCTV Sun, 19 May 2013 14:21:00 EDT Authorities have resumed the search for two young brothers who were passengers in an all-terrain vehicle that overturned in a Mississippi creek. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22292305/mellencamp-king-musical-to-debut-in-bloomington http://www.wmctv.com/story/22292305/mellencamp-king-musical-to-debut-in-bloomington?t=2013-05-19T13:33:26Z WMCTV Sun, 19 May 2013 13:33:00 EDT A musical by John Mellencamp, writer Stephen King and T Bone Burnett will debut in Bloomington this fall before embarking on a tour of 20 U.S. cities. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22291790/tangipahoa-schools-struggle-with-budget http://www.wmctv.com/story/22291790/tangipahoa-schools-struggle-with-budget?t=2013-05-19T11:25:16Z WMCTV Sun, 19 May 2013 11:25:00 EDT The Tangipahoa Parish School Board will use rededicated sales tax revenue, cuts to transportation services, elimination of a perfect-attendance salary bonus and a one-time reduction in the board-mandated minimum fund balance... News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22291737/preservationists-try-to-stop-unauthorized-changes http://www.wmctv.com/story/22291737/preservationists-try-to-stop-unauthorized-changes?t=2013-05-19T11:05:16Z WMCTV Sun, 19 May 2013 11:05:00 EDT Historic preservationists are trying to figure out how to keep the owners of historic buildings in Greenville from making unauthorized changes. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22291555/bruce-named-graduate-school-dean-at-msu http://www.wmctv.com/story/22291555/bruce-named-graduate-school-dean-at-msu?t=2013-05-19T10:05:21Z WMCTV Sun, 19 May 2013 10:05:00 EDT Lori Mann Bruce has been named dean of the Graduate School at Mississippi State University. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22291460/usm-names-childrens-center-director http://www.wmctv.com/story/22291460/usm-names-childrens-center-director?t=2013-05-19T09:21:14Z WMCTV Sun, 19 May 2013 09:21:00 EDT Sarah Case-Price will become director of The Children's Center for Communication and Development at The University of Southern Mississippi on July 1. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22291310/highway-98-scrap-yard-owner-agrees-to-build-fence http://www.wmctv.com/story/22291310/highway-98-scrap-yard-owner-agrees-to-build-fence?t=2013-05-19T08:05:17Z WMCTV Sun, 19 May 2013 08:05:00 EDT A Pike County scrap yard owner has agreed to build a fence around his business. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22289427/miss-chooses-new-firm-to-run-woodville-prison http://www.wmctv.com/story/22289427/miss-chooses-new-firm-to-run-woodville-prison?t=2013-05-18T16:48:40Z WMCTV Sat, 18 May 2013 16:48:00 EDT Mississippi officials have picked a new company to run the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22289288/usm-golf-teams-change-homes-under-new-agreement http://www.wmctv.com/story/22289288/usm-golf-teams-change-homes-under-new-agreement?t=2013-05-18T16:12:38Z WMCTV Sat, 18 May 2013 16:12:00 EDT The University of Southern Mississippi's golf teams will lease space at the Hattiesburg Country Club as a home for its golf teams. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22289274/college-board-starts-mvsu-presidential-search http://www.wmctv.com/story/22289274/college-board-starts-mvsu-presidential-search?t=2013-05-18T16:08:42Z WMCTV Sat, 18 May 2013 16:08:00 EDT After failing to attract a temporary leader for Mississippi Valley State University, the College Board has decided to look for permanent president for the Itta Bena school. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22289247/mvsu-gets-approval-for-11-more-for-gym-expansion http://www.wmctv.com/story/22289247/mvsu-gets-approval-for-11-more-for-gym-expansion?t=2013-05-18T16:00:57Z WMCTV Sat, 18 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT Another $11 million has been added to the budget to expand and renovate Mississippi Valley State University's gymnasium complex. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22289125/moss-point-man-found-drowned-after-going-overboard http://www.wmctv.com/story/22289125/moss-point-man-found-drowned-after-going-overboard?t=2013-05-18T15:32:32Z WMCTV Sat, 18 May 2013 15:32:00 EDT The body of a drowned fisherman has been found in the Escatawpa River. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22288789/observer-predicts-speedy-confirmation-for-brown http://www.wmctv.com/story/22288789/observer-predicts-speedy-confirmation-for-brown?t=2013-05-18T13:52:23Z WMCTV Sat, 18 May 2013 13:52:00 EDT Observers are predicting a speedy confirmation to the federal bench for Jackson attorney Debra M. Brown. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22288706/miss-mayoral-candidate-radical-or-mainstream http://www.wmctv.com/story/22288706/miss-mayoral-candidate-radical-or-mainstream?t=2013-05-18T13:28:57Z WMCTV Sat, 18 May 2013 13:28:00 EDT A lawyer who was active in a black nationalist group decades ago is running for mayor of Mississippi's capital city. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22288663/ex-biloxi-mayor-still-denies-role-in-killings http://www.wmctv.com/story/22288663/ex-biloxi-mayor-still-denies-role-in-killings?t=2013-05-18T13:16:36Z WMCTV Sat, 18 May 2013 13:16:00 EDT Former Biloxi Mayor Pete Halat, now free from prison, still says he had no part in a murder plot that led to him spending almost 16 years in federal prison. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22288315/man-arrested-in-texas-for-1962-death-of-la-woman http://www.wmctv.com/story/22288315/man-arrested-in-texas-for-1962-death-of-la-woman?t=2013-05-18T11:40:19Z WMCTV Sat, 18 May 2013 11:40:00 EDT A man arrested in a 51-year-old killing is being held in the Calcasieu Parish jail without bond. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22287816/wesson-dedicating-veterans-memorial http://www.wmctv.com/story/22287816/wesson-dedicating-veterans-memorial?t=2013-05-18T09:04:14Z WMCTV Sat, 18 May 2013 09:04:00 EDT The city of Wesson was breaking ground Saturday for a veterans memorial that could eventually serve as the gateway to a new town park. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22287702/city-snuffs-smoking-ban-expansion http://www.wmctv.com/story/22287702/city-snuffs-smoking-ban-expansion?t=2013-05-18T08:04:11Z WMCTV Sat, 18 May 2013 08:04:00 EDT The McComb Board of Selectmen has voted down a proposed ordinance that would ban smoking in all public workplaces in the city. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22284829/osha-impersonator-gets-57-months-in-oil-spill-scam http://www.wmctv.com/story/22284829/osha-impersonator-gets-57-months-in-oil-spill-scam?t=2013-05-17T17:15:50Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 17:15:00 EDT A woman has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bilking Gulf Coast residents by posing as a federal safety official after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22284269/judge-delays-ex-bp-engineers-trial http://www.wmctv.com/story/22284269/judge-delays-ex-bp-engineers-trial?t=2013-05-17T16:27:40Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 16:27:00 EDT A federal judge has agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22284056/ordinances-adopted-for-forrest-hill-cemetery http://www.wmctv.com/story/22284056/ordinances-adopted-for-forrest-hill-cemetery?t=2013-05-17T16:08:00Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 16:07:00 EDT The city of Corinth has adopted new rules for permits and practices at the city-owned Forrest Hill Cemetery. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22284055/sentencing-set-for-ex-mhp-trooper http://www.wmctv.com/story/22284055/sentencing-set-for-ex-mhp-trooper?t=2013-05-17T16:08:00Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 16:07:00 EDT A federal judge has set a July 15 sentencing for a former Mississippi state trooper who pleaded guilty to stomping a woman in the Lee County Jail more than five years ago. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22284054/miss-high-court-dismisses-hospital-sale-dispute http://www.wmctv.com/story/22284054/miss-high-court-dismisses-hospital-sale-dispute?t=2013-05-17T16:08:00Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 16:07:00 EDT The Mississippi Supreme Court has granted a motion from St. Dominic Health Systems to dismiss its appeal of a judge's order that it did not have a binding contract to buy an outpatient surgery clinic in Canton. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22283880/museum-waives-fee-for-veterans-service-members http://www.wmctv.com/story/22283880/museum-waives-fee-for-veterans-service-members?t=2013-05-17T15:47:33Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 15:47:00 EDT The National World War II Museum will waive admission charges on Saturday for veterans and current members of the armed services. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22283430/tougaloo-college-plans-civil-rights-commemorations http://www.wmctv.com/story/22283430/tougaloo-college-plans-civil-rights-commemorations?t=2013-05-17T14:51:36Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 14:51:00 EDT Tougaloo College is starting an 18-month commemoration of the civil rights movement, 50 years after it helped reshape the American political and social landscape. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22283337/ex-mississippi-police-chief-faces-new-indictment http://www.wmctv.com/story/22283337/ex-mississippi-police-chief-faces-new-indictment?t=2013-05-17T14:43:28Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 14:43:00 EDT A former Mississippi police chief already charged with demanding money or property in exchange for dropping criminal charges against people has been indicted on nine new counts. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22281759/mississippi-jobless-rate-dips-as-fewer-seek-work http://www.wmctv.com/story/22281759/mississippi-jobless-rate-dips-as-fewer-seek-work?t=2013-05-17T11:51:29Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 11:51:00 EDT Mississippi's unemployment rate dipped in April, but mainly because fewer people were looking for work. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22281157/uaw-study-says-nissan-subsidies-top-13-billion http://www.wmctv.com/story/22281157/uaw-study-says-nissan-subsidies-top-13-billion?t=2013-05-17T10:43:13Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 10:43:00 EDT A study paid for by the United Auto Workers finds state and local governments may provide Nissan Motor Co.'s Mississippi plant with nearly $850 million in tax breaks over 30 years, plus $400 million in cash aid. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22280663/williamson-new-publisher-of-the-chronicle http://www.wmctv.com/story/22280663/williamson-new-publisher-of-the-chronicle?t=2013-05-17T09:55:24Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 09:55:00 EDT Kevin Williamson has been named publisher of The Chronicle newspaper in Laurel, Miss. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22280216/head-star-warns-parents-of-information-theft http://www.wmctv.com/story/22280216/head-star-warns-parents-of-information-theft?t=2013-05-17T09:07:20Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 09:07:00 EDT Head Start records, some of which contained personal information, have been stolen from the Jackson County Civic Action Committee Inc.'s office in Moss Point. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22280102/vt-halter-marines-dry-dock-arrives-in-pascagoula http://www.wmctv.com/story/22280102/vt-halter-marines-dry-dock-arrives-in-pascagoula?t=2013-05-17T08:51:15Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 08:51:00 EDT A 12,000-metric ton floating dry dock has arrived at VT Halter Marine's south yard in Pascagoula, Miss. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22279940/ex-water-manager-sentenced-for-false-statements http://www.wmctv.com/story/22279940/ex-water-manager-sentenced-for-false-statements?t=2013-05-17T08:35:12Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 08:35:00 EDT The former manager of the North Lee County Water Association has been given three years' probation for making false statements about water tests. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278973/search-continues-for-missing-boater http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278973/search-continues-for-missing-boater?t=2013-05-17T06:15:07Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 06:15:00 EDT Multiple agencies are searching for a boater who went missing in Wilkinson County Wednesday. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278935/rienzi-man-pleads-guilty-in-federal-drug-case http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278935/rienzi-man-pleads-guilty-in-federal-drug-case?t=2013-05-17T06:07:19Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 06:07:00 EDT A 37-year-old Rienzi man has entered a guilty plea to charges in a drug investigation in north Mississippi. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278894/ex-youth-minister-accused-of-sex-crimes http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278894/ex-youth-minister-accused-of-sex-crimes?t=2013-05-17T05:59:06Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 05:59:00 EDT A 27-year-old former Pontotoc church youth minister faces four counts of sexual contacts with a minor female. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278845/clinton-teen-faces-school-bomb-threat-charge http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278845/clinton-teen-faces-school-bomb-threat-charge?t=2013-05-17T05:43:30Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 05:43:00 EDT An 18-year-old student at the Clinton district's Alternative School has been charged in one of the three bomb threats that have been phoned in to Clinton High since last Friday. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278807/gulfport-childrens-museum-receives-grant http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278807/gulfport-childrens-museum-receives-grant?t=2013-05-17T05:31:01Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 05:31:00 EDT A $60,000 grant from the Emeril Lagasse Foundation will help the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center take another step toward having a professional theater on its grounds. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278790/dmrs-marine-patrol-chief-retiring http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278790/dmrs-marine-patrol-chief-retiring?t=2013-05-17T05:23:12Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 05:23:00 EDT The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources says Marine Patrol Chief Walter Chataginer is retiring May 31, taking with him more than 34 years of law enforcement experience. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278361/mannings-second-death-penalty-case-pending http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278361/mannings-second-death-penalty-case-pending?t=2013-05-17T04:19:03Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 04:18:00 EDT Willie Jerome Manning, who won a stay of execution in one capital case, is waiting to hear whether an Oktibbeha County judge agrees with his claim that he was denied a fair trial in 1996 when he was sentenced to death for... News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278279/greenville-man-sentenced-in-assault-case http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278279/greenville-man-sentenced-in-assault-case?t=2013-05-17T04:08:04Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 04:07:00 EDT A Greenville man has been convicted domestic aggravated assault in a 2012 incident involving his girlfriend. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278277/bridge-panel-kcs-remain-locked-up-over-car-rates http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278277/bridge-panel-kcs-remain-locked-up-over-car-rates?t=2013-05-17T04:07:58Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 04:07:00 EDT The Vicksburg Bridge Commission and the Kansas City Southern Railway have been at odds for eight years on what the railroad will pay to run trains across the Mississippi River on the old U.S. Highway 80 bridge. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278275/woman-arrested-for-sending-drugs-to-jail http://www.wmctv.com/story/22278275/woman-arrested-for-sending-drugs-to-jail?t=2013-05-17T04:08:03Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 04:07:00 EDT A Warren County woman has been charged with mailing a controlled substance to her brother, who already was jailed. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22277576/5-hurt-as-vehicle-crashes-into-miss-mcdonalds http://www.wmctv.com/story/22277576/5-hurt-as-vehicle-crashes-into-miss-mcdonalds?t=2013-05-17T00:04:57Z WMCTV Fri, 17 May 2013 00:04:00 EDT A sport utility truck has plowed into the children's play area of a McDonald's restaurant outside of Jackson, Miss., injuring five people. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22276494/brown-nominated-for-us-district-judgeship-in-miss http://www.wmctv.com/story/22276494/brown-nominated-for-us-district-judgeship-in-miss?t=2013-05-16T20:09:00Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 20:08:00 EDT President Barack Obama has nominated Jackson attorney Debra M. Brown to be a U.S. District judge for northern Mississippi. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22276427/sierra-club-says-kemper-deal-voids-psc-approval http://www.wmctv.com/story/22276427/sierra-club-says-kemper-deal-voids-psc-approval?t=2013-05-16T19:57:17Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 19:56:00 EDT The Sierra Club has asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to order the Public Service Commission to again reconsider its approval of the coal-fired power plant Mississippi Power Co. is building in Kemper County. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22274939/board-could-hire-new-miss-school-chief-by-october http://www.wmctv.com/story/22274939/board-could-hire-new-miss-school-chief-by-october?t=2013-05-16T17:20:48Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 17:20:00 EDT Mississippi could choose its new state superintendent of education by October. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22273918/landmark-status-sought-for-shaw-house http://www.wmctv.com/story/22273918/landmark-status-sought-for-shaw-house?t=2013-05-16T16:04:43Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 16:04:00 EDT The Oxford Historic Preservation Commission wants the 165-year-old antebellum Shaw House registered as a national landmark so someone will buy and restore it. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22273917/trial-set-in-case-of-ecstasy-mailed-from-china http://www.wmctv.com/story/22273917/trial-set-in-case-of-ecstasy-mailed-from-china?t=2013-05-16T16:04:43Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 16:04:00 EDT A judge has rescheduled the trial for a man suspected of picking up packages of Ecstasy mailed from China to a D'Iberville home. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22273916/man-appeals-guilty-plea-in-dui-case http://www.wmctv.com/story/22273916/man-appeals-guilty-plea-in-dui-case?t=2013-05-16T16:04:43Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 16:04:00 EDT A Jacksonville, Fla., man, who pleaded guilty in October to aggravated DUI, now says he didn't know what he was doing and wants the Mississippi Supreme Court to overturn his conviction. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22273492/powerball-jackpot-increased-to-550m http://www.wmctv.com/story/22273492/powerball-jackpot-increased-to-550m?t=2013-05-16T15:24:40Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 15:24:00 EDT The Powerball jackpot for Saturday's drawing rises again. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22273354/batiste-loses-challenge-to-death-sentence http://www.wmctv.com/story/22273354/batiste-loses-challenge-to-death-sentence?t=2013-05-16T15:08:51Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 15:08:00 EDT The Mississippi Supreme Court has rejected arguments from Bobby Batiste that prosecutors failed to prove Batiste robbed his victim. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22272445/documents-ricin-letters-suspect-evaded-police http://www.wmctv.com/story/22272445/documents-ricin-letters-suspect-evaded-police?t=2013-05-16T13:32:36Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 13:32:00 EDT Newly released documents say the man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others appeared to try to evade authorities just days before his arrest. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22272062/seniors-get-another-shot-to-pass-graduations-tests http://www.wmctv.com/story/22272062/seniors-get-another-shot-to-pass-graduations-tests?t=2013-05-16T13:00:36Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT State officials are trying to retest hundreds of seniors who flunked required exams for graduation. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22272037/documents-say-ricin-suspect-evaded-authorities http://www.wmctv.com/story/22272037/documents-say-ricin-suspect-evaded-authorities?t=2013-05-16T12:56:31Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 12:56:00 EDT Newly released documents say the man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Obama and others appeared to try to evade authorities just days before his arrest. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22271989/don-pelts-founder-of-corkys-dies-in-memphis http://www.wmctv.com/story/22271989/don-pelts-founder-of-corkys-dies-in-memphis?t=2013-05-16T12:52:46Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:00 EDT A relative says that Don Pelts, founder of Memphis-based barbecue restaurant Corky's Ribs and Bar-B-Q, has died. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22271430/us-settles-with-some-defendants-in-housing-lawsuit http://www.wmctv.com/story/22271430/us-settles-with-some-defendants-in-housing-lawsuit?t=2013-05-16T12:04:30Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 12:04:00 EDT The U.S. Justice Department has reached a lawsuit settlement with architects and civil engineers accused of violating the Fair Housing Act at apartment complexes in Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22271327/universities-seek-30-million-more-in-2015-budget http://www.wmctv.com/story/22271327/universities-seek-30-million-more-in-2015-budget?t=2013-05-16T11:52:34Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 11:52:00 EDT The College Board will seek roughly $30 million more in state money in the 2015 budget year. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22268811/worker-dies-from-injuries-in-accident-at-cafb http://www.wmctv.com/story/22268811/worker-dies-from-injuries-in-accident-at-cafb?t=2013-05-16T08:36:17Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 08:36:00 EDT A contract worker involved in an accident at Columbus Air Force Base has died from his injuries. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22268755/plumrose-lays-off-workers-in-booneville http://www.wmctv.com/story/22268755/plumrose-lays-off-workers-in-booneville?t=2013-05-16T08:28:18Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 08:28:00 EDT Plumrose USA has laid off 100 workers at its meat slicing plant in Booneville, Miss. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22268652/beach-levels-at-harrison-seawall-being-lowered http://www.wmctv.com/story/22268652/beach-levels-at-harrison-seawall-being-lowered?t=2013-05-16T08:08:20Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 08:08:00 EDT Sand is a road hazard drivers along U.S. Highway 90 in Harrison County know all too well. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22268404/gautier-police-honored-for-solving-2012-case http://www.wmctv.com/story/22268404/gautier-police-honored-for-solving-2012-case?t=2013-05-16T08:00:16Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann and representatives of LeadsOnline have presented Gautier Police Department with the first ever Golden Cat Award and a $1,000 grant. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22267817/post-office-employee-charged-with-mail-theft http://www.wmctv.com/story/22267817/post-office-employee-charged-with-mail-theft?t=2013-05-16T06:52:28Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 06:52:00 EDT A U.S. Postal Service employee has been indicted on a charge of stealing money from greeting cards in the mail. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22267671/authorities-searching-for-prisoner-in-pontotoc-co http://www.wmctv.com/story/22267671/authorities-searching-for-prisoner-in-pontotoc-co?t=2013-05-16T06:32:39Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 06:32:00 EDT Pontotoc County Sheriff Leo Mask says a manhunt is underway for a 32-year-old prisoner who left a work detail that was picking up trash. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22267610/natchez-looking-at-possible-utility-rates-increase http://www.wmctv.com/story/22267610/natchez-looking-at-possible-utility-rates-increase?t=2013-05-16T06:16:16Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 06:16:00 EDT The city of Natchez is looking at water, inspection, permit and other services to determine if rates should be raised. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22267565/enerfab-announces-11m-natchez-expansion http://www.wmctv.com/story/22267565/enerfab-announces-11m-natchez-expansion?t=2013-05-16T06:08:11Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 06:08:00 EDT Enerfab plans an $11 million-plus investment that would result in an expansion at its Natchez operations, Enersteel. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22267509/ms-company-pleads-for-illegally-filling-wetlands http://www.wmctv.com/story/22267509/ms-company-pleads-for-illegally-filling-wetlands?t=2013-05-16T05:52:19Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 05:52:00 EDT A Mississippi corporation has pleaded guilty to illegally filling wetlands near Bay St. Louis. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22267475/waveland-man-gets-prison-term-for-dui-conviction http://www.wmctv.com/story/22267475/waveland-man-gets-prison-term-for-dui-conviction?t=2013-05-16T05:48:20Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 05:48:00 EDT A 48-year-old Waveland man with a history of drunken driving has been ordered to serve a five-year prison term without the hope of early release. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22267448/moss-point-gets-new-technology-in-patrol-cars http://www.wmctv.com/story/22267448/moss-point-gets-new-technology-in-patrol-cars?t=2013-05-16T05:40:13Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 05:40:00 EDT Moss Point patrol cars are now equipped with new technology to help officers record events as they happen and track criminal activity. The new equipment comes from a $132,000 Juvenile Accountability block grant through the... News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22266927/tva-officials-to-toast-80th-anniversary-of-utility http://www.wmctv.com/story/22266927/tva-officials-to-toast-80th-anniversary-of-utility?t=2013-05-16T04:08:11Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 04:08:00 EDT The Tennessee Valley Authority will observe its 80th anniversary with a public event Friday in Knoxville. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22266926/naacp-board-honors-evers-memory-in-miss-capital http://www.wmctv.com/story/22266926/naacp-board-honors-evers-memory-in-miss-capital?t=2013-05-16T04:08:11Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 04:08:00 EDT The national board of the NAACP is meeting in Mississippi's capital city for the first time in 30 years. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22266836/transportation-board-looks-at-vehicles-for-hire http://www.wmctv.com/story/22266836/transportation-board-looks-at-vehicles-for-hire?t=2013-05-16T04:04:18Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 04:04:00 EDT Vicksburg's Public Transportation Board is reviewing a proposal from the police department for penalizing companies offering vehicles for hire for violations of the local cab ordinance. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22266835/man-gets-8-years-in-wreck-death http://www.wmctv.com/story/22266835/man-gets-8-years-in-wreck-death?t=2013-05-16T04:04:18Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 04:04:00 EDT A 24-year-old Lowndes County man has been sentenced to eight years for the death of his friend in a fatal accident more than two years ago. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22266834/smcc-tuition-payroll-rising http://www.wmctv.com/story/22266834/smcc-tuition-payroll-rising?t=2013-05-16T04:04:18Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 04:04:00 EDT The Southwest Mississippi Community College board of trustees has voted to raise tuition for the 2013-14 academic year. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22266736/2-ky-cities-on-list-of-award-winners http://www.wmctv.com/story/22266736/2-ky-cities-on-list-of-award-winners?t=2013-05-16T03:40:16Z WMCTV Thu, 16 May 2013 03:40:00 EDT Two small central Kentucky cities top a list of what one business magazine considers the best small cities in the United States. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22264884/jindal-declares-emergency-as-river-rises http://www.wmctv.com/story/22264884/jindal-declares-emergency-as-river-rises?t=2013-05-15T20:16:08Z WMCTV Wed, 15 May 2013 20:15:00 EDT As the Mississippi River rises, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency in preparation of crests in the state that are predicted to be well above flood stage. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22263749/tenn-senator-sale-idea-cost-tva-500-million http://www.wmctv.com/story/22263749/tenn-senator-sale-idea-cost-tva-500-million?t=2013-05-15T18:15:58Z WMCTV Wed, 15 May 2013 18:15:00 EDT Sen. Lamar Alexander says President Barack Obama's plan to consider selling the Tennessee Valley Authority has already cost hundreds of millions of dollars - even if the nation's largest public utility is never sold. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22261911/more-charges-in-contraband-tobacco-scheme http://www.wmctv.com/story/22261911/more-charges-in-contraband-tobacco-scheme?t=2013-05-15T16:07:53Z WMCTV Wed, 15 May 2013 16:07:00 EDT Two Kentucky men and a tobacco company have been indicted for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of contraband cigarettes. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22261910/ingalls-to-authenticate-keel-on-new-ship http://www.wmctv.com/story/22261910/ingalls-to-authenticate-keel-on-new-ship?t=2013-05-15T16:07:53Z WMCTV Wed, 15 May 2013 16:07:00 EDT Ingalls Shipbuilding will hold a keel authentication Friday in Pascagoula for its fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter James (WMSL 754). News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22261862/aclu-diamondhead-poa-violates-residents-rights http://www.wmctv.com/story/22261862/aclu-diamondhead-poa-violates-residents-rights?t=2013-05-15T16:03:46Z WMCTV Wed, 15 May 2013 16:03:00 EDT The American Civil Liberties Union wants the Diamondhead Property Owners Association to change rules it says stop candidates from displaying political yard signs and campaigning door to door. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22261477/trial-rescheduled-for-man-charged-in-prison-riot http://www.wmctv.com/story/22261477/trial-rescheduled-for-man-charged-in-prison-riot?t=2013-05-15T15:27:42Z WMCTV Wed, 15 May 2013 15:27:00 EDT A federal judge has rescheduled the trial of an inmate accused of participating in a deadly prison riot last year in Mississippi. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22260011/budgeter-medicaid-growth-hurts-education-funding http://www.wmctv.com/story/22260011/budgeter-medicaid-growth-hurts-education-funding?t=2013-05-15T13:27:54Z WMCTV Wed, 15 May 2013 13:27:00 EDT A top Mississippi budget writer says education funding is falling short because Medicaid is devouring a larger share of state money than it did a few years ago. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22259722/new-program-to-link-minority-businesses-colleges http://www.wmctv.com/story/22259722/new-program-to-link-minority-businesses-colleges?t=2013-05-15T13:07:30Z WMCTV Wed, 15 May 2013 13:07:00 EDT The state College Board announced an initiative Wednesday to partner with a website that promotes minority businesses. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22259643/only-abortion-clinic-in-miss-fights-to-stay-open http://www.wmctv.com/story/22259643/only-abortion-clinic-in-miss-fights-to-stay-open?t=2013-05-15T12:59:50Z WMCTV Wed, 15 May 2013 12:59:00 EDT Mississippi's only abortion clinic can't meet the mandates of a 2012 state law, and the governor wants to shut it down. But the Jackson Women's Health Organization is not quietly retreating. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22259192/nissan-announces-birthday-celebration http://www.wmctv.com/story/22259192/nissan-announces-birthday-celebration?t=2013-05-15T12:23:33Z WMCTV Wed, 15 May 2013 12:23:00 EDT Nissan's 10th birthday bash on May 25 in Jackson, Miss., will feature Kool & the Gang. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22257509/appeals-court-dismisses-greenhouse-gases-lawsuit http://www.wmctv.com/story/22257509/appeals-court-dismisses-greenhouse-gases-lawsuit?t=2013-05-15T09:59:26Z WMCTV Wed, 15 May 2013 09:59:00 EDT A federal appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a group of Mississippi coastal landowners who alleged that emissions by energy companies contributed to global warming, which intensified Hurricane... News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22254937/port-of-pascagoula-approves-15m-dredging-project http://www.wmctv.com/story/22254937/port-of-pascagoula-approves-15m-dredging-project?t=2013-05-15T06:15:30Z WMCTV Wed, 15 May 2013 06:15:00 EDT Port of Pascagoula commissioners have approved a $1.5 million dredging project to prepare a Bayou Casotte berth for a specialized wood pellet exporting facility. News - AP-State http://www.wmctv.com/story/22254865/collins-zoo-loses-license http://www.wmctv.com/story/22254865/collins-zoo-loses-license?t=2013-05-15T05:59:15Z WMCTV Wed, 15 May 2013 05:59:00 EDT The U.S. Department of Agriculture has revoked the exhibitor's license of the Collins Zoo following a hearing before an administrative law judge. News - AP-State