Helicopter practicing aerial manuevers crashes into Miss. duplex, killing 1 person on boardJACKSON, Miss. — A helicopter practicing aerial maneuvers crashed into a duplex Tuesday, killing one person on board and injuring another, authorities said. No one on the ground was hurt. Authorities: Helicopter crashes into vacant home in Miss., killing 1 person on boardJACKSON, Miss. — Authorities say a helicopter has crashed into a vacant home in Mississippi, killing one person on board. Renasant board of directors declares 17-cent quarterly dividendTUPELO, Miss. — Financial services holding company Renasant Corp. said Friday its board of directors approved a quarterly dividend of 17 cents per share. AP IMPACT: New formula lets meth users make drug in soda bottles, avoid anti-drug lawsTULSA, Okla. — This is the new formula for methamphetamine: a two-liter soda bottle, a few handfuls of cold pills and some noxious chemicals. Shake the bottle and the volatile reaction produces one of the world’s most addictive drugs. Don Wildmon, founder of Christian right group AFA, hospitalized in critical conditionTUPELO, Miss. — The Rev. Don Wildmon, founder of the American Family Association, has been hospitalized in critical condition at a Tupelo hospital for treatment of meningitis. 40 years after Hurricane Camille, survivors recall powerful storm that wrecked MississippiGULFPORT, Miss. — Scouring an aerial photograph taken three days after Hurricane Camille crashed ashore on Mississippi’s Gulf coast, Richard Rose points to the spot where his father’s body washed into the chimney of a ruined home. Jim Dickinson, Memphis producer, musician and father of two-thirds of N. Miss. Allstars, diesJACKSON, Miss. — Jim Dickinson, a musician and producer who helped shape the Memphis sound in an influential career that spanned more than four decades, has died. He was 67. Suspect in 1964 Miss. killings of civil rights workers dies; feds say investigation continuesJACKSON, Miss. — Federal authorities will continue to investigate the 1964 Mississippi killings of three civil rights workers — a case that helped pass landmark legislation — despite the death of a key suspect, the Justice Department says. US troops who have died while serving in Afghanistan and the Horn of AfricaArmy Sgt. Randy M. Haney When Randy M. Haney got a care package filled with candy while serving in Afghanistan, he wasn’t the one who ate it. He gave it to Afghan children, his mother said. Trial date set for next year in lawsuit against Morgan Freeman in Mississippi car accidentOXFORD, Miss. — The woman suing Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman over a 2008 car wreck gets her day in court next year. Ex-top NASA employee found guilty of violating ethics laws by steering $9.6 million to clientWASHINGTON — A former top NASA official was found guilty Thursday of breaking ethics laws by helping a consulting client get nearly $10 million of the space agency’s funds. Sam Cooke’s music, business acumen take center state at Mississippi music festivalJACKSON, Miss. — More than 40 years after his tragic, violent death, Sam Cooke is still known as the legendary soul and gospel singer who penned “A Change is Gonna Come,” which found a new audience with the election of America’s first black president. 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. Former top NASA official goes on trial on charges of steering $9.6 million to clientWASHINGTON — A former high-ranking NASA official went on trial Monday on charges that he steered nearly $10 million to a consulting client and lied about it. 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. Future of ex-NFL QB McNair’s work helping at-risk teens, hurricane victims is questionableNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair trained thousands of kids at youth football camps and collected truckloads of donations for hurricane relief before he was killed, and it’s unknown whether his foundation can continue similar charity work after his death. 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. Budget-balancing paradox: States spending big to hold special sessions aimed at saving moneyATLANTA — States are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars apiece on special legislative sessions whose chief purpose, ironically, is to trim more funding from their eroding budgets. 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. |
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