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The Southern Miss baseball team continues to roll through the Sun Belt Tournament, beating Old Dominion on Thursday night to advance to the semifinals. Ole Miss will look to earn a spot in the SEC Tournament semifinals on Friday afternoon against Arkansas. Plus, a famous comedian was spotted in Natchez as she films a new movie.

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Memorial Day weekend is finally here, and people can expect to see an increased level of police on Mississippi roadways. We caught up with Capt. Chris Turnipseed of the Mississippi Highway Patrol to discuss the holiday enforcement period. Plus, a Harrison County man who identifies himself as a prophet on social media has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

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Two Columbus cousins pleaded guilty manslaughter and were sentenced this week in connection with a car crash that killed a Starkville man in 2020. Plus, the New Albany man who was arrested after crashing his car into Jennifer Aniston's Hollywood home has been declared incompetent to stand trial in Los Angeles.

Mississippi lawmakers publicly condemned a shooting in Washington D.C. Thursday that killed two Israeli embassy staffers.

A Tupelo man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fentanyl trafficking. Robert Jerome Jones pled guilty to the charge on May 5. Due to the severity of the charge, he is not eligible for early release or parole. Plus, the Hinds County Board of Supervisors will host its annual Memorial Day Service Observance on Monday at 9:30 a.m. in the Board Room of the Chancery Court Building in Jackson.

A woman who served 7 years in prison for murdering her drug dealer is now charged with killing her son in Gulfport. 68-year-old Jerri Lynn Roby was arrested in January of 2024, a month after her 42-year-old son was reported missing. Roby allegedly shot John Allen Gaither in the head, stuffed his body in a box, then boarded up the bedroom she kept him in. Plus, a correctional officer at the Marion County jail has been arrested and charged with smuggling contraband into the prison. 34-year-old Marcy Parker, of Columbia, has been dismissed from her position.

American Idol winner and Mississippi native Jamal Roberts is wasting no time booking concerts and releasing new music.

The Meridian native's show at Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi on Friday, August 8, is already sold out. On Friday, Sept. 19, Roberts will be live from the Jackson Convention Complex for “A Night of Soul, Celebration, & Support for Alcorn State Athletics.” The concert will begin at 7 p.m. and raise money for Alcorn State student-athletes.

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A central Mississippi woman will spend two decades in state prison after pleading guilty to intentionally poisoning an 84-year-old man with fentanyl. Dixie White drugged the victim in June of 2023, stole his vehicle, and other items. White later confessed to the crime and was sentenced to 20 years behind bars for aggravated assault as a habitual offender.

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U.S. government forecasters are warning that the Atlantic hurricane season could be rather active again this summer. The National Weather Service is predicting three to five major hurricanes this year.

Goldman Sachs will graduate over 20 small business owners from its signature business education program, 10,000 Small Businesses, at the Old Capitol Museum on Friday at noon. Throughout the 12-week program, small business owners throughout the state completed a comprehensive business education program focused on skills critical to growing a business, including marketing, accounting, HR, and more.