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Showers and thunderstorms are possible across Mississippi on Tuesday.

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The Belhaven softball team was selected as a two-seed heading into the NCAA Division III tournament. Plus, Mississippi’s first high school girls’ flag football championship belongs to St. Martin High School after the Yellow Jackets defeated George County.

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The U.S. and China agreed Monday to slash their massive recent tariffs, restarting stalled trade between the world’s two biggest economies and setting off a rally in global financial markets. Plus, longtime Mississippi Sen. Johnnie E. Walls, Jr., has passed away at age 80.

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Two people have been arrested for a shooting in Coldwater on Sunday, and police are still looking for a third suspect. Three people were injured in the shooting. Police are looking for Bryan Polk, who should be considered armed and dangerous. Plus, a 34-year-old woman is being charged with armed robbery in Gulfport on Sunday. Jessinya Faye Ezell allegedly robbed a business on Dedeaux Road around 9:32 p.m. According to police, she was involved in a physical altercation with an employee before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of money. While officers were still at the scene, Ezell returned to the business to ask about a cellphone she'd dropped during the robbery.

Three college softball programs representing Mississippi will vie for a national title in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. On Sunday, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Jackson State were featured among the 64 clubs looking to achieve glory this season.

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A former Meridian Public School District employee is facing up to 20 years in prison for embezzlement. Special Agents from the State Auditor's Office arrested Candace Morris for allegedly embezzling funds that had been collected to perform drug screening and new employee background checks for the district. Morris was responsible for collecting these funds, primarily cash, and providing receipts to the individuals making those payments. She allegedly converted the money to her personal use.

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A convicted felon with a history of drug offenses was arrested during a traffic stop in Richland on April 19. Police pulled over 36-year-old Courtney Sirron Gibson for a traffic violation on Highway 49. Gibson was charged with trafficking cocaine and felony possession of PCP. Plus, two suspects are charged with drug trafficking after a traffic stop in Florence on April 25. Heatherly Weakley was charged with aggravated trafficking of a controlled substance, trafficking a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, driving with a suspended license under implied consent, no tag, and improper equipment. Sammie Davis Jr. was charged with aggravated trafficking of a controlled substance, trafficking a controlled substance, and possession of a controlled substance.

Two women are being charged with a fatal stabbing in Humphreys County over the weekend. Deputies discovered the body of the victim on the road near a home at Willow Bend Estates on Saturday night. His identity hasn't been released. Deonnia Hornes and Demika Pearson, both from Leland, were arrested for murder. Plus, a stolen firearm was recovered during a traffic stop in Gluckstadt over the weekend. Officers pulled over a vehicle for careless driving and improper equipment on Sunday. During the stop, they found a firearm that was reported stolen in Jackson. Kaleb Kohl Washington was charged with possession of a stolen firearm.

Natchez police are looking for a suspect who is wanted for attempted murder. 19-year-old Phillip Stokes allegedly fired shots from a vehicle after midnight on Friday during a domestic dispute. Investigators say the victim was on the porch of a home on Lafayette Street when shots rang out. Willeshia Williams has been charged with accessory after the fact in connection with the drive-by shooting. Plus, state authorities are investigating the death of a detainee in DeSoto County. A 37-year-old female housed in a holding cell at the county’s adult detention facility suffered a critical medical emergency on Friday. Emergency medical personnel transported the as-yet-unidentified detainee to the nearest hospital, where she passed away.

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A judge has sided with a coast casino in a tidelands dispute with the Secretary of State. The chancery court judge ruled that The Grand's waterfront property is not state-owned due to the Spanish land grant. According to WLOX, the ruling is based on the state Supreme Court’s decision in State v. Aldrich, where the state’s highest court ruled that a 1784 Spanish land grant negated the Secretary of State’s claim to fee simple title. The Grand, which rebranded to Harrah's in 2014, paid about $700,000 into the tidelands fund last year.