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There were no children on the school bus that collided with a truck on Highway 49 in Magee on Monday morning. The Simpson County school bus collided with the truck near Industrial Park Drive, leaving the truck driver entrapped in the vehicle. Plus, A Diamondhead man was killed in a tragic accident on I-10 in Harrison County on Friday night. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Patrick McCann was heading west in a Chevy Tahoe that ran off the roadway and overturned in the median just after 9:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Mississippi native Jamal Roberts continued his impressive run on season 23 of American Idol on Sunday night. The Meridian native stepped out of his gospel and soul comfort zone to perform Chris Stapleton's "Tennessee Whiskey". Idol fans will have to wait until Monday night to find out whether he advances. The show airs every Sunday and Monday at 7 p.m. central.

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A fire destroyed the Bentonia Volunteer Fire Department in Yazoo County over the weekend. Investigators are still trying to uncover the cause of the blaze. Also, there were two fires in Florence on Sunday. A home on Eaglewood Drive was struck by lightning. By the time firefighters arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames. Thankfully, there were no injuries. A section of cars at the Copart Sales Lot on the 2100 block of Highway 49 also caught fire, and several cars were damaged.

Another weekend of college baseball is in the books. Mississippi State found its first series win of the season against an SEC opponent, taking two of three against South Carolina in Starkville. No. 9 Ole Miss traveled to Kentucky and won two of three against the Wildcats in a rain-soaked series. Life wasn’t as good for No. 13 Southern Miss, which dropped two of three against Marshall.

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A 36-year-old man is being charged with a double murder in Jackson on Sunday. Jarvis Anderson allegedly killed a man at a home on McDowell Circle after a disagreement. Anderson fled to a nearby house to try to hide from police, but when the female homeowner refused, he allegedly shot and killed her as well. Plus, the suspect in a Meridian murder has been arrested. 20-year-old Sanchez Ruffin was identified the gunmen involved in a fatal shooting in the 1600 block of 37th Avenue in August of 2024. 73-year-old John Davis and his wife, 66-year-old Emma Davis, were both shot. John Davis was airlifted to a hospital in Jackson but succumbed to his injuries. Emma Davis was originally listed in critical condition, but has since been released from the hospital.

There will soon be a new champion in men’s college basketball. The Final Four was narrowed down to two on Saturday. Florida and Houston will play in the national championship game tonight at 7:50 central.

One person was killed as severe weather blew through portions of Mississippi over the weekend, and damage assessments continue in 14 counties. According to Governor Tate Reeves, one fatality was reported in Jasper County, and an individual was injured in Pontotoc County. Property damage has been reported in 14 counties: Alcorn, DeSoto, Forrest, Hinds, Jasper, Kemper, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Quitman, Smith, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tunica, and Union.

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It will be mostly sunny and cooler across Mississippi this Monday, with highs in the 60s.

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday that extends the deadline for a non-Chinese company to purchase the U.S. operations of TikTok 75 days. The latest deadline was set for Saturday.

The Mississippi Department of Education is facing a funding hole of $137 million after the U.S. Department of Education announced last week that they would be freezing funding from the CARES Act. READ MORE: https://www.supertalk.fm/i-can-hear-the-train-coming-mississippi-leaders-scramble-after-federal-education-funding-abruptly-frozen/