Margaret Maurer, who was 21, was walking back to her car from a restroom during a stop along a highway in Mississippi on Tuesday when two tires weighing a combined 500 lbs. dislodged from an 18-wheeler and struck her.
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{FD} Mississippi man killed wife, friends after they wouldn’t let him drive drunk, police say
A Mississippi man allegedly killed his wife and friends when his wife wouldn’t let him drive home drunk from her birthday party, officials said.
{FD} Neo-Nazi group�™s leader is black man who vows to dissolve it
One of the nation�™s largest neo-Nazi groups appears to have an unlikely new leader: a black activist who has vowed to dismantle it.
{FD} Marshals hunt for fugitive Army vet in child rape case suspected of faking suicide
U.S. marshals have launched a manhunt in Denver for a fugitive Army veteran from Mississippi suspected of faking a suicide to avoid imprisonment in a child rape case.
{FD} Mississippi unveils new state license plates with ‘In God We Trust’
“In God we Trust” will be the new standard on Mississippi license plates beginning this month. It will replace the design featuring blues legend B.B. King.
{FD} Retired Mississippi police dog rescued from animal shelter as his handler gets demotion
A Mississippi cop has been demoted from the K9 unit to patrol duty after taking his retired four-legged partner to an animal shelter to be put up for adoption.
{FD} Polls close in Mississippi Senate runoff between Hyde-Smith and Espy; turnout reportedly low
History is set to be made in Mississippi, where polls have now closed in the special election runoff to determine whether incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith will become the first woman ever elected to Congress from the state.
{FD} Mississippi runoff: All eyes on McDaniel voters as Hyde-Smith banks on their support
With voting underway in Mississippi’s Senate runoff race, the big question for the final election of the 2018 midterm season revolves around a candidate who is not even on the ballot anymore.
{FD} Google joins groups demanding refunds of contributions to Cindy Hyde-Smith campaign
Internet giant Google became the latest big-name corporation to request a return of donations to Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., hours ahead of Tuesday’s runoff election.
{FD} Trump headlines first of 2 Mississippi rallies ahead of pivotal Senate special election
With just hours to go before a pivotal special election in Mississippi that will determine the strength of the GOP’s Senate majority next year, President Trump was hosting the first of two major rallies in the state Monday afternoon.