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6 fatally shot in small Mississippi town, suspect in custody

By Michael Goldberg and Emily Wagster Pettus Associated Press ARKABUTLA, Miss. (AP) — Six people were fatally shot Friday at multiple locations in a small town in rural Mississippi near the Tennessee state line, and authorities blamed a lone suspect who was arrested and charged with murder. Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesperson Bailey Martin confirmed the killings in Arkabutla, in Tate County, to The Associated Press. County Sheriff Brad Lance told local news outlets the killings occurred at a convenience store and two homes. Trucks marked as belonging to the ...

5 Memphis officers plead not guilty in death of Tyre Nichols

By Adrian Sainz and Jonathan Mattise Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, with his mother saying afterward that none of them would look her in the eye in court. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith made their first court appearances with their lawyers before a judge in Shelby County Criminal Court. The officers were fired after an internal police investigation into the Jan. 7 ...

Police seek motive of gunman who killed 3 at Michigan State

By Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The 43-year-old gunman who killed three students and wounded five others at Michigan State University had no apparent connection to the campus, police said Tuesday as they searched for a motive for shootings that terrified the community for hours. Investigators were sorting out why Anthony McRae fired inside an academic building and the student union just before 8:30 p.m. Monday. An hourslong lockdown at the campus in East Lansing ended when he killed himself miles away while being confronted by ...

Parkland remembers victims 5 years after school massacre

By Terry Spencer Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — People released doves, lit candles, recited prayers and shed tears Tuesday as the Parkland community commemorated the fifth anniversary of the murder of 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and showed support for their families. About 200 people gathered in a Coral Springs shopping center parking lot near the school in the afternoon, while a nighttime ceremony in a park ceremony centered on spiritual healing brought together about 500 people. The shopping center houses Eagles’ Haven, ...

COVID could create crisis in Alex Murdaugh murder trial

Two jurors in the double murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh have COVID, leaving the future of the proceedings in some doubt as they enter their fourth week on Monday. Judge Clifton Newman decided keep the trial going in the packed Colleton County courtroom after ...

Timothy E. Ogden

Timothy E. Ogden, 60, of Little Hocking, OH, died Jan. 31, 2023, at Riverside Hospital, in Columbus. The family will be having private services. Arrangements entrusted to Leavitt Funeral Home, Belpre. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.LeavittFuneralHome.com.