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Drowning or Foul Play? Behind the Growing Suspicion Surrounding 18-Year-Old Nolan Wells' Tragic End

Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was found dead on Horn Island after a Fourth of July outing. Authorities suspect drowning, but his family demands a thorough investigation.

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The unknown photos that tell the story of the US’s Black colleges

Rare photographs tucked away in HBCU archives are being preserved and widely shared with the world for the first time

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Body of missing 18-year-old Nolan Wells found on Mississippi island

College freshman’s mother identified his body after he was reported missing following 4 July boat trip with friends

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Former mayor of Mississippi’s capital pleads guilty to bribery and fraud

Chokwe Antar Lumumba had previously called FBI sting while mayor of Jackson a ‘political prosecution’

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Former mayor of Mississippi's capital city pleads guilty in bribery scheme

The former mayor of Mississippi’s capital city and a former City Council president have pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme

The Independent UK

What happened to Nolan Xavier Wells? Missing 18-year-old Mississippi football player was talking to a girl before vanishing during Fourth of July trip

Nolan Xavier Wells missing: Nolan Xavier Wells, an eighteen-year-old football player, was found dead near Horn Island. He had disappeared during a Fourth of July outing with his friends and was seen talking to a girl before disappearing during Fourth of July trip. An intensive multi-agency search located his body…

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Weekly Brew: July 3, 2026

On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Watson v. Republican National Committee that federal law does not preempt a Mississippi law allowing absentee ballots to be received up to five days after the election.

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Mississippi Police Shot Baby 'From the Side' of Car, Autopsy Shows, Not Head-On as Claimed

An independent autopsy reveals discrepancies in the police account of a Mississippi shooting that killed a 1-year-old, challenging the claim that the vehicle was driving towards officers.

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Family of baby killed by police in Walmart parking lot says autopsy challenges officers’ account

The family is demanding that police body camera and dashcam video, as well as Walmart surveillance video, be made public

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U.S. Supreme Court upholds legality of Mississippi's absentee ballot return law

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Mississippi district attorney resigns and pleads guilty after being accused of accepting $115,000 in bribes

A Mississippi district attorney has resigned and changed his plea to guilty in a bribery scheme that ensnared other officials in the state's capital city, including Jackson's former mayor. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens was indicted in November 2024 after two FBI agents posing as real estate developers offered…

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U.S. Supreme Court upholds Mississippi's absentee ballot return law

Welcome to Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Election Policy Digest. Every Tuesday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends and recent legislative activity.

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Mississippi district attorney pleads guilty to bribery conspiracy and resigns

A Mississippi district attorney has pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy and resigned his post

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U.S. Supreme Court upholds Mississippi's absentee ballot return law

On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that a Mississippi law allowing absentee ballots to be received up to five business days after the election was not preempted by federal statutes and could remain in place.

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Trump unleashes stern warning to Republicans after Supreme Court smackdown on mail-in ballots: ‘CHEATING!’

President lashes out after high court gives OK to mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but arriving after

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Supreme Court delivers big blow to Trump’s plan to limit mail-in voting

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett sided with the court’s three liberal justices

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US supreme court upholds law to count mail-in ballots arriving after election day

Court sides against Republicans after deciding earlier this term to let Louisiana in effect dismantle Voting Rights Act

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Supreme Court allows counts of late-arriving mail ballots

The Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi state law Monday that allows election officials to count mail ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but that arrive up to five days later, turning aside a challenge from Republicans and allowing similar laws in more than two dozen states. The 5-4 decision,…

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Two women and toddler shot dead in Mississippi as gunman remains at large

Police said the suspected shooter should be considered ‘armed and dangerous’ and is believed to be driving a red 2020 Mitsubishi Mirage

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A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmed

A new Mississippi law authorizes the state's top law enforcement agency to compile a list of immigrants illegally living in the state

The Guardian - US

‘Release the footage’: Mississippi protest over police killing of one-year-old

About 100 marchers demand transparency after Kohen Wiley was shot dead in a car outside a Walmart

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Controversy erupts as Mississippi DA shares convictions with kindergarten and GTA6-style graphics: ‘crazy and so inappropriate’

It's the second DA-related controversy this year.

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'I Took $10,000 From My Kid's Savings to Pay for Vacations': Dad Calls It an 'Interest-Free Loan'

A Mississippi father admits to using his four-year-old son's £7,600 savings for holidays, calling it an interest-free loan. Critics warn of a £30,400 future loss.

The Independent UK

Family of toddler killed in Mississippi Walmart police shooting demands release of video

The family wants authorities to release the video showing whether officers were in danger of being struck when one of them opened fire

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Elon Musk's xAI Gets Trump DOJ Backing In Fight To Keep Gas Turbines Running Near Black Mississippi Homes

The Justice Department supports Elon Musk's xAI in a Clean Air Act lawsuit, citing national security concerns, while the NAACP argues for environmental justice in Mississippi.

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