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Police impersonator arrested in Mississippi
Thu, 17 May 2012 19:56:32 -0700

Thursday night investigators addressed the possibility an accused police impersonator is the man wanted for two North Mississippi murders. While the Roadside Killer is wanted for two murders in north Mississippi, the accused impersonator was arrested in Humphreys County. 

Suspected shooter arrested in Mississippi case
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:14:08 -0700

Authorities have arrested a suspect in the case of an alleged police impersonator who is believed to have killed two motorists in Mississippi, the Tunica County Sherriff's Office said.

Sheriff: Mississippi man killed 2 strangers on state highways
Fri, 18 May 2012 14:36:05 -0700

Mississippi authorities said Friday that they have caught the man they believe gunned down two strangers last week along interstate highways in the northwestern part of the state. Tunica County Sheriff K.C. Hamp said charges were filed Friday against James D. Willie, 28, for kidnapping, rape, illegal possession of a firearm and murder in the death of 48-year-old Lori Anne Carswell. Willie also ...

Police receive hundreds of tips on Mississippi killings
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:40:32 -0700

OLIVE BRANCH, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi authorities are sifting through hundreds of tips concerning two recent highway slayings that may be the work of a killer posing as a police officer. "Some are more credible than others, and we're still running them all down," Mississippi Bureau of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain said on Wednesday. Residents have been on edge since officials ...

Harsh national spotlight shines on Mississippi again in wake of crimes
Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:00 -0700

DeSoto County Sheriff Bill Rasco said he can't recall back-to-back headline-making crimes in Mississippi since the civil rights era.

Shooting suspect arrested in Mississippi highway slayings
Fri, 18 May 2012 08:51:15 -0700

The suspect in the shooting deaths of two motorists in Mississippi will be charged with capital murder Friday, a police spokesman said. Police arrested James D. Willie, 28, of Sardis, Mississippi, after tests concluded that a gun he had was used to kill two people along roadways in the northwestern part of the state, according to a statement from the sheriff's office in Tunica County, near the ...

Arkansas' unemployment rate drops to 7.2 percent
Fri, 18 May 2012 08:17:02 -0700

State officials say Arkansas' unemployment rate dropped by two-tenths of a percentage point to 7.2 percent in April.

Suspected shooter arrested in Mississippi highway slayings
Fri, 18 May 2012 06:27:41 -0700

Investigators have arrested a suspect in the shooting deaths of two motorists in Mississippi, killings that stirred panic and fear for drivers around the state, authorities said Friday. Police arrested James D. Willie, 28, of Sardis, Mississippi, afte...

Case creates panic, fear for many drivers
Fri, 18 May 2012 08:49:32 -0700

The suspect in the shooting deaths of two motorists in Mississippi will be charged with capital murder Friday, a police spokesman said.

Mississippi jobless rate falls in April as labor force dips
Fri, 18 May 2012 12:03:04 -0700

JACKSON, Mississippi -- The state's unemployment rate fell to 8.7 percent in April from 9 percent in March, according to seasonally adjusted figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's the lowest level since March 2009, and significantly below the state's 10.6 percent jobless rate in April 2011.