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STDs are rampant in Mississippi. This one is now considered an epidemic.

STDs are rampant in Mississippi. This one is now considered an epidemic.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – If you gathered 100 Mississippians in a room, statistically, at least 1 of them has an STD. The STD rate, depending on your source, is around 1,200 per 100,000 Mississippian, or 1 per every 100. The state has long been plagued by high rates of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV. In years prior, Hinds County had the …

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Missing Wisconsin student found dead in Mississippi River

Missing Wisconsin student found dead in Mississippi River

The body of a missing Wisconsin college student was found by authorities on Wednesday in southeast Minnesota. The La Crosse Police Department initially stated that 22-year-old Eliotte Heinz was last seen walking south on the 500 block of Front Street South at about 3:22 a.m. on Sunday. According to ABC affiliate WXOW-TV, Heinz was a graduate student at Viterbo University …

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Mississippi freshman Corey Adams, 18, was killed in a shooting

Mississippi freshman Corey Adams, 18, was killed in a shooting

Corey Adams, an 18-year-old freshman football player at Mississippi, was shot and killed on Saturday night. Via Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.com, Adams died at the scene in Cordova, Tennessee. Four other men were shot in the incident. None were listed in critical condition. Shelby County sheriff’s deputies found Adams inside a car, after responding to the report of a shooting. …

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