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Independent Autopsy Shows Officer Shot 1-Year-Old Kohen Wiley From Side, Family Attorney Says
A preliminary autopsy review shows the bullet a police officer fired that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley entered from the right side of his chest and exited from the left side of his chest—a finding that Wiley’s lawyers alleged today is evidence that the officer shot the 1-year-old from the side.
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Photos | Advocates March for Kohen Wiley, 1-Year-Old Senatobia Police Shooting Victim
Almost 100 protestors gathered under the sweltering Mississippi heat on Friday, June 26, to protest the deadly police shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Kartier Wiley in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia.
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Photos | Farish Street Juneteenth Celebration in Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson residents celebrated the 161st anniversary of Juneteenth over several days at festivities throughout the Capital Region, like the Farish Street Juneteenth Festival on Saturday night.Â
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Opinion | John M. Perkins Is Gone, But His Work Continues
Ronnie C. Crudup writes about his friend and mentor, the late John M. Perkins.
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Mississippi Free Press Awards Roll: 108 Honors for MFP Team, 8 for YMP, Since 2020
As of July 25, 2025, our team is up to 108 national and U.S. regional awards and finalist nods since we launched in late March 2020.
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‘I Watched My Baby Take His Last Breath’: Kohen Wiley’s Family Demands Video of Baby’s Shooting
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States Can’t Use SAVE to Check Voter Citizenship, Judge Rules
A federal database used by Mississippi for voter citizenship verification is unlawful and cannot be used in its current form due to changes President Donald…
