2 killed in shootout as police rescue kidnapped British woman in Malawi

Tate Reeves took to social media Friday - after spending time at the White House with President Donald Trump to set the record straight about Lane Kiffin’s return to Oxford Saturday for the Ole Miss-LSU game. “I leave the Oval Office at the White House hearing rumors about authorizing the Mississippi National Guard for the Ole Miss-LSU game this weekend,” he posted. “So, I feel I need to set the record straight: Hurricane Kiffin will no doubt leave destruction in its wake for the Louisiana university system at some point, but - NO - the Guard has not been deployed for this weekend. “It is a very important college football game - but still a college football game nonetheless.” In an interview with ESPN, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry joked that the National Guard may be needed. Kiffin, as you no doubt know, left Oxford for Baton Rouge after a not-so-amicable split. The game has been circled since last season. However, as AL.com reports , the trip is routine.

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2 killed in shootout as police rescue kidnapped British woman in Malawi - AL.com. Law enforcement has been ramped up. “I guess there’s real safety issues, and so there’s people that have a plan for that,” Kiffin said during his weekly press conference. “It is what it is.” Sean Tindell, Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety , said it was “all hands on deck.” “Mississippi has already made it clear to anyone attending that the police presence (state & local) in Oxford and on the Ole Miss campus will be the largest in our history,” Reeves continued. “If you think you may want to create trouble - prepare for the consequences!” State police will be triple for game day. “For us, typically you might see 20 or so state troopers involved on gameday,” Tindell said. “I think for instance in this LSU vs Ole Miss game we’re going to have upwards of 60 state police.