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Body-cam footage shows indicted ex-police officers laughing at man who died in their custody
JACKSON, Miss. ((DailyNews)) — Three former police officers who were indicted by a Mississippi grand jury joked around about a Black man who...
3 ex-officers indicted in death of Black man seen on video being shocked with stun guns
JACKSON, Mississippi. ((DailyNews)) — A Mississippi grand jury has indicted two former police officers on murder charges and another ex-officer on a manslaughter...
Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college
By COLLIN BINKLEYMarch 9, 2023 GMThttps://apnews.com/article/skipping-college-student-loans-trade-jobs-efc1f6d6067ab770f6e512b3f7719cc0JACKSON, Tenn. ((DailyNews)) — When he looked to the future, Grayson Hart always saw a college degree. He was...
For poor schools, building repairs zap COVID relief money
JACKSON, Miss. ((DailyNews)) — The air-conditioning gave out as students returned from summer break last year to Jim Hill High School in Jackson, Mississippi,...
Even Mississippi lawmaker feels strain of Jackson water woes
JACKSON, Miss. ((DailyNews)) — In Mississippi’s capital city, where intermittent periods without running water have become a fact of life for residents, a new...
Storms cause major tornadoes, flooding around the South
JACKSON, Miss. ((DailyNews)) — Residents in several towns across Louisiana and Mississippi took cover as tornado sirens blared late Tuesday, and forecasters warned of...
Justice Department intervenes for struggling water system
JACKSON, Miss. ((DailyNews)) — The Justice Department made a rare intervention Tuesday to try to bring improvements in the beleaguered water system in Mississippi’s...
Favre asks to be dismissed from Mississippi welfare lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. ((DailyNews)) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is asking to be removed from a lawsuit by the state of Mississippi that seeks...
3 men convicted of supporting plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer
Three men accused of supporting terrorism in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor were convicted of all charges Wednesday in a trial that focused...
EPA civil rights case targets Mississippi over Jackson water
JACKSON, Miss. ((DailyNews)) — The federal government is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state’s majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund...