State asks judge to dismiss suit over Jackson airport board
Mississippi officials are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to maintain the city of Jackson’s control over the state’s largest airport.
As many as 4 in 10 gay men have HIV in some Southern cities
Three out of every 10 gay or bisexual men in several cities in the U.S. South have been diagnosed with the AIDS virus, three times the national rate, according to a study about how common HIV infections are in metro areas.
Bryant signs airport ‘takeover’ into law
Gov. Phil Bryant has signed into law a bill that gives suburbs and the state some control over the Jackson airport.
Battle over Jackson airport takeover goes to federal court
A former commissioner of the Jackson airport is suing the state over a bill that would give control of the city’s two airports to a state-appointed board.
Jackson airport board vows to continue fighting takeover
The board of Jackson’s city-run airport says it will go as far as necessary to fight a bill that would give suburbs and the state some control over the airport.
Jackson rejects emergency declaration over water
Jackson officials have declined to declare a state of emergency over high levels of lead discovered in Jackson’s tap water.
8 cities win open-data contest from ex-NYC mayor Bloomberg
Jackson, Mississippi, and Mesa, Arizona, aim to make troves of data about city operations available online for the first time.
Miss. charter board rejects Natchez school plan
Mississippi’s charter school agency rejected a Natchez charter school proposal Tuesday but voted to advance plans for two schools in Jackson proposed by RePublic Schools and could approve them in September.
Fastest rising rents in US? Jackson, Mississippi
Home rental prices are climbing across much of the United States — with the biggest gains coming from not from New York or San Francisco but Jackson, Mississippi.
Jackson police say victim of robbery kills suspect
Police say a man who was the victim of a robbery has shot and killed one of the robbers.
Man gets maximum prison term in rundown death of black man
A final pair of sentencings Thursday was supposed to wrap up the long-running federal prosecution into a group of young white men and women whose repeated assaults on African-Americans in Mississippi’s capital city ended in the 2011 death of an autoworker.
Ruling: Mississippi abortion law remains blocked
A federal appeals court said Thursday that it won’t reconsider its earlier ruling that a 2012 Mississippi abortion law is unconstitutional.
Perry seeks unlimited natural gas and oil exports
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is calling for unlimited natural gas and oil exports, saying it would help the American economy and aid American allies threatened by Russia’s control of European natural gas supplies.
U.S. appeals court blocks Mississippi abortion law
Mississippi’s governor and attorney general will have to decide whether to challenge a federal appeals court ruling that is keeping the state’s only abortion clinic in business.
Hate crime investigation grows in Mississippi
A three-year federal investigation into groups of suburban white teens crossing into Mississippi’s capital city to attack blacks has grown to 10 indictments and six convictions.
The most recent indictments — two men and two women — were made public Wednesday.
Four more indicted in attacks on blacks
Four more people have been indicted in what prosecutors say were a series of racially motivated attacks on blacks in Mississippi.
Child’s family won’t directly accept KFC donation
The family who says their 3-year-old girl was asked to leave a KFC restaurant because her scars disturbed customers won’t directly accept a $30,000 donation but instead wants the money given to the foundation of a doctor who will work on her face, according to an attorney’s statement.
KFC: No proof worker asked child to leave
Fried chicken chain KFC said two different investigations have not found any evidence that an employee asked a 3-year-old girl and family members to leave because injuries she suffered in a pit bull mauling disturbed customers.
KFC probes whether scarred girl was asked to leave Jackson store
KFC Corp. says it’s investigating allegations that a restaurant employee in Jackson asked a 3-year-old to leave because her facial injuries disturbed other patrons.
Jackson VA officials promise ongoing audits
The director of the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Veterans Administration Medical Center says while he’s pleased what VA audit had to say about his facility, the Jackson hospital will continue routine checks on patient care.