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State, feds must help south suburbs fix water problems

If recent events in Flint, Michigan and Jackson, Mississippi have shown us anything, it’s that lack of access to clean water — something that has long been an issue in south suburban communities — has ruinous effects on a community’s health and vibrancy.

Chicago Sun-Times

William H. Dilday Jr., First Black Station General Manager, Has Died

Ran WLBT Jackson, and was in group that became first Black station owners in U.S.

Broadcasting & Cable

6 white ex-officers in Mississippi plead guilty to assault on 2 Black men

Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department said the Mississippi officers "caused harm to the entire community who feel that they can't trust the police officers who are supposed to serve them."

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Stray bullet hits a woman lying in bed. A federal judge dismissed her lawsuit against police

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Mississippi woman who says she was hit by a stray police bullet while lying in bed

The Independent UK

New Mississippi law discriminates against Black residents, says DoJ

Law took voting authority from Black residents in Hinds county and Jackson, says DoJ, and created ‘two-tiered system of justice’

The Guardian - US

Mississippi discriminates against Black residents with appointed judges, Justice Department says

The Justice Department says a new Mississippi law discriminates against residents of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson

The Independent UK

Mississippi justices hear arguments over appointed vs. elected judges in majority-Black capital

The Mississippi Supreme Court is weighing arguments about a state law that has sparked a monthslong dispute over whether white state officials are stomping on local self-governance in the state’s majority-Black capital city, Jackson

The Independent UK

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Ex-Titans LB Avery Williamson lands high school coaching job

Former Titans LB Avery Williamson has landed a high-school coaching job at Jackson Christian.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Federal Funding to Help Transportation Infrastructure In Lexington, Jackson

Nearly thirty million dollars from the federal Department of Transportation is coming to central Kentucky.

WEKU

US judge temporarily blocks Mississippi law on state police permits for some protests

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Mississippi law that requires people to get permission from state police before protesting near government buildings in the capital city of Jackson

The Independent UK

As flood anniversary approaches, city of Jackson plans big 4th of July celebration

On Saturday, the city of Jackson, in Breathitt County, will hold its largest gathering since last year’s floods.

WEKU

The water in Mississippi's capital is safe to drink, city officials say

Officials in Mississippi's capital city say water flowing from city faucets is safe to drink

The Independent UK

A Mississippi teen unpacks how the Jackson water crisis impacts education

17-year-old Georgianna McKenny is the high school grand prize winner in NPR's fifth annual Student Podcast Challenge.

WEKU

Mississippi community workers battle maternal mortality crisis

JACKSON, MISS. — When Lauren Jones was pregnant with her first child, doctors overlooked a leak in her amniotic sac because her description of the symptoms didn’t strike them as cause for alarm.

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Mississippi GOP governor and Democratic challenger spar over crime, courts and trans care

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and the Democrat who is trying to unseat him this year, Brandon Presley, are trading barbs about crime, courts and transgender health care

WEKU

60 years ago, Medgar Evers became a martyr of the Civil Rights Movement

On June 12, 1963, Evers was assassinated at his home in Jackson, Miss., by a Ku Klux Klan member. While other leaders pushed for equality across the U.S., Evers focused on his native Mississippi.

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60 years after Medgar Evers' murder, his widow continues a civil rights legacy

It's been 60 years since civil rights leader Medgar Evers was murdered outside his Mississippi home

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Mississippi harms free speech by requiring state permits before protests, lawsuit says

A new lawsuit says a Mississippi law will restrict free speech by requiring people to obtain permission from state law enforcement officials for any protest near state government buildings in the capital city of Jackson

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US judge condemns Mississippi city's 'crime cancer' as he removes state justice from lawsuit

The Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice cannot be sued over a state law that requires him to appoint some judges in the capital city of Jackson

The Independent UK

3 ex-officers indicted in death of Black man seen on video being shocked with stun guns

A Mississippi grand jury has indicted two former police officers on murder charges and another ex-officer on a manslaughter charge in the death of a Black man who was pinned down and repeatedly shocked with stun guns during a New Year's eve arrest

Chicago Sun-Times

Machine-gun conversion devices known as switches targeted by feds in Tennessee

Authorities in Memphis and Jackson, Tenn., have been trying to slow the proliferation of switches. A Sun-Times / WBEZ investigation last year showed the devices increasingly are fueling violence.

The Independent UK

Federal judge extends temporary halt on appointed judges in Mississippi capital

A federal judge has extended his order temporarily stopping the Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice from appointing judges in the the capital city of Jackson and Hinds County — both of which are majority-Black

The Independent UK

Federal attorneys agree to pause litigation for water violations in Mississippi's capital

Attorneys for the federal government, Mississippi and the state’s capital city have agreed to request to delay litigation from a complaint filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that says the city hasn't been meeting standards for providing reliable drinking water

The Conversation

US has a long history of state lawmakers silencing elected Black officials and taking power from their constituents

Mississippi legislators have enacted a law that would create a new judicial system covering the state’s capital city, Jackson, in place of the current county court system.

The Independent UK

1 lawsuit over appointment of Mississippi judges dismissed, another case still alive

A Mississippi judge has dismissed one lawsuit that challenges a new law dealing with appointment of judges in the majority-Black capital city of Jackson and the surrounding county

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