Capital & River News
2024 Run the Rainbow for Children’s adds marathon
By: Annie Oeth, Competitors in the first Run the Rainbow for Children's run through downtown. The 2024 event will include a marathon route. The gold at the end of this rainbow will be a marathon...
The Salvation Army Calls for Holiday Heroes!
The Salvation Army is in full swing with its largest annual fundraisers and needs your help! Volunteers play a crucial role in the organization's mission to serve others not only during the holiday...
Did Rankin sheriff play a role in ex-Capitol police officer’s DUI acquittal? Authorities want to know.
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today November 21, 2023 Two state officials confirmed to Mississippi Today that state and federal authorities are examining what role, if any, Rankin County Sheriff...
Private equity-backed Texas company seeks to reopen behavioral health beds in Jackson
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today November 22, 2023 A private, for-profit Texas-based organization is seeking to reopen St. Dominic Memorial Hospital’s behavioral health beds in Jackson, according to...
The Grinch Strikes Early, Puts a Damper on Salvation Army’s Holiday Spirit
The season of giving took an unexpected turn for The Salvation Army last night when our facilities fell victim to a heartless break-in reminiscent of a classic Dr. Seuss tale. The Grinch, it seems,...
IHL discriminated against JSU administrator in hiring Thomas Hudson in 2020, lawsuit alleges
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today November 17, 2023 The same day the governing board of Mississippi’s public universities appointed one of its own to lead Jackson State University, a lawsuit filed...
‘It ain’t over yet,’ says mother of JPD accident victim buried in pauper’s grave despite having an ID
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today November 20, 2023 On Monday, the mother of Dexter Wade finally got to tell her son goodbye. The 37-year-old man, who had been battling mental illness, wandered...
JXN Water’s new rate structure raises costs for most, reduces them for low-income customers
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today November 17, 2023 The third-party manager of Jackson's water system introduced a proposed new tiered billing system on Friday that would raise rates for most in the...
UMMC surgeons conduct the first single port robot-assisted surgeries in the state
By: Rachel Vanderford The University of Mississippi Medical Center is the first institution in the state to offer patients operations assisted by the new Da Vinci SP surgical system. The addition of...
Farm conservation programs offer solutions to climate threats, but are vastly underfunded
by Erin Jordan, The Gazette, Madeline Heim; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest, Mississippi Today November 20, 2023 When the U.S. Department of Agriculture denied...