Capital & River News
Activists seek reckoning for Rankin deputies’ alleged abuses: ‘We’re not asking. We’re demanding.’
by Nate Rosenfield, Mississippi Today July 6, 2023 Protestors gathered outside the offices of Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Rankin County Sheriff Brian Bailey on Wednesday, calling for the...
Mississippi Landmark Artist Mike Koskie Passes at 67
Mike Koskie, 67, of Jackson, MS, passed away on July 4, 2023, from late stage diagnosis of esophageal cancer. Mike was born September 28, 1955, to Frank and Sally Koskie in Jackson, MS. After...
Will state’s justices sign off on challenge to separate Jackson court district?
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today July 6, 2023 Mississippi Supreme Court Justices heard arguments Thursday that will help them decide the constitutionality of House Bill 1020 – the controversial law...
Jackson leaders insist city water is safe to drink. Some mothers struggle to trust them.
by Adria R. Walker, Mississippi Today July 6, 2023 As federal and city officials continue to work to assure residents the water flowing from the troubled Jackson system is safe to drink, distrust...
Task Force on Agriculture & Nutrition In The 21st Century Regional Agricultural Roundtable
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson will host the Regional Agricultural Roundtable this upcoming Friday. This roundtable is a session where task force members have the opportunity to listen to stakeholders and...
New law over permitting protests in Jackson blocked by federal judge
By Sarah Ulmer U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate temporarily blocked a portion of Senate Bill 2343. The new Mississippi law, which was set to go into effect July 1st, outlines jurisdictional...
IHL: Alcorn State interim president leaving after two months to focus on family
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today June 30, 2023 The governing board of Mississippi's public university system announced that Alcorn State University's interim president is leaving next month to...
Judge Reeves rules man convicted of felony has right to firearm, criticizes U.S. Supreme Court
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today June 29, 2023 U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves has dismissed a gun possession case against a man convicted of a felony, citing a Supreme Court precedent he...
Firing Rankin deputies accused of brutality not enough, mom says: They need to be charged
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today June 28, 2023 The mother of a man allegedly tortured and shot in the mouth by a Rankin County sheriff’s deputy earlier this year and another mother of a man beaten,...
Rankin sheriff fires deputies accused of beating, torturing two men
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today June 27, 2023 Rankin County deputies accused of beating and torturing two men earlier this year have been fired, Sheriff Bryan Bailey announced Tuesday. “We...
