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Explosion at Mississippi elementary school that injured two teachers left school without home until university community stepped up
One week after a mysterious explosion at a Mississippi elementary school left two teachers hospitalized and the entire school community in chaos and uncertainty, a state university stepped up to be a beacon of hope for the school after its building was deemed uninhabitable. Officials say the explosion occurred at...
Indianola mom’s situation raises question: If you call police for help during a domestic disturbance, will you lose your kids?
Exposing children to domestic violence commonly leads to abuse and neglect charges and can result in loss of custody, experts say. But in the case of Nakala Murry, an Indianola mother facing neglect allegations, it was a police officer responding to her call for help, not her ex-partner who was causing trouble, that left her then-11-year-old son with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Civil rights attorney demands footage in fatal police chase, but city lawyer says none exists
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump demanded Tuesday that police in a small town in Mississippi release camera footage of a chase that ended in the death of a Black teenager, but the city attorney said the police department does not use cameras. “I have been advised by the Chief that the police […]
Marquesha Davis becomes 5th Arkansan to be selected in WNBA Draft
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (KAIT) – A McGehee, Arkansas native’s dreams came true Monday night as Marquesha Davis was selected during the first round of the 2024 WNBA Draft. The New York Liberty selected the OIe Miss guard with the 11th pick on Monday, April 15. Davis graduated from Springdale...
Cleveland Assistant Safety Director Fired For Misleading Officials About Car Crash And Transporting Minors In City Vehicle
Jakimah Dye, the former assistant director of Safety for the City of Cleveland, was relieved of her duties on April 12 after an investigation revealed that she misled officials investigating a February car crash. As WKYC reports, the crash involved Dye’s city vehicle and minors. According to a letter from Interim Safety Director Wayne Drummond, those factors were considered when Dye was fired following a pre-disciplinary hearing in March. “During the course of the investigation, you admitted you were utilizing the City vehicle for non-work-related purposes,” Drummond wrote in the letter. “It was also discovered that you were transporting several minors and...
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