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CANTON, Miss. (WLBT) - A grandmother and a former teacher are reacting to the closure of SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy in Canton after the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board voted Monday to revoke the school’s charter. The closure caught many parents off guard, and they say they...

You might pay a monthly or annual fee for things like your gym membership, Netflix subscription, or Costco membership. But would you do it to see your doctor?

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport honored a longtime dining facility employee with a Length of Service award for her 53 years of dedication to serving military personnel. What started as a job in March of 1973 has become a lifetime of service for Mrs. Peggy...

Parth Nayi, 29, of Woodridge, Illinois, was sentenced on October 22 to two years in federal prison and a $50,000 fine by U.S. District Judge Mary M. Rowland — a full year beyond what prosecutors had requested. The scheme involved hundreds of staged armed robberies at restaurants, gas stations,...

Mississippi State fans can find cheaper Texas tickets for Halloween, with resale listings showing a gap between inexpensive and premium seats.

Annette Johnson faced federal fraud allegations tied to East Aurora School District 131’s pandemic-era air purifier purchase. BY: EAST AURORA SCHOOL DISTRICT 131 Illinois school board member Annette Johnson was accused in federal court papers filed October 27 of steering a $2.7 million COVID-funded air purifier purchase to a reseller in exchange for a $1.3 million payment to her employer. Johnson had led East Aurora School District 131’s board while also working as chief financial officer for th

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The Oklahoma State Supreme Court has denied the City of Lawton’s efforts to appeal the reinstatement of two police officers charged in a 2021 shooting death. The matter concerns Nathan Ronan and Robert Hinkle, who were charged with manslaughter in the death of Quadry Sanders.

GUATEMALA - Oklahoma Rural Electric Cooperative linemen joined crews from Colorado and Iowa to expand electric service to hundreds of people in the mountainous Guatemalan villages of El Estocal and Montenegro who have never had power. For the villagers, the project represents a long-awaited change in their daily lives. Electricity...

Mason City, Waterloo and northern counties face different seasonal conditions than Des Moines and southern Iowa.

Three weeks ago Iowa lawmakers approved offering nearly $1.4 billion dollars’ worth of incentives for a steel plant in southeast Iowa, but state and local officials are still negotiating with the company over the details. Iowa Economic Development Authority Diretor Debi Durham said she’s leading the state’s negotiations with...