Jackson

8:01 AM Jackson State aims for top research tier as oyster sensors and $26M grants fuel growth 5:01 AM Mississippi leaders, faith groups press Andy Gipson to withdraw Sharia ban posts; Gipson refuses 1:40 AM Jackson rapper-former candidate sues city over limits on public comments at council meetings 11:21 AM Mississippi law makes child sexual battery a capital offense, raising debate over deterrence and reporting 12:41 PM Mississippi law expands death-penalty eligibility to certain child sexual-battery cases 5:31 AM Mississippi ranked last in maternal, infant health as state confronts crisis 10:11 PM Family, investigators seek answers after body found hanging outside Jackson home 2:51 PM Community shaken after body of 29-year-old found hanging in Jackson backyard 8:01 AM Jackson State aims for top research tier as oyster sensors and $26M grants fuel growth 5:01 AM Mississippi leaders, faith groups press Andy Gipson to withdraw Sharia ban posts; Gipson refuses 1:40 AM Jackson rapper-former candidate sues city over limits on public comments at council meetings 11:21 AM Mississippi law makes child sexual battery a capital offense, raising debate over deterrence and reporting 12:41 PM Mississippi law expands death-penalty eligibility to certain child sexual-battery cases 5:31 AM Mississippi ranked last in maternal, infant health as state confronts crisis 10:11 PM Family, investigators seek answers after body found hanging outside Jackson home 2:51 PM Community shaken after body of 29-year-old found hanging in Jackson backyard