PRODUCER KOURTNEY CHRISTOPHER PAIGE
ANCHOR DR. SUNNY FRIDGE
1. After 153 days the BP spill has come to an ending.
2. A weekend discovery may reveal the remains of an 81 year old missing woman.
3. And, the Grambling State Tigers grabbed JSU by the tail and snatch away its current winning streak.
Good Afternoon, I’m Student News Anchor Kourtney Christopher Paige and this is WJSU News Now. 88 Degrees and Sunny Skies at this hour, we’ll have more details on your forecast, later in Weather.
But First, The well that spewed 206 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico has been declared dead. It’s Todays Top Story on the News Update at Noon.
Retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen says the sealed-off well on the Gulf floor poses no further threat. Today's declaration from the federal government's point man on the disaster followed one last test to ensure a cement plug would hold.
It comes five months after an explosion sank a drilling rig and led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
The gusher was contained in mid-July after a temporary cap was put on the well. Mud and cement were later pushed down through the top of the well, allowing the cap to be removed.
But the well could not be declared dead until a relief well was drilled and the well was sealed from the bottom.
President Barack Obama is calling the successful "kill" a milestone. He's also promising that his administration will continue to work closely with people who live in the region as they rebuild their livelihoods and restore the environment.
President Barack Obama and his family attended an hour-long service Sunday morning at a church just across the street from the White House. It’s News Across America at this Hour.
Joined by his wife, Michelle, and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, Obama strolled across Lafayette Square to attend St. John's Church. Sasha held her father's hand as they crossed the park.
Obama has attended the pale yellow Episcopal Church three times previously, as well as other churches in the nation's capital.
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The lawyer representing two men cleared in a decades-old murder case says his clients could seek compensation from the state. It’s News Around the State. Jackson lawyer Rob McDuff says a state law provides up to $50,000 a year for each year a person is falsely imprisoned up to a cap of $500,000. McDuff says the state could spend up to $1.5 million compensating the two men and the family of a third man for the wrongful conviction.
Phillip Bivens and Bobby Ray Dixon were freed Thursday after a Forrest County judge threw out their convictions based on DNA testing. Larry Ruffin died in 2002. The men were accused in the killing of Eva Gail Patterson.
Lauderdale County officials say a grand jury will review evidence in a case in which a man was shot after he reportedly forced his way into a home. Chief Sheriff’s deputy Ward Calhoun tells the Meridian Star that officials are investigating allegations that 18-year-old Trent Aaron Walker and two other men forced their way into a resident's home on Friday. Calhoun says the resident shot Walker, who died later from his wounds.
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Our Last Stop Around the State is in Edwards, Mississippi.
An autopsy on the badly decomposed body found on an Edwards hog farm revealed the victim died of blunt force trauma to the head and neck. Although dental records will be needed to determine if it is 81-year-old Ethel Simpson of Clinton, authorities believe they've found the missing woman.
The man last seen with Simpson has been captured in Alabama. Thirty-nine-year old James Hutto, a convicted sex offender, was arrested near Auburn while driving Simpson's Mercedes Friday. Clinton Police Chief Don Byington said his investigators have questioned Hutto and turned over the information to the Hinds County Sheriff's Department now heading up the investigation.
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And Finally this Afternoon…Despite the fact that Jackson State was more than ready for Grambling, The G-Men had a few tricks up their sleeves as they gave the Jackson State Tigers their first loss of the season. WJSU News Now Reporter, Maurice Richardson has more on an outstanding game despite the lost.
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Frank Warren carried 16 times for 256 yards and Grambling State stopped Jackson State on fourth-and-2 with 6 seconds left in a 28-21 victory on Saturday night. Warren scored on a 52-yard run with 5:33 left in the third quarter, his second touchdown of the game, to give the Grambling State Tigers (1-1) a 21-14 lead over the Jackson State Tigers (2-1) in the teams' Southwestern Athletic Conference opener. With Grambling State leading 28-14, a 5-yard scoring run by quarterback Casey Therriault brought Jackson State within 28-21 with 5:46 left.
After Grambling State punted to the Jackson State 7 with 2:54 left, Therriault drove his team to the Grambling State 20. After two incompletions and an 8-yard scramble, his fourth-down pass fell incomplete. Therriault, who came in averaging 344 yards passing per game, completed 29 of 51 for 346 yards.
The JSU Tigers will return to action Saturday, September 25th to face the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils in SWAC action.
I'm Maurice Richardson WJSU NEWS SPORTS UPDATE AT NOON.
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And now your First Look at Weather This Afternoon…We'll continue to see high temperatures in the mid to upper 90s through Tuesday. A couple of spotty showers or storms are possible in south Mississippi during the afternoon hours, but it may be Friday before we have a little better chance for some rain.
Your Forecasted High for Jackson, Starkville, Utica and the Rest of Central Mississippi will see Highs of 98 with a Low of 64 and Sunny Skies for the remainder of this Monday Afternoon.
I’m Student News Anchor Kourtney Christopher Paige and this is W-J-S-U News Now, Coming Up Later Today it’s the News Now Update at Five P-M with L-A Warren and the Newsteam…Have a terrific afternoon and stay with us for the best in Jazz…On Cool and Current W-J-S-U. Jackson State University, “Bridge to a Brighter Tomorrow.”
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