KILN, MISS.
Child left in patrol car dies
Two police officers in Mississippi are on paid leave after a 3-year-old daughter of one of the officers died unattended in a patrol car. Hancock County Chief Deputy Sheriff Don Bass said Long Beach police officer Cassie Barker’s daughter died Friday after the child was left in the car for four hours while her mother was visiting with Long Beach patrolman Clark Ladner. Both officers were off-duty at the time. Long Beach Police Chief Wayne McDowell said Barker and Ladner were placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation. Hancock County Sheriff Ricky Adam said the car was running and the air conditioning was on when investigators found the child, who died at a hospital.
CHICAGO
More teachers are laid off
Chicago Public Schools announced it will lay off about 250 teachers and staff members due to a steeper-than-expected decline in enrollment. CPS says total enrollment on the 10th day of the school year was 378,481 students, down 14,000 students from last year. The layoffs announced Monday are in addition to the more than 500 teachers and 500 support staff that were let go in August due to declining enrollment. The Chicago Teachers Union has threatened to strike Oct. 11 if negotiators fail to reach a contract agreement.
YORK, PA.
Council censures mayor
A town council in Pennsylvania approved a motion to censure the mayor over racist posts on his Facebook page, including two depicting apes with captions referring to President Barack Obama and his family. Pennlive.com reported the West York Council unanimously approved a motion Monday night to censure Republican Mayor Charles Wasko. The council also approved a motion to give the borough solicitor the authority to look into any legal means necessary to remove Wasko as mayor.
TUCSON, ARIZ.
Death row ruling will stand
The U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to hear Arizona’s appeal of a lower court ruling that overturned a convicted murderer’s death sentence has opened the door for about 25 death row inmates to challenge their sentences. The justices on Monday let stand the ruling that said Arizona unconstitutionally excluded evidence about James McKinney’s troubled childhood and post-traumatic stress disorder that might have led to a lesser punishment.
Compiled from wire reports