The police chief in Jackson, Mississippi, Joseph Wade says 36-year-old Daniel Callihan and 32-year-old Victoria Cox, are facing capital murder and sexual battery charges for the alleged kidnaping of six-year-old Jalie Brunett and her four-year sister Erin Brunett from Loranger….
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Authorities believe Erin Brunnett was killed in Jackson, Mississippi, while the children’s mother was brutally murdered in the bedroom of her Loranger home.

A recent state audit shows Louisiana still has a long ways to go in bringing affordable, high-speed internet to rural areas of Louisiana. Winn Parish School Superintendent Al Simmons says an estimated one and three people in their parish lack high-speed internet…
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Simmons says the parish is waiting on federal dollars for broadband programs to bring Winn into the 21st century.

Former LSU football coach Les Miles is suing the university over vacating 37 of the coach’s wins preventing him from eligibility for College Football Hall of Fame Consideration. Kace Kieschnick has the story…
Cut 2 (32) “…I’m Kace Kieschnick.”

A hearing takes place today in a New Orleans courtroom over New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s attempt to get a restraining order against a citizen who took photos of her enjoying a dining experience with her bodyguard on a French Quarter balcony. In a court filing, Cantrell says the photo was used to attack and dehumanize her character.

Tangipahoa Pairsh Coroner Rick Foster says Callie Brunett died of multiple sharp force injuries. Brunett was found dead inside the bedroom of her rural Loranger home last week. 36-year-old Daniel Callihan faces a first degree murder charge. He also faces a capital murder charge and sexual battery charges in Jackson Mississippi for the death of three-year-old Erin Brunett. 32-year-old Victoria Cox faces the same charges. Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade did not elaborate on the sexual battery charge…
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Former LSU football coach Les Miles has filed a lawsuit against LSU over 37 vacated victories. Miles’ attorney, Peter Ginsburg, says the loss of the 37 victories drops Miles winning percentage below the benchmark needed to be eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame…
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LSU is not commenting about the lawsuit. The 37 victories were vacated because of LSU’s admission that a booster paid former LSU offensive lineman Vadal Alexander from 2012 to 2015, which would make Alexander ineligible to play.

Despite state and federal efforts, 1 in 3 people in Winn Parish don’t have access to affordable, high-speed internet. Mel Bridges has more.
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Victoria Cox, the woman who’s been charged in the death of four-year-Erin Brunett along with Daniel Callihan said in Mississippi courtroom Monday that the last time she saw the two girls they were both alive. Callihan confessed to authorities and the media Friday and Jackson Police Chief Joshep Wade believes they have a solid case.

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Both Cox and Callihan have been charged with murder and sexual battery in Mississippi. Wade opted not to elaborate on the sexual battery charges as they pertained to the young girls.

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Wade says the FBI is expected to hand down charges in a matter of days.

Former LSU Head Football Coach Les Miles is suing the school over its decision to vacate 37 of his teams’ wins between 2012 and 2015. The vacated victories bring Miles’s career winning percentage from .665 to .597, just under the College Football Hall of Fame’s 60-percent threshold for eligibility. Miles’s attorney Peter Ginsberg says he isn’t seeking monetary compensation…

Cut 7 (11) “…Hall of Fame.”

The lawsuit also names the NCAA and College Football Hall of Fame as defendants and comes only after a lack of action and communication from LSU.

Crestworth Elementary math teacher Derrick Winn received the Milken Educators Award on February 6^th, 2024. After observing Winn for close to a year, getting interviews, and receiving letters from friends and coworkers it was clear that they had the right teacher.

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The Milken Educator Awards targets early-to-mid career education professionals for their already impressive achievements and, more significantly, for the promise of what they will accomplish in the future.

The woman charged in the death of toddler death of four-year-old Erin Brunette of Loranger in Mississippi says the last time she saw her and her six-year-old sister Jalie, they were both alive. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Former LSU football coach Les Miles is suing the university over vacating 37 of the coach’s wins preventing him from eligibility for College Football Hall of Fame Consideration. Kace Kieschnick has the story…

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Despite state and federal efforts, 1 in 3 people in Winn Parish don’t have access to affordable, high-speed internet. Mel Bridges has more.

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Victoria Cox, the woman who’s been charged in the death of four-year-Erin Brunett along with Daniel Callihan said in Mississippi courtroom Monday that the last time she saw the two girls they were both alive. Callihan confessed to authorities and the media Friday and Jackson Police Chief Joshep Wade believes they have a solid case.

Cut 4 (12) “…the FBI.”

Both Cox and Callihan have been charged with murder and sexual battery in Mississippi. Wade opted not to elaborate on the sexual battery charges as they pertained to the young girls.

Cut 5 (12) “…appropriate charge.”

After processing the crime scene for three days in Mississippi, Wade says he has more questions than answers and wants to know why Callihan and Cox brought the two girls to Mississippi.

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Wade says the FBI is expected to hand down charges in a matter of days.

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Former LSU Head Football Coach Les Miles is suing the school over its decision to vacate 37 of his teams’ wins between 2012 and 2015. The vacated victories bring Miles’s career winning percentage from .665 to .597, just under the College Football Hall of Fame’s 60-percent threshold for eligibility. Miles’s attorney Peter Ginsberg says he isn’t seeking monetary compensation…

Cut 7 (11) “…Hall of Fame.”

The sanctions stem from an NCAA ruling that former Tigers offensive lineman Vadal Alexander’s father received financial benefits from a school booster violating NCAA rules. Ginsberg asserts there is no evidence or implication Miles had any knowledge of this, and the university self-imposed excessive sanctions including a one year bowl-ban in order to protect itself from NCAA punishment regarding the illegal recruiting practices of former men’s basketball coach Will Wade…

Cut 8 (12) “…Basketball program.” 

The lawsuit also names the NCAA and College Football Hall of Fame as defendants and comes only after a lack of action and communication from LSU. Ginsberg says he met with a high-ranking university official who promised the university’s support months ago before ceasing communication. Ginsberg says Miles’s cause is not a selfish one…

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Crestworth Elementary math teacher Derrick Winn received the Milken Educators Award on February 6^th, 2024. After observing Winn for close to a year, getting interviews, and receiving letters from friends and coworkers it was clear that they had the right teacher.

Cut 10 (09) “…after everything.”

The award comes with a cash prize of $25,000 and a trip to LA to attend the “Oscars for Teachers”. But Winn says its much more than that.

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Winn says that next school year he plans to use what he has learned from this opportunity and continue Winn’s Math Fact Challenge and the fourth annual “March Math-ness”.

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The Milken Educator Awards targets early-to-mid career education professionals for their already impressive achievements and, more significantly, for the promise of what they will accomplish in the future.

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Despite state and federal efforts, 1 in 3 people in Winn Parish don’t have access to affordable, high-speed internet. Though schools, libraries, and most buildings in towns have high-speed internet, many individuals in the parish do not. Parish School Superintendent Al Simmons…

Cut 13 (12)  “…a lot of folks.”

Simmons thinks Winn Parish could get high-speed internet in the second round of broadband programs from the state Office of Broadband Development and Connectivity, which could come anywhere from a few months to a few years. Though people in the parish have made it work up until this point, Simmons says better internet is needed and needed soon.

Cut 14 (05)  “…shortly.”

Until affordable, high-speed internet comes to the majority of Winn Parish, Simmons says, residents will have to continue to do school assignments, telehealth, and remote work from hotspots and public buildings.

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Victoria Cox, the woman who’s been charged in the death of four-year-Erin Brunett along with Daniel Callihan, who’s already confessed, said in a Mississippi courtroom today that the last time she saw the two girls they were both alive.

Jackson Police Chief Joshep Wade says he believes the child was suffocated….

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Her 6-year-old sister Jalie survived the ordeal.

Tangipahoa Parish Coroner Rick Foster tells The Advocate their mother 35-year-old Callie Brunett died of multiple sharp force injuries. On Friday Sheriff Daniel Edwards said, “the cause of death is without a doubt going to be trauma,” but declined to elaborate further. Edwards says they also recovered the murder weapon.

Former LSU Head Football Coach Les Miles has filed a lawsuit against LSU claiming their decision to vacate wins during his time as coach cost him a chance to qualify for the College Football Hall of Fame. Colleen Crain has more.

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Volunteer fans are leading the College World Series Jello Shot competition in Omaha with 8,802 shots, followed by Texas A& M with 5,078 shots. Even though LSU isn’t competing Tiger fans have donated $6,150 to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. You can still donate via a QR code on Rocco’s Pizza and Cantina’s social media pages.

Jackson, Mississippi Police have not yet confirmed the cause of death of four-year-old Erin Brunett of Loranger who was kidnapped with her sister 6-year-old Jalie after their mother was murdered in Loranger. Chief Joseph Wade was asked about Jalie…

Cut 13 (15) “…her injuries.” 

Wade says Daniel Callihan has confessed, and Victoria Cox has been implicated in the crimes. He says they do not believe anyone else was involved in the heinous murders of Callie Brunett in Loranger or her daughter in Mississippi. Wade says they have thoroughly processed the crime scene and they have more questions than answers and they want to know why Callihan and Cox brought the two girls to Mississippi.

Cut  14 (07) “…be it.” 

Former LSU Head Football Coach Les Miles is suing LSU for their decision to vacate 37 wins while he coached claiming it cost him the chance for a College Football Hall of Fame qualification. Tiger Rag Editor Todd Horne says to be considered you must have a 600 winning percentage. Even without the penalties, if Miles did reach that threshold, considering his allegations of sexual misconduct the former coach wouldn’t necessarily have been admitted.

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The NCAA is also named in the lawsuit.

There’s a storm in the Gulf of Mexico. Though it isn’t going to hit Louisiana directly, we’ll still be slammed with residual rain and wind throughout this week. Meteorologist Marti Calhoun with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles says the rain will likely get heavier during the first half of this week.

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Jackson, Mississippi Police Chief Joseph Wade says he’s still waiting on the medical examiner to confirm the cause of death of four-year-old Erin Brunett of Loranger.

Cut 12 (11) “…that information.” 

He says both Daniel Callihan and Victoria Cox have been charged with Erin’s murder along with sexual battery. In addition to charges in Mississippi, the two face charges in Tangipahoa Parish and Wade says they anticipate federal charges will be issued in the next few days. 

The US Surgeon General is pushing to require social media to display a warning. Haggai Davis with General Informatics says he doesn’t expect the warning to pass Congress. Even if it does pass, he encourages parents of social media addicted children to do more than just hope the warning works.

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Former LSU Head Football Coach Les Miles is suing LSU saying their decision to vacate 37 of his wins is costing him the chance for a College Football Hall of Fame qualification. Tiger Rag Editor Todd Horne says it’s embarrassing, and the violations happened under Miles’s watch…

Cut 3 (14) “…embarrassing.” 

A news release from Miles said it’s quote “an irrational and unfair self-inflicted punishment.”

Though the storm in the Gulf of Mexico isn’t expected to hit Louisiana directly, rain and wind are expected throughout this week. Meteorologist Marti Calhoun with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles reminds everyone forecasts can change and no one should be caught preparing for a storm while the storm is happening.

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Former LSU Head Football Coach Les Miles has filed a lawsuit against LSU claiming their decision to vacate wins during his time as coach cost him a chance to qualify for the College Football Hall of Fame. Colleen Crain has more.

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The US Surgeon General is pushing Congress to require a warning label for social media platforms. Mel Bridges has more.

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Former LSU Head Football Coach Les Miles has filed a lawsuit against the school for their decision to vacate the wins while he coached claiming it cost him the chance for a College Football Hall of Fame qualification. Tiger Rag Editor Todd Horne says it’s embarrassing, and the violations happened under Miles’s watch…

Cut 3 (13) “…embarrassing.” 

A news release from Miles said it’s quote “an irrational and unfair self-inflicted punishment.”

Horne says to be considered for the College Football Hall of Fame you must have a win percentage over 600 (.600). Even without the penalties, if Miles did reach that threshold, considering his allegations of sexual misconduct the former coach wouldn’t necessarily have been admitted.

Cut 4 (02) “…have been.” 

Without the self-imposed penalties, Miles would have had a .665 winning record.

Horne says Miles is claiming the penalties were an irrational and unfair self-inflicted punishment.

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The NCAA is also listed as a defendant.

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The US Surgeon General announced he will push Congress to require social media platforms to display a warning that social media has not been proven safe. Haggai Davis with General Informatics says the Surgeon General hopes this warning helps repeat history.

Cut 6 (11) “…1970s.” 

In his op-ed letter to the New York Times, the Surgeon General cited studies finding young people who spend three hours on social media have double the risk of anxiety and depression symptoms. While Davis agrees social media is harmful, he’s not sure if a simple warning will do all that much.

Cut 7 (07) “…whole ‘nother thing.”  

Davis says he doesn’t expect the warning to pass Congress due to differences in reasoning between parties. Even if it does pass, he encourages parents of social media-addicted children to do more than just hope the warning works.

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The Surgeon General also recommended a requirement for social media companies to share data on the health effects of their products, and allow independent safety audits.

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Though the storm in the Gulf of Mexico isn’t going to hit Louisiana directly, we’ll still be slammed with residual rain and wind throughout this week. Meteorologist Marti Calhoun with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles says the rain will likely get heavier during the first half of this week.

Cut 9 (12) “…totals.” 

Calhoun says it’s also likely to get progressively windier until Thursday, though the strongest winds should remain in Texas. Still, she cautions that the wind that does hit Louisiana could lead to coastal flooding in areas of the state that have already seen significant rainfall.

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Though this week’s storms aren’t forecasted to be a hurricane, Calhoun reminds everyone this is all just speculative. Besides, she says, nobody should be caught preparing for a storm while the storm is happening.

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Jackson, Mississippi Police Chief Joseph Wade says he’s still waiting on the medical examiner to confirm the cause of death of four-year-old Erin Brunett of Loranger. He believes she was suffocated on Thursday.

Cut 12 (10) “…that information.” 

When asked if 6-year-old Jalie received any injuries Wade says she’s still recovering…

Cut 13 (15) “…her injuries.” 

Wade says Daniel Callihan has confessed, and Victoria Cox has been implicated in the crimes. He says they do not believe anyone else was involved in the heinous murders of Callie Brunett in Loranger or her daughter in Mississippi.

Both Callihan and Cox have been charged with Erin’s murder along with sexual battery. In addition to charges in Mississippi, the two face charges in Tangipahoa Parish and Wade says they anticipate federal charges will be issued in the next few days.  He says it’s up to prosecutors as to how they will proceed with the case…

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Wade says they have thoroughly processed the crime scene and they have more questions than answers and they want to know why Callihan and Cox brought the two girls to Mississippi.

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