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Monday, January 26, 2026
Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 47. Tonight, low around 24. Tuesday, a high near 48. Tuesday night, a low around 28. NWS
US stock markets end Friday mixed (S&P 500 +0.0%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq +0.3%) after midweek volatility; marks second straight week all three indexes finished lower (More).
Local Sports On Jan. 23rd, Rickards and Godby added another close contest to their long-standing rivalry Friday night, with the Raiders outlasting the Cougars 47-42 in overtime. Details.
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Local & State News
Reports filed with the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) show that the Leon County School Board has added 47 School Administrator positions over a 6-year period while the number of students declined and the number of teachers were reduced. Details.
An appeals court upheld an order throwing out more than 70,000 signatures for Florida’s proposed recreational-marijuana amendment.
Jacksonville state Rep. Angie Nixon announced Thursday that she is running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate this year.
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National News
Federal officers shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old protester, in Minneapolis Saturday. The incident marks the second fatal shooting of a US citizen by officers in Minnesota this month, after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent killed driver Renee Good on Jan. 7. The Department of Homeland Security says Pretti approached Border Patrol agents with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun and resisted attempts to disarm him. Video footage suggests Pretti carried a concealed firearm on his waistband but did not touch or reach for the gun during interactions with officers. Officers appear to discover and remove the firearm after Pretti is pinned facedown to the ground, and 10 shots are fired soon after. See a timeline and analysis of video footage here.
Senate Democrats say they will block government funding package if it includes money for the Department of Homeland Security following Saturday’s fatal shooting in Minnesota; funding is set to run out Friday, Jan. 30 (More).