Jackson mayor and other local Mississippi officials accused of bribery

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital said Thursday “he will continue to handle the business of the city,” after he pleaded not guilty to charges related to an alleged bribery scheme that has also led to the indictments of a prominent district attorney and former city council president.

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