Jacksonville's Morning News Interviews

Logan joins April to discuss DCPS and how they are planning to keep our kids safe as they head back to school.

Blair continues our You Decide 2024 coverage, looking at the latest round of indictments against former President Trump, other GOP candidate responses, and what impacts (if any) the indictments could have on Trump's eligibility for election.

As You Decide 2024 coverage continues, Jared reports on the latest round of indictments announced yesterday against former President Trump, this time entailing 4 counts related to the post-2020 election and Jan. 6, 2021 events in Washington DC.

Mark Kaye joins JMN to share thoughts on the latest batch of indictments against former President Trump, the on-going verbal sparring between Vice President Harris and Governor DeSantis over Black History curriculum standards in Florida, a wrap on Mark's Christmas in July event for sick kids, and more. Tune in for all of this and "Whatever You Want Wednesday" on the Mark Kaye Show, noon to 3pm!

Logan reports on Sheriff T.K. Waters' plan to add 80 new officers to the JSO roster in the coming months. The sheriff informally shared plans and general a timeline for adding new officers during the National Night Out community event yesterday.

Alexus follows up on last night's protest at DCSB HQ, as community members criticized revised Black History curriculum that attributes benefits to slavery. Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz defends the controversial verbiage used in the statewide curriculum standard, as does Gov. Ron DeSantis, despite criticism of Vice President Harris, teachers, community leaders, and students, whose concerns include explicit racism and allegations of "whitewashing" history.

CHILD FURNITURE SAFETY - Furniture manufacturers have less than a month to comply with a new federal safety rule to help prevent tip-over accidents and injuries involving kids. It’s all part of the new STUDY Act – the bipartisan law requires all manufacturers to provide anchoring kits and produce dressers that meet higher stability standards. This comes as the Consumer Product Safety Commission reports at least 234 people have died from clothing storage unit tip-overs from 2000 to April 2022. Some of these incidents involve children as young as 22-months old! We break down the new standards and what you need to know as a parent.

Logan updates details of last night's National Night Out event, where Mayor Deegan and Sheriff Waters met with area residents during community walk-throughs. In addition to building community relationships, the interactions allowed Sheriff Waters to present a timeline for when additional officers will be deployed.

Alexus has additional details about yesterday's demonstration outside DCPS HQ, as area residents protest recently adopted African American curriculum standards. A local teacher resigned as a show of objection, and the controversial standards have drawn the attention and criticism of Vice President Kamala Harris, while Gov. DeSantis defends the new standards.

Logan reports on the National Night Out event last night, which saw Mayor Deegan and Sheriff T.K. Waters "hit the streets" and meet residents of the Jacksonville community.