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Memphis' Viking Cooking School to close

Memphis' Viking Cooking School to close

Memphis' Viking Cooking School is closing.

It's a result of Viking laying off one fifth of the company's workforce, that's about 140 people.

Viking's cooking school and Alluvian Hotel in Greenwood, Mississippi, will stay open.

Public access to concealed-carry information blocked

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - The Mississippi House has voted to block public access to information about people issued concealed carry permits.

The Senate will now debate House Bill 485.

Robert Brewer of Olive Branch isn't shy about guns.

"In my case, I have a permit to carry," said Brewer.

In Mississippi, licensed gun owners can get concealed carry permits after a background check. Approved training is required for enhanced permits.

The idea of keeping certain gun owners' information private doesn't sit too well with Olivia McMillan.

"Honestly, being a mother I would love to know if my neighbor has the ability to carry a weapon or not," said McMillan.

Republican bill sponsor Mark Baker of Brandon said he filed the bill after complaints about a New York newspaper that published the names and addresses of permit holders.

Results of Ole Miss protests investigation released

OXFORD, MS- (WMC-TV) - Ole Miss released the findings of an investigation done after a protest ignited on the campus following the re-election of President Obama. The protests, which drew a crowd of about 100 students, made headlines across the country.

The political disagreement started out with a small number of students, but grew into a racially charged crowd yelling racial slurs and lighting campaign signs on fire. It ended with police being forced to break up the crowds. 

Immediately afterward, an investigation was launched by the Incident Review Committee in order to get to the bottom of how these protests started on November 6.

The 10 member committee reviewed written, electronic, and video documentation of the night. They also interviewed students, staff, and police officers. In the end, the committee recommended action for six students.

More than 100 students protest election

(Source: Twitter)

OXFORD, MS- (WMC-TV) – While you were sleeping, protests were forming on the Ole Miss campus in Oxford, Mississippi.

Reports originally came into Action News 5 that "riots" were brewing on the college campus.

According to Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones, university police were first notified of the demonstrations when 30 to 40 students gathered at the union. Within the next 20 minutes, the group had grown to more than 100 students.

Word of the protests snowballed on social networking sites overnight. Photos were posted all over Twitter, and a video was even uploaded to YouTube.

Photos show huge group of people on the campus, some even lighting Obama-Biden signs on fire, in response to the presidential election results.

According to people on the scene, students were heckling one another and racial slurs were even yelled out in the crowd.

Miss. teen wins protest against PepsiCo

Miss. teen wins protest against PepsiCo

A Mississippi teen fought PepsiCo and won.

Now the soft drink maker is removing a key ingredient from citrus-flavored Gatorade.

15-year-old Sarah Kavanaugh launched an online petition requesting the company remove brominated vegetable oil from her favorite drink.

BVO is used to promote consistency in the drink.

But it shares an ingredient with some flame retardants, and has been linked to various health problems when ingested in large amounts.

According to Change.org, more than 200,000 supporters signed the petition.

"I didn't expect all of the attention to be brought to it, but I'm definitely grateful for it. I'm glad that people are seeing the affects of it and that they're really caring about what's being put in products that they use," said Kavanaugh.

PepsiCo said it began reformulating a new line of BVO free Gatorade about a year ago.

It's expected to hit shelves soon.