WKNO Daily Newscast | Monday, October 5, 2026
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— The man who created Tennessee’s lethal injection protocols, Frank Strada, is stepping down at the Department of Correction after a second failed execution this year.
— Today is the last day to register to vote ahead of the November 3 election.
— Voting rights advocates, community organizations, and residents packed Mississippi’s state capitol last week for a final hearing on a possible mid-decade congressional redistricting.
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