Mississippi Airport Dispute

Sen. Josh Harkins, R-Flowood, right, reacts as Sen. John Horhn, D-Jackson, left, purposes amendments that would affect Harkins' proposed legislation that would shift control of the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport to state officials and surrounding counties, March 3, 2016, in Senate chambers at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. 

 Rogelio V. Solis I AP

JACKSON — A federal appeals court says it is ending a long-running dispute over whether the state of Mississippi or its capital, Jackson, will control the city's airport board.

The decision Tuesday by a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could clear the way for a new board controlled mostly by state-appointed members. But city officials said Wednesday that they are "seeking a clarification" on the ruling.

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