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The man accused in a fatal DUI crash that left a one year old boy dead is facing new charges. Brett Matthew Prince now faces Aggravated DUI Involving Death, and Aggravated DUI Involving Maiming. Both More>>
A dangerous Yazoo county bridge has local drivers worried the structure could collapse. The old wooden bridge is located on Anding Oil city road in the Little Yazoo community. Jeannette Williams More>>
Some residents wonder why a weather alert wasn't sent out before Sunday's storm. The storm brought heavy wind and rain to the area. Lightning struck the Eagle Lake Baptist Church, and it caught on fire. More>>
Mississippi Treasurer Lynn Fitch says it now appears that sometime in 2014 will be the earliest that the Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition plan will reopen for additional enrollments. Like More>>
Jackson police are investigating two brazen daylight arm robberies outside two north Jackson churches. Both alleged crimes appear to be related. The most recent robbery happened More>>
Mississippi's attorney general says the governor does not have legal authority to operate the Division of Medicaid by executive order. Attorney General Jim Hood's nonbinding opinion, issued Wednesday, More>>
MDOT is reporting maintenance work on both the east and west bound sides of I-20 between Bolton and the Big Black River.I-20 west bound has the left lane closed, and I-20 east bound has the right lane More>>
Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports one new human case of West Nile virus (WNV) for 2013. The reported case was in Forrest County, bringing the state total for 2013 to two cases. In More>>
On Tuesday, June 11, 2013 the individual depicted in the video and photos wearing the purple colored top used a stolen credit card at one of the local businesses in Ridgeland, in an attempt to purchase More>>
Amber Alert Canceled: Children Have Been Found Safe More>>
Mayor-Elect Chokwe Lumumba has announced his selection of people to serve on his Transition Executive Committee. The transition executive committee will be looking at and helping the Mayor-Elect determine More>>
18-year-old Jimmy Parks is currently charged with disobeying police. More>>
METRO – Home Goods and Big Lots are making moves in the Metro. More>>
On June 13, 2013, at approximately 1:40 pm, 4 victims were robbed while standing on the parking lot of a church. The victims were approached by 2 black males who displayed a weapon. The suspects demanded More>>
A Hinds County resident has been arrested a second time for depraved heart murder, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Tracey Lynn Garner (formerly known as Morris Garner), age 52, of Jackson More>>
We are learning more about a Raymond man facing drunk driving charges in a deadly weekend crash that left a toddler dead. Brett Matthew Prince, 29, has been charged.
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The Jackson County Board of Supervisors wants to see a list of locations that might need weapon restrictions ahead of a new state law that clarifies that people may openly carry guns in Mississippi without More>>
Campaign workers for Dave Ware who came out 37 votes short of being elected mayor of Hattiesburg have wrapped up their inspection of the ballots. Mayor Johnny DuPree's campaign workers More>>
According to Simpson County Sheriff Kenneth Lewis, Simpson County Adult Detention Center Inmates Patrick McMillan and Billy Jo Gunter walked off a work detail crew in the area of Simpson Hwy 541N near the More>>
Four community work centers slated to close in about a month will remain open, Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Christopher B. Epps announced today. Continuing to operate Bolivar More>>
OMAHA, NE – Mississippi State's memorable season continued with another dramatic come-from-behind victory in the College World Series Monday. Trey Porter's two-run single in the top of the eighth inning lifted MSU to its second straight win at TD Ameritrade Park with a thrilling 5-4 victory over Indiana. More>>
Bulldog fans are feeling really good about Monday night. The Mississippi State University Baseball Team is advancing in the College World Series and supporters - watching from Capitol Grill in Jackson - were cheering through the final inning. More>>
Environmental advocates and others are questioning the decision to quit using crews to look for tar balls left by the BP oil spill on Gulf Coast beaches in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. The patrols More>>
The accident on Highway 27 has been cleared. More>>
We're told that police are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in the Presidential Hills neighborhood. It happened about thirty minutes ago, around 11:15am, in the Abraham Lincoln-James Garfield More>>
Tuition at Mississippi community colleges will increase by an average of about 6 percent this fall. Of Mississippi's 15 independently governed community colleges, 11 are choosing to raise charges on More>>
Memphis-based Southern Airways Express has announced it will begin flights to and from Destin and Panama City in Florida June 20, and then add flights to and from New Orleans by the end of June out of More>>
The oldest casino in the South is getting a $100 million makeover. The Isle Casino will reopen at 1 p.m. Friday as the Golden Nugget Casino Biloxi. The Sun Herald reports that changes range from new More>>
A man convicted of failing to register as a sex offender in Mississippi will be re-sentenced because a federal appeals panel threw out his prison term. Court records show Calvin Windless was convicted More>>
Some defense lawyers are calling for an independent review of cases involving a pathologist whose testimony prompted the Mississippi Supreme Court to overturn two convictions. Tucker Carrington, head More>>
Firefighters responded to Eagle Lake Baptist Church after a lightning strike ignited the building Sunday afternoon. More>>
The Greater Tree of Life Missionary Baptist Church in Jackson hosts anger management classes, alcohol and drug counseling, parenting workshops, and family life skill sessions. More>>
OMAHA, NE - The Mississippi State Bulldogs won their first College World Series contest since 1998, as they defeated No. 3 National seed Oregon State 5-4 Saturday. The Bulldogs advance to play Indiana Monday at 7:00pm in the winner's bracket. More>>
A baby is dead after a drunk driver hit the vehicle he was riding in on Highway 18, authorities said. More>>
Two men were arrested in Jackson after having multiple guns and drugs nearby a church. More>>
A family of five in Madison County is safe after having to escape their burning home Saturday morning. More>>
Thieves are on the prowl in Warren County for your lawn equipment. More>>
In the halls of the Copiah county courthouse, the sound of clanging shackles rang out as accused embezzler Linda Reed was escorted into a courtroom Friday, wearing a pair of orange handcuffs matching More>>
A ground-rattling explosion at a chemical plant in Louisiana ignited a blaze that killed at least one person and injured dozens of others. Louisiana's health department says 77 people were treated at hospitals More>>
Law enforcement officials in Greene County, Miss. say a woman reported missing has called to say she is ok. More>>
Linda Gale Reed has pleaded not guilty to three counts of embezzlement. Reed entered the plea Friday in Copiah County Circuit Court in Hazlehurst. Circuit Judge Lamar Pickard denied bail for Reed and More>>
Washington County Community Work Center inmate MICHEAL MADDOX, MDOC #181764, left a job site at the National Guard Armory in Greenville this morning. He was last seen about 10:35 a.m. His state-issued More>>
Jon Adams aka Johnny Dale Pigg, Jr. is wanted by the Adams County Sheriff's Office on the charge of grand larceny. His is described as a 42 year old white male with brown hair and brown eyes. He is 6 More>>
The Mississippi Ethics Commission has cleared the way for six Republican lawmakers to vote on Medicaid issues. The lawmakers sought ethics guidance because they have potential financial conflicts. The More>>
A deadly motorcycle accident is the cause of the I-55 southbound lane closure.MDOT has temporarily closed all southbound lanes of I-55 to allow responders time to clear a motorcycle wreck. Effective immediately. The More>>
Attorney General Jim Hood has issued an opinion regarding House Bill 2 due to questions submitted by Sheriff Brad Lance of Tate County, Mississippi. More>>
Traffic Alert:Road Work In Madison & Rankin Counties More>>
OMAHA, NE - The Mississippi State Bulldogs touched down in Omaha at 3:45pm Thursday afternoon and will now turn their attention to No. 3 National Seed Oregon State. MSU and the Beavers face off at 2:00pm in the College World Series Saturday. More>>
According to Lt. Jon Traxler with the Hattiesburg Police Department the body of a man was found around 3 o'clock this afternoon at 201 Willis Avenue. The house was destroyed by a fire years ago. Authorities More>>
Authorities say a Vicksburg woman armed with a copy of a Girl Scouts cookie order form allegedly bilked $1,000 from customers who thought they had placed legitimate orders. Warren County Sheriff Martin More>>
State police say a reported explosion has touched off a fire, injuring people at a petrochemical plant about 20 miles southeast of Baton Rouge. Louisiana State Police Capt. Doug Cain says he doesn't More>>
This morning at approximately 10:15 am the Cleary Fire Department supported by the MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and Rankin County Emergency Operations, recovered the body of 36 year old More>>
The Democratic leadership in the Mississippi House of Representatives made a decision during the 2013 Regular Legislative Session to vote against appropriating funds for the current Medicaid program twice. Additionally, More>>
Police say a drunk driver caused about 100 Entergy customers to lose power when he hit a utility pole this morning. The accident happened near the Gallatin Street and Galilee Street intersection. The driver More>>
MDOT has cleared the I-55 Northbound outside lane for travel between Summit and Bogue Chitto.Traffic should resume as usual. More>>
Of the more $100 million in local and state funds Jackson Public Schools plans to spend on salaries in the next school year, 68 percent would go toward instruction, and the remaining $34.5 million on administration More>>
On June 12, 1963 a bullet killed Medgar Evers in front of his family. His wife, Myrlie, would say at his funeral "you can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea". More>>
Authorities say one person was killed and another injured when their single-engine plane apparently struck some power lines as it was landing at a rural east Mississippi airport. Neither victim in the More>>
The Ridgeland Police Department is searching for a man and a woman for credit card fraud.The pair used a stolen credit card at Kroger, Wal-Mart, a liquor store, and a Chinese restaurant in Ridgeland charging More>>
Gov. Phil Bryant says slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers helped create a "vastly different Mississippi," and a better one, by increasing black voter registration. Republican Bryant spoke Wednesday More>>
At 8 a.m. on Wednesday morning rescue crews will restart their search for a Jackson man who jumped off the Swinging Bridge near Byram and into the into the water of the Pearl River. More>>
Clinton police have arrested two additional suspects for their alleged involvement in a series of bomb threats made in mid-May to Clinton High School. Interim Police Chief Mike Warren tells The Clarion-Ledger More>>
Gov. Phil Bryant and representatives from the Mississippi Development Authority will lead a delegation of Mississippi companies on a business development mission to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, More>>
Mississippi corrections officials are investigating the stabbing death of an inmate at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. A news release from the Department of Corrections says prisoner More>>
A group including Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and Mississippi Development Authority Director Brent Christensen will attend next week's Paris Air Show. MDA will send a five other people besides Christensen. More>>
Mayor-elect Chokwe Lumumba is making transition plans, getting ready to take the oath of office July first as Jackson's next leader. Lumumba says he's examining the organizational charts More>>
On Wednesday, June 12, construction will begin on West Street between Marshall Street and Woodrow Wilson Avenue. The project will consist of replacing a 90-year-old water line, three feet of Yazoo clay More>>
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