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Extreme heat and humidity moves in today
Today is going to be hot and humid. Our area is covered with heat warnings and advisories. We will see most of the high temperatures to reach the upper 90s to right around100 degrees and most of the heat index values during the afternoon hours will reach to around 100 to 115. We will see plenty of sunshine beyond the isolated showers and thunderstorms.
This is an image of man found dead near Mississippi overpass without ID. Officials hope you can identify him.
Officials hope the public can help identify a man whose body was found near a Mississippi overpass without identification or a wallet. The Jackson County Coroner’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man whose body was found on Highway 90 near the 63 overpass in Pascagoula on April 14.
Masked man brandishing weapon robs small-town Main Street store
Police are investigating after a masked man brandishing a weapon demanded cash from a small-town Mississippi store employee. The Woodville Republican newspaper reports that Woodville Police are investigating the incident at a store on Main Street shortly before 10 p.m. on Sunday, June 23. According to police, a man entered...
Body found near railroad tracks ID’d as Mississippi man reportedly living outside house after fire
The body of a Mississippi man reportedly forced to live outside after a house fire was found along a set of railroad tracks Tuesday afternoon,. WTVA in Tupelo reports that officials from Lowndes County identified the body found by a railroad worker performing a routine inspection. The body was identified...
Man dies after being shot in North Jackson neighborhood
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A man has died after being shot multiple times in a North Jackson neighborhood. The shooting happened in the 5900 block of Lake Trace Circle shortly after midnight on Wednesday, July 3. Detective Tommie Brown said the victim, Roitavious Greenfield, was pronounced deceased at a local hospital. Police have not released […]
Jackson man claims JPD officer broke his hip during false arrest. Council approves settlement
The City of Jackson has settled a lawsuit filed by an elderly resident who claims to have broken his hip after being thrown to the ground and falsely arrested by an officer with the Jackson Police Department. On Tuesday, the Jackson City Council voted to approve the settlement of $15,000...
CPS looks to expand Lee County office following staff growth
TUPELO — The Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services direly needs more room, according to officials hoping to convince the Lee County Board of Supervisors to assist in the construction of more space at the local office. CPS Director of Administration Melissa Wade and Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Northeast Mississippi Abby Young addressed the board on Monday with a request for ...
Former Mississippi governor demands sources, sues reporters and editors for defamation
A former Mississippi governor, Phil Bryant, is suing the newspaper Mississippi Today, one of its reporters and others for defamation, saying the paper wrongly accused him of a crime. The case involves the newspaper's reporting about a fraud scandal for which it won a Pulitzer Prize. Bryant says he did nothing wrong. NBC News' Ken Dilanian reports.
Pair arrested with stolen gun, meth
A man and woman were arrested last week with drugs and a stolen firearm after they were pulled over on Highway 15 South inside the city limits. According to Police Chief Eric Lyons, the driver, Miranda M. Carter, 25, of 159 Hickman Road, Louisville, was arrested and charged with possession with intent to sell.
Jones County man charged in fatal overnight shooting
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – Jones County deputies arrested a man after a fatal shooting overnight. Investigators said they responded to a call in the Powers community. They said the victim, Charles Anderson, had been shot at a home and later died from his injuries at a local hospital. The suspect, Duane Clark, of Laurel, […]
2nd suspect arrested in shooting death of Alabama man at Mississippi bar
WAYNE COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – Waynesboro police made a second arrest in the shooting death of a 24-year-old Alabama man. Richard Mayfield, 24, was arrested on Tuesday, July 2. Waynesboro police said Richard Mayfield has been charged with accessory after the fact, and his bond was set at $500,000. Investigators said Richard Mayfield is the […]
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