Monday, May 20 2013 9:01 AM EDT2013-05-20 13:01:13 GMT
Many topics have been covered along the Jackson mayoral campaign trail, but Sunday night the candidates were questioned about their plans to improve the Capital City's public school system. Parents forMore >>
Many topics have been covered along the Jackson mayoral campaign trail, but Sunday night the candidates were questioned about their plans to improve the Capital City's public school system.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 8:49 AM EDT2013-05-20 12:49:40 GMT
Tougaloo College recognized five decades of the civil rights movement and the icons who worked for change during a gala Saturday night in the Capital City. The festivities were held at the Jackson ConventionMore >>
Tougaloo College recognized five decades of the civil rights movement and the icons who worked for change during a gala Saturday night in the Capital City.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 10:53 PM EDT2013-05-20 02:53:15 GMT
JPD searched a Jackson Home at 846 Brandon Ave., Saturday that netted four arrests, a variety of drugs and $1,500. "On May 18, 2013, The Jackson Police Department's Vice and Narcotics Unit responded toMore >>
JPD searched a Jackson Home at 846 Brandon Ave., Saturday that netted four arrests, a variety of drugs and $1,500.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 10:35 PM EDT2013-05-20 02:35:37 GMT
Authorities have recovered the body of a 10-year-old boy who apparently drowned after an all-terrain vehicle overturned in a Mississippi creek. The search for the boy's younger brother continued Sunday. ColumbusMore >>
Authorities have recovered the body of a 6-year-old boy who apparently drowned after an all-terrain vehicle overturned in a Mississippi creek. The search for the boy's older brother continued Sunday.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 9:11 PM EDT2013-05-20 01:11:48 GMT
Clinton H.S. students evacuated the school after the threat
Thursday Clinton police arrested a Clinton Alternative School student in connection with several recent bomb threats to Clinton High School. Police now say more people will be arrested in connection withMore >>
Police now say more people will be arrested in connection with the threats.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 7:29 PM EDT2013-05-19 23:29:27 GMT
Jackson mayoral candidates will face off in another forum to explain their views on public schools in the capital city. The forum was scheduled be start at 6 p.m. Sunday in the community room of the JacksonMore >>
Jackson mayoral candidates will face off in another forum to explain their views on public schools in the capital city.More >>
Sunday, May 19 2013 4:41 PM EDT2013-05-19 20:41:19 GMT
MDOT wants to alert motorists to work that will be going on at I-20 between Airport and Pearson Roads on Sunday. There will be construction with the westbound outside lane(s) affected. The work shouldMore >>
MDOT wants to alert motorists to work that will be going on at I-20 between Airport and Pearson Roads on Sunday.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 10:00 PM EDT2013-05-19 02:00:02 GMT
Observers are predicting a speedy confirmation to the federal bench for Jackson attorney Debra M. Brown. If confirmed, Brown would become the state's first black female district judge. Carl Tobias, aMore >>
Observers are predicting a speedy confirmation to the federal bench for Jackson attorney Debra M. Brown.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 8:20 PM EDT2013-05-19 00:20:30 GMT
An accident combined with interstate roadwork causes headaches for motorists Saturday afternoon in Rankin county. Traffic was practically brought to a standstill on I-20 in Pearl at the Airport Road exitMore >>
An accident combined with interstate roadwork causes headaches for motorists Saturday afternoon in Rankin County.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 3:53 PM EDT2013-05-18 19:53:10 GMT
The body of a drowned fisherman has been found in the Escatawpa River. The Jackson County Sheriff's Department says the body of Timothy Gordon Sr. of Moss Point was found about 12 p.m. Saturday, the MississippiMore >>
The body of a drowned fisherman has been found in the Escatawpa River.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 2:39 PM EDT2013-05-18 18:39:09 GMT
Former Biloxi Mayor Pete Halat, now free from prison, still says he had no part in a murder plot that led to him spending almost 16 years in federal prison. Halat said he had "absolutely nothing" to doMore >>
Former Biloxi Mayor Pete Halat, now free from prison, still says he had no part in a murder plot that led to him spending almost 16 years in federal prison.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:36 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:36:31 GMT
Most people don't think twice about paying with plastic. But that changed for some customers at a Byram Mexican restaurant this week. Duplicate charges from Mama Kio's grill started showing up on creditMore >>
Most people don't think twice about paying with plastic. But that changed for some customers at a Byram Mexican restaurant this week.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 10:51 PM EDT2013-05-18 02:51:01 GMT
A NASCAR driver accused of stealing a race competitor's race hauler has had his cell phone confiscated by deputies as they investigate the crime.More >>
A NASCAR driver accused of stealing a race competitor's race hauler has had his cell phone confiscated by deputies as they investigate the crime.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 5:24 PM EDT2013-05-17 21:24:40 GMT
Monday afternoon Clinton High School was evacuated for the second school day in a row due to a bomb threat. According to the Sandi Beason with the Clinton Public School District, the high school receivedMore >>
Thursday Clinton police arrested a Clinton Alternative School student in connection with several recent bomb threats to Clinton High School, and this isn't the first time he's made the news.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 6:40 PM EDT2013-05-16 22:40:25 GMT
The Mississippi Highway Patrol has issued a Silver Alert for a 77-year-man missing since midnight. Paul White has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. White, a white male, is 5-feet, 10-inches tallMore >>
The Jackson man who was the subject of a Silver Alert Thursday morning has been located. Seventy-seven-year-old Paul White had been missing since midnight.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 8:58 AM EDT2013-05-16 12:58:19 GMT
A school resource officer broke up a fight at Vicksburg Junior High School with pepper spray Monday. But some students not involved in the fight got caught in the crossfire. "Just said her eyes startedMore >>
A school resource officer broke up a fight at Vicksburg Junior High School with pepper spray Monday, but some students not involved in the fight got caught in the crossfire. More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 7:15 PM EDT2013-05-15 23:15:16 GMT
There was an armed robbery and an attempted armed robbery in the Belhaven area in the past week, but the Jackson Police Officer investigating only filed one report. Now, that officer's superior wants toMore >>
There was an armed robbery and an attempted armed robbery in the Belhaven area, but the Jackson Police Officer investigating only filed one report. Now, that officer's superior wants to know why.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 1:59 PM EDT2013-05-15 17:59:08 GMT
The Copiah County Sheriff's Department is investigating a fatal accident. The accident happened on Six Mile Road. Sheriff Harold Jones says the accident was reported shortly after eight Tuesday night.More >>
The Copiah County Sheriff's Department is investigating a fatal car accident. The crash happened on Six Mile Road Tuesday night. More >>
Monday, May 13 2013 7:34 PM EDT2013-05-13 23:34:13 GMT
515 canton club cicle 2am jackson 6 blcka males broke into a house. one of suspects held family at gunpoint while the others canvessed the home. the family was robbed of various items. One of the vicsMore >>
Jackson police confirm two 17-year-olds have been charged in the weekend home invasion and armed robbery of a Jackson family.More >>
Here are the municipal races Mississippi News Now is covering this election night. We will have results from most municipal races in our coverage area. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 8:21 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:21:00 GMT
Jackson Police are investigating a homicide in west Jackson Monday after a body was discovered inside a residence on Arbor Vista Boulevard. According to Officer Colendula Green with JPD, officers haveMore >>
Jackson police have released the identity of the man found dead in a west Jackson house Monday morning.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:16:53 GMT
One person has died in a crash near Harrisonville, MO, Thursday evening. The crash happened on Missouri Highway 7 and Walker Road. It involved a car and a tractor-trailer. Harrisonville is in Cass County.More >>
Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday last week. She died Thursday when her car slammed into a semi while she was texting during her first time driving by herself.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:01 AM EDT2013-05-21 06:01:07 GMT
(RNN) – A day after long track tornadoes devastated Shawnee and Edmond, OK, another round has begun near Oklahoma City.KOCO broadcast a slow rotating cloud that slowly extended down towards the groundMore >>
At least 51 have died in a storm the National Weather Service described as large and violent.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 7:22 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:22:22 GMT
NOTE: Photos and videos will be added to this story later in the evening. The Walthall County Sheriffs Department along with The Humane Society of the United States are in the process of raiding a puppyMore >>
Among the dogs, many are dead, and skeletal remains are mixed with living animals in small, dark, filthy enclosures.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 9:37 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:37:07 GMT
A body discovered in Clinton Saturday night has led to a homicide investigation. Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham Stewart confirms a body was discovered, although few other details are known. The bodyMore >>
Clinton Police Department's Interim Chief Mike Warren said upon further investigation, it appears a disagreement over a woman may have led to the death of a Jackson man.
Monday, May 20 2013 2:26 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:26:49 GMT
Hinds County sheriff's deputies seized five pounds of marijuana and made two arrests as the result of a three-month investigation. Sheriff's office officials say the northeast Jackson investigation isMore >>
Hinds County sheriff's deputies seized five pounds of marijuana and made two arrests as the result of a three-month investigation.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:48 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:48:15 GMT
A woman has been arrested after she allegedly locked her four young daughters out of their home for days at a time.A witness told police that the four girls, ages 7, 5, 3 and 1, had been in the same dirtyMore >>
A woman has been arrested after she allegedly locked her four young daughters out of their home for days at a time.More >>
An Oregon girl abducted as a baby and missing for 18 years finally emerged in Dallas this week when her mother turned herself in to authorities, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Department. More >>
An Oregon girl abducted as a baby and missing for 18 years finally emerged in Dallas this week when her mother turned herself in to authorities, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Department.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 4:58 PM EDT2013-05-20 20:58:33 GMT
For Trooper First Class Kervin Stewart, law enforcement, specifically the highway patrol, has always been a passion. "I just enjoy being a trooper. I like the freedom and the ability to interact withMore >>
For Trooper First Class Kervin Stewart, law enforcement, specifically the highway patrol, has always been a passion.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 12:10 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:10:06 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Arlington High School senior Taylor Flake thought she was making history when her classmates elected her to be the school's first African-American class president. "It's more than just me representingMore >>
Arlington High School senior Taylor Flake thought she was making history when her classmates elected her to be the school's first African-American class president.
So when the school started planning for the commencement, Flake said she was shocked to find out that she was not among those chosen to speak.More >>
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