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JACKSON, Miss. (WVUE) - Both the Mississippi House and Senate are pushing bills forward that will allow gaming operators to intercept jackpots from people who owe child support. When someone wins big at a casino, anything over $2,000 on slots or through sports betting, the casino would check a state...

RIDGELAND – The Ridgeland Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying individuals shown in department-released photos. Police said anyone with information about the individuals’ identities should contact the Ridgeland Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 601-856-2121. Authorities...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Ada Miller-Robinson is sitting in a pew at Farish Street Baptist Church, the same church where her mother cooked meals for Freedom Riders. The same church where she taught Freedom School upstairs as a teenager. The same church where history has been made for 133 years.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - One person is dead and a second person is injured after an apartment shooting Thursday. The Jackson Police Department responded to reports of the shooting located at The Grove Apartments on Woodway Drive. According to JPD officials, two victims were injured during the shooting and both...

PEARL, Miss. (WLBT) - A man has been arrested for assaulting a woman and barricading himself inside a Pearl home, resulting in a SWAT team responding to the scene. According to the Pearl Police Department, officers responded to a report on Thursday of a domestic assault at a home on Oak Park Drive.

Haiti-born Winique “Willie” Orelus recalls that when his father Maxis Orelus fell ill and died in the mid-1990s, his family couldn’t hold a proper funeral because they barely had money for clothes, let alone burial costs. Days after his death, a group of neighbors came together and helped to collect Maxis’ body from...

ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - A woman has been arrested in Adams County in connection with a February 9 homicide in Jackson. On Thursday, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 28-year-old Tatyana Shardee Johnson, who was wanted by the Jackson Police Department on a murder charge.

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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – There could soon be a new state law that would create a board to run the City of Jackson’s water system. A bill passed the Mississippi house on Wednesday that led to the Jackson City Council calling a special meeting. The council is not on board. The bill would put a […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Authorities are investigating after a man left “suspicious notes” on doors at the Hinds County courthouses. Hinds County Sheriff and Jackson Police Chief Tyree Jones said Thursday morning that the Hinds County Circuit and Chancery Courthouses in downtown Jackson have been secured. Sheriff...