Jackson MS

CANTON, Miss. (WLBT) - A 62-year-old man is facing aggravated DUI charges after being accused of striking and killing a pedestrian Thursday evening, according to Canton police. Canton Police Chief Otha Brown said Terry McFarland is charged with aggravated DUI in the death of 31-year-old Exzavin Smith. Brown says...

The City of Clinton plans to kick off its spring landscaping efforts in March after hiring a contractor and getting advice from a consultant on what kind of seasonal plants to use. The Board of Aldermen at its meeting on January 20 voted to advertise a Request for Proposals (RFP) for landscaping and grounds...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Georgetown community is one of Jackson’s oldest and most influential, historically Black neighborhoods. The community helped raise a generation of lawyers, doctors, entrepreneurs, teachers, and college professors. At 102 years old, Elise Morgan still remembers the children who filled her...

RANKIN CO., Miss. (WLBT) - Multiple fire departments responded to an out-of-control brush fire which left one person injured Friday. At approximately 3:12 p.m. Feb. 6, the Puckett Fire Department, Cato Volunteer Fire Department, Robin Hood Volunteer Fire Department, and the Shell Oil Volunteer Fire Department...

RAYMOND, Miss. (WLBT) - Two people were arrested on Friday in connection to a series of car break-ins in Raymond. According to officials, at approximately 2:45 p.m., officers from the Raymond Police Department and the Hinds Community College Campus Police Department executed search warrants on two dorm rooms at Hinds...

RANKIN COUNTY — The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics said two people were arrested Thursday after agents executed multiple search warrants in Jackson and Brandon as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation. Authorities said warrants were served Feb. 5 at two residences in Jackson and one in Brandon, with assistance...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police announced a husband and wife were arrested for stealing AT&T copper wiring. Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Police Department (JPD), said Nicholas Crum, 46, and Lillia Crum, 42, both of Jackson, were arrested on February 5, 2026. They were both charged with felony grand...

Hinds County prosecutors say they believe they now have a confession from the person responsible for killing Jackson State student Jaylen Burns — a major development in the 2023 case. Burns, a 21-year-old Jackson State senior, was shot while trying to break up a fight on Oct. 15, 2023, at the University Pointe...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police announced a woman was arrested for making a terroristic threat to Hillcrest Christian School. On February 4, 2026, police said Hillcrest Christian School received a call from an individual who stated that there would be a shooting at the school that day. Based on the originating...

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI - A Jackson man has been arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated assault in connection with a shooting outside south a Jackson nightclub. Jackson police identified the suspect as 29-year-old Jimmy Davis. He was arrested Tuesday, on warrants issued in the case and made an initial...