Update: Tornado in Clinton but Not in Leake

The Clinton area and Leake County were both under tornado warnings Monday night.  And while the National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-1 tornado in Clinton, it's found no evidence of a touchdown in Leake.  It appears that the tree damage in the county... Read More.
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A Stormy Night in Mississippi: Possible Tornado in Leake

Tornado warnings in central Mississippi last night as a thunderstorm squall line pushed through the state... "It's possible we may have had at least a brief weak tornado on the north side of Clinton, MS..." Nicholas Fenner at the National Weather Service in Jackson says there's... Read More.
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Arrest Made in Child’s Death in Carthage

A young Carthage man is facing a capital murder charge in the death of his girlfriend's 3 year old son.  Ja'qavious Jordan, 19, was arrested almost two months after the boy was found dead at Westbrook Apartments.  Police say Jordan is not the child's... Read More.
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Legislator Arrested in Kemper County

A freshman state representative from Preston has been arrested in Kemper County, charged with receiving stolen property.   The sheriff’s department’s website says Keith Jackson was booked Monday morning and released on bond two hours later.  It says the charge against him is a felony. ... Read More.
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Neshoba Woman Admits SNAP Fraud

FROM THE MS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES:   A Neshoba County resident charged with fraud following an investigation conducted by Agent-In-Charge Kevin Baysinger of the Investigations Division of the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) has entered a plea agreement. MDHS announced that April Long, 44, of... Read More.
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Silver Alert Issued for Durant Woman: CANCELLED

UPDATE (3/8/24): The subject of this Silver Alert has been located and is safe.   The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has activated the Silver Alert notification on behalf of the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office. Virgie Saffold of Durant was last seen on Monday, March 4, at about 4:30 p.m.... Read More.
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Here’s Your Election Day Preview

Mississippi's primaries are just around the corner.  Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, March 12th to select party nominees for President, one of our U-S Senate seats and all four of our seats in the U-S House.  Republican Senator Roger Wicker is... Read More.
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Guard Plane Damaged During Refueling Mission

One of those Air National Guard tanker planes had to make an emergency landing in Meridian Sunday.  The KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft belonging to the 186th Air Refueling Wing was conducting a routine air refueling mission when the plane’s boom was damaged and couldn’t be... Read More.
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Mississippi’s Flu Rate Edges Up Again

The flu bug won't go away in Mississippi.  The State Health Department says we've actually seen an increase in the flu rate statewide, with 5.3 per cent of patients who went to a doctor's office complaining of  flu-like symptoms.  That compares to an adjusted... Read More.
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Memphis Man Killed in Attala Crash

A wreck on Highway 35 in Attala County has killed a Memphis man.  The Highway Patrol says Quinton Turner, 54, was traveling north Saturday morning when his SUV collided with a southbound car driven by Brian Norwood, 35, of West.   Turner was pronounced dead... Read More.
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Guard Crash Victims Identified

The two Mississippi National Guard soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Prentiss County Friday were based in Tupelo.  One was a member of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment. CWO-4 Bryan Andrew Zemek was a native of Oxford.   The second soldier was... Read More.
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