CRIME & SAFETY
Silver Alert issued for 23-year-old Jackson woman
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for a 23-year-old Jackson woman. Kyasia Gladney is described as a Black woman who is around five feet tall, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 19,...
‘So erratic’: Witnesses testify in Beth Ann White retrial
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Opening statements began on Tuesday, April 30 in the retrial of the woman accused of causing a Hinds County crash that killed a mother and her six-month-old son. The state argued that Beth Ann White’s blood alcohol content level was three times the legal limit. The defense argued whether White was under […]
Alabama man killed in Hinds County crash
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – An Alabama man was killed during a crash in Hinds County. The crash happened on Sunday, April 28 just after 5:00 p.m. on U.S. 80 near Jones Road. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said a 2017 Ford Focus, driven by 32-yea-rold Curicous Palmer, of Bay Minette, Alabama, was […]
Dau Mabil's widow testifies during hearing following his disappearance and death
JACKSON, Miss. — A Hinds County Chancery Court judge heard from the widow of Dau Mabil during a hearing on Tuesday. Mabil lived in Belhaven with his wife, Karissa Bowley, who reported him missing in late March. His body was found more than two weeks ago in a river about 60 miles south of Jackson.
Veiled accusations fly in hearing over disappearance and death of Jackson man
Following a contentious hearing Tuesday in the disappearance and death of a Jackson man, a Hinds County judge said he intends to keep an injunction in place until the state can complete an autopsy. Chancery Court Judge Dewayne Thomas heard arguments Tuesday morning in a lawsuit to determine who will...
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