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18-year-old dies after being shot multiple times in Jackson

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police are investigating after an 18-year-old was killed during a shooting. The shooting occurred in the 1100 block of Wooddell Drive just before 2:00 a.m. on November 5, 2026. According to investigators, Timmy Thomas was shot multiple times at the location. Thomas was transported to a local hospital where he […]

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18-year-old Bolton man dies after falling from pickup truck on Natchez Trace

CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) — An 18-year-old Bolton man has died after an incident on the Natchez Trace Parkway Friday night, according to Vicksburg Today. Grayson Baker sustained traumatic injuries on the Trace and was transported by private vehicle to Merit Health River Region, where he later died. National...

Claiborne County, MS · 12h

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Man arrested for fatal mass shooting at Jackson nightclub

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police announced a man was arrested in connection to a fatal mass shooting at a nightclub. According to the Hinds County Detention Center’s website, Eddie Collier, Jr., was arrested on November 5, 2026. Collier was charged with two counts of capital murder and seven counts of aggravated assault. Jackson police […]

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Victim dies after being shot on Jones Avenue in Jackson

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Capitol police are investigating after a person was shot and killed. The shooting occurred in the area of the 1800 block of Jones Avenue just before 10:45 p.m. on November 5, 2026. According to investigators, officers performed live saving measures on the victim until medical personnel arrived. The victim was transported […]

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Jackson closes first homeless encampment via Homeward JXN

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The City of Jackson announced the city closed its first homeless encampment through Homeward JXN, by helping four people move into housing. Jackson Mayor John Horhn said the city also launched a new Homeward JXN website, giving residents a central place to learn about the initiative, its goals and progress. “I […]

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Gluckstadt police arrest woman after chase, crash

GLUCKSTADT, Miss. (WJTV) – Gluckstadt police announced a woman was arrested after a chase ended in a crash. On November 6, 2026, investigators said officers initiated a traffic stop on a brown Chevrolet Tahoe displaying a Holmes County license plate on Sowell Road near U.S. Highway 51 North for an illegal window tint violation. During […]

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Man convicted in attack on Jackson plumbing crew

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A 20-year-old man was convicted in connection to an attack on a plumbing crew in Jackson. According to Hinds County District Attorney Brad McCullouch, Byron McBride, 20, was convicted by a jury of two counts of robbery and one count of carjacking stemming from an incident on December 28, 2022. […]

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Family seeks help for Clinton fire captain recovering from strokes

CLINTON — The family of Clinton Fire Department Capt. James Bullard has launched a fundraiser to help pay for medical care and continuing therapy as he recovers from strokes suffered in February 2025. His sister, Jennifer Dawn Nowell, said Bullard was visiting family in Washington state when he suffered...

Clinton, MS · 2d

The Clarion Ledger

Former Jackson Councilman Aaron Banks sentenced in Jackson bribery case

Former Jackson City Councilman Aaron Banks is the latest city official to learn his punishment in a federal bribery scheme that brought down a mayor, district attorney and other Jackson officials. Banks was sentenced Thursday, Nov. 5, to 45 months in federal prison for his role in the scheme , which also involved former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and former Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens. Owens was sentenced earlier Thursday, just hours before Banks. Additionally, Banks has to pay a fine of $15,000. He is to report to prison on Jan. 4, 2027, with U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III recommending he be jailed at Federal Correctional Complex Yazoo City. The scheme centered on undercover FBI agents posing as developers who wanted to build a convention center hotel in downtown Jackson. Before learning his punishment, Banks stood before Jordan and apologized for his actions, acknowledging that he had betrayed the trust of the people who elected him. "I had choices, and I made wrong ones," Banks told the judge. "For that, I am deeply sorry. I am sorry to the citizens who placed their confidence in me. I am sorry to my family, who have had to

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JPD involved in active standoff at apartment complex

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Jackson Police Department is currently involved in an active standoff at The Park at Inverness apartments Thursday night. According to Chief RaShall Brackney, JPD received multiple 911 calls at approximately 5 p.m. regarding a hostage situation at the apartment complex and that there was an individual outside the complex waving a weapon in the air.

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Police: Capital murder suspect bribed security guard to allow gun into Mississippi nightclub

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Courtroom testimony on Friday described how the suspect in a deadly Halloween party shooting slipped into The Hideaway nightclub with a firearm: he allegedly bypassed standard entry by bribing a security guard. Eddie Collier, 22, appeared in Jackson Municipal Court facing two counts of...

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Man turns himself in for fatal Greenview Drive shooting

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with a homicide that took place on August 20, 2026. The shooting occurred in the 3000 block of Greenview Drive. Police said Jaylen Adams, 28, died of her injuries after being shot. Investigators said Jeshaun White, 20, turned himself in at the […]

Jackson, MS · 14h

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Small Town, Mississippi, Comes to Life during Harvest Festival

Small Town, Mississippi, comes to life during the annual 2026 Harvest Festival at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum. From 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., November 10 through 14, come enjoy live demonstrations throughout the museum grounds as you get a glimpse of what life was like years ago in Mississippi. Visitors will experience the impact agriculture has made on our daily lives. Admission is $10 (ages 3 and up).

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Restoration of Mississippi’s Merci Train is complete

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) announced the restoration work of the state’s Merci Train, a post-World War II gift from France, has been completed. Located behind the Old Capitol Museum and the GM&O Train Depot, the gray boxcar is one of...

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Weekly Recap: Nov 7, 2026

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race remained too close to call, a suspect in Jackson’s deadly Hideaway nightclub shooting appeared in court, and two former public officials were sentenced in the federal Jackson bribery case. Here’s a look back at the news that made headlines this...

Jackson, MS · 15h

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7 Mississippi Donut Shops Where A Dozen Still Costs Less Than A Movie Ticket

A paper box of warm donuts on the passenger seat can turn an ordinary Saturday into a small family celebration. Across Mississippi, a handful of neighborhood shops still sell sweet treats at prices that feel like a throwback. For parents feeding a car full of kids, that kind of value...

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Evers family opposes Councilman Stokes’ plan to rename historic roadway

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - It was shocking and heart-wrenching news for the Medgar Evers family to learn that a man they called friend proposed renaming a portion of the historic Medgar Evers Boulevard. Councilman Kenneth Stokes wants to rename a section in honor of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley. Relatives are stunned...