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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Today on WLBT+: Reaction to a deadly shooting at Parham Bridges Park, woman shot at Pine Ridge Gardens Apartments, and we talk with Miss Rankin County!. Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. See a spelling or grammar error...
Attorney for Rankin Co. teen accused of killing her mother wants media out of the courtroom
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - The attorney representing a Rankin County teen accused of killing her mother back in March filed two motions at a review hearing, including one to keep our cameras out of the courtroom. Carly Gregg’s attorney claimed that as long as local media can cover the...
Teen charged in mother's shooting death remains jailed on $1M bond
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. — A teenage girl accused of killing her mother and injuring her stepfather in a shooting was back in a Rankin County courtroom. According to Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey, Carly Gregg appeared in court Tuesday for her 30-day review. The sheriff said Gregg's attorneys filed two motions: one to exclude the media from the courtroom and the second to reduce Gregg's bond.
Department of Public Safety and other state agencies moving to Pearl
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – The capital city is losing another major government facility with the legislature’s approval for relocation. The Department of Public Safety and other state agencies are moving their operations to Rankin County. “Take good pictures of this building because I intend to tear it down,”...
Man arrested in Rankin County for trafficking 22 pounds of fentanyl
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Rankin County deputies arrested a man after 22 pounds of fentanyl were discovered during a traffic stop. A Rankin County deputy stopped a Ford truck on Interstate 20 for a traffic violation just after 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 10. Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said the deputy developed probable […]
Officials: Mississippi woman dead after tree falls on her during severe weather
A Mississippi woman has died after a tree fell on her. Officials with the Rankin County Coroner’s Office said that Susan Collipp died last week as part of the severe weather that moved across Mississippi on Thursday. Collipp was reportedly standing outside her house on Summerwood Drive when a...
Convicted members of Rankin County 'Goon Squad' held in Oklahoma federal prison
JACKSON, Miss. — Six former law enforcement officers from Rankin County, known as "The Goon Squad," have been moved to federal prison — but not in Mississippi. The five former Rankin County sheriff's deputies and a former Richland police officer pleaded guilty to federal and state charges for the torture of two Black men at a home in Braxton.
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