WLBT.com Staff

Only clear bags will be allowed when entering the Mississippi Coliseum, which is where the graduation ceremonies are to be held.

FestivalSouth, the seventh annual dog-friendly Dog Days 5K event will be on June 11th at Kamper Park in Hattiesburg.

According Dr. Dobbs, Daniel P. Edney has been “a tremendous asset” since he joined the Health Department, and especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Clarence Bo Bates was last seen on Monday, May 16 around 9 a.m. on Mary Magdalene Road in Forest County.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has canceled a Silver Alert for 29-year-old Brandon Keith Hubbard of Grenada.

We’re working to find out how the fire started and if anyone was inside.

The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a case of vandalism at Mt. Avery Missionary Baptist Church in Columbus.

A teen was arrested and charged for the murder of 18-year-old Raven Coleman on Tuesday.

A Richland man has been sentenced to more than two decades behind bars after pleading guilty to the sexual battery of a minor under the age of 14.

A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections for the second-degree murder of his girlfriend.

The Copiah County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help locate suspects involved in two different sets of auto burglaries.

U.S Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), along with Representatives Steven Palazzo and Michael Guest (R-Miss.), along with other lawmakers expressed in a letter to WHO Director, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, their opposition to the agency’s updated abortion care guidelines.

Supervisor Karl Banks stated, “This money will have a significant impact on stopping the flooding in the City of Canton because our efforts will focus on Upper Bear Creek."

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Madison County Sheriff’s Department says one car was hauled off on Highway 463 near Crawford Street.

A man was arrested and charged with felony fleeing and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon on Monday.

The price for a gallon of gas in the Jackson area has risen by nearly 12 cents in the past week

A man driving a stolen vehicle crashed into a truck at a Jackson intersection, killing him and sending another motorist to the hospital.

The Real Cowboy Association has announced that the 19th annual Jackson Black Rodeo has been canceled.

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According to WCBI, Caledonia teenager, 18-year-old Justin Robert Coggins, was charged with murder hours after graduating from Caledonia High School.

A 23-year-old woman was shot in her left foot after intervening in an argument on Saturday.

The Jackson Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on Ashwood Street.

Three men have been arrested during an ATV chop shop investigation in the city of Byram.

Four inmates were taken to a hospital after consuming some kind of contraband on Friday.

Ridgeland Police Department is searching for a suspect involved in multiple jewelry thefts at retail outlets in the metro area.

A man accused of robbing a vape shop with a pop is now awaiting a bail hearing.

If a dog is infected, heartworms should be taken seriously, but experts say the best treatment is prevention.

According to Flowood police, the driver of the 18-wheeler and the crew of the Canadian National are all accounted for and are doing okay.

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Internationally-known artists were scheduled to take the stage alongside homegrown talent on May 27-29.

Police say 22-year-old Eddie Wright Jr. was shot multiple times by his cousin, Johnathan Clark.

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Bailey was last seen on Monday, May 16, on Stateline Road in Southaven.

Suspects being charged with capital murder, police say.

A young woman was killed in a Claiborne County crash Wednesday, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.

Families of Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world have encouraged others to make “family worship” an uninterrupted weekly routine.

In a press conference Wednesday, Gov. Tate Reeves announced “key hirings” to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety’s Leadership Team that, he hopes, will help quell violence across Mississippi.

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett is warning local citizens of a recent telephone scam.

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Ragsdale was arrested at a North Jackson residence.

Police have identified persons of interest.

On Tuesday, the Mississippi Highway Patrol held their own ceremony honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

The chief said the officer failed to activate his body camera, used conduct “unbecoming of an officer,” and also used the red dot laser of his taser gun and pointed it at a teenager from a faraway distance.

Makaylia Jolley, 20, is accused of “repeatedly and forcibly” throwing her her baby, Khalysie Lashay Jolley, onto the road last Thursday.

Colt went missing Monday, with the Newton County Sheriff’s Department sharing several posts on their Facebook asking for the community’s help in finding him.

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Jackson Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the 1600 block of North West Street on Monday evening.

Rankin County deputies seized 20 pounds of cocaine during a traffic stop on Monday.