Under current federal law, spouses of deceased service members and veterans who remarry before age 55 become ineligible for certain benefits. But new proposed legislation aims to end that penalty.
A Hinds County judge has again agreed to push back the trial of a woman charged with killing a mother and her infant son in an alcohol-fueled crash two years ago.
News of Tuesday’s mistrial in the William ‘Polo’ Edwards murder trial spread like wildfire through social media, with supporters saying the state had no case against the former radio host and others wondering whether something might have tainted the jury.
Former Facebook Live host William “Polo” Edwards could have one more chance to sway public opinion -- or at least a jury of his peers -- if he decides to testify in his own murder trial, but he has until his defense counsel rests to decide.
After nearly causing a mistrial Wednesday with an emotional outburst, Shadow Robinson resumed her testimony in the murder trial of William “Polo” Edwards and faced tough questions from Edwards’ attorney, who brought up her 2001 conviction for killing her ex-boyfriend.
Evidence left behind at a Clinton crime scene last year appears to link William ‘Polo’ Edwards to the killing of 45-year-old Robert Davis, according to a crime scene investigator who discovered matching bullets at the former social media host’s home and vehicle that he used to elude law enforcement.
Court filings in the federal bribery case of former Hinds County interim sheriff Marshand Crisler reveal that Crisler refused to acknowledge he had the authority to investigate crimes and move inmates around at the Raymond Detention Center.
In the fourteen months William “Polo” Edwards has been incarcerated at the Rankin County Detention Center for murder, he’s called the state’s key witness more than six hundred times, according to Hinds County Assistant District Attorney Gwen Agho.
A judge ordered the jury in the Rankin County tax assessor’s sexual battery trial cannot be shown the elected official’s DUI arrest or colorful language that took place before the alleged sex acts, information first unearthed in a 3 On Your Side investigation last year.
A Jackson judge has condemned a hotel on Interstate 55, ordering the city to demolish the structure he calls a “clear and present danger” to residents.
The recordings of meetings and phone calls -- and transcripts -- have been placed under restriction or seal at the insistence of the federal government.
The federal case against former Hinds County Interim Sheriff Marshand Crisler could also be tied to another indictment against an ex-Jackson police officer, according to a motion filed Friday.
The Mississippi Ethics Commission finds that Jackson’s airport authority board violated state law when it failed to disclose addresses of its commissioners to WLBT.
The family of a man killed during a police pursuit last August is suing two Rankin County cities, claiming their officers’ reckless behavior led to the man’s death.
Federal investigators believe a former Hinds County sheriff used his position to promise protection to a convicted felon even as he sold the felon ammunition, newly released documents allege.
While the fate of three indicted former Jackson police officers remains unclear following the death of a man in their custody, a 3 On Your Side analysis of body camera footage from the incident reveals possible violations of departmental policy that -- if followed -- could have kept that suspect alive.
As lawyers for three indicted former Jackson police officers begin the lengthy process of preparing for trial after a man died in their custody, an expert in criminal justice tells WLBT the officers acted as if they had no crisis or de-escalation training, using a tazer more than 50 times to force the man to comply.
Officers with the Jackson Police Department tazed Keith Murriel at least 52 times over the course of sixteen minutes in an effort to get him to comply, according to a 3 On Your Side analysis of body camera footage provided by the city.
A McComb selectman’s behavior behind the wheel led a state trooper to stop him and eventually charge him with driving under the influence, according to arrest records and ticket information obtained exclusively by 3 On Your Side.
As statistics from the city of Jackson and our own analyses show decreases in most types of violent crime last year, the number of police officers employed by the city are dropping, too.
While most of Mississippi’s candidates for statewide office have raised nearly $5 million since January, an incumbent elected official and a political action committee question if Chris McDaniel has raised as much as he claims, and whether he did so legally.
Reported killings in the Capital City have dropped dramatically in the first five months of this year versus the year before, according to a 3 On Your Side analysis of confirmed reports and news releases from Jackson police and other agencies.
Nearly two years after the Mississippi Ethics Commission told the city of Jackson to pay Gray Television more than $170,000 in legal fees for a battle over violations of the state’s Public Records Act, the city has paid that amount in full.
A former Jackson police officer at the center of a 3 On Your Side investigation just one year ago has now been indicted for a violation of federal law.
For the second time in four years, a 3 On Your Side investigation finds the Jackson Police Department misled the city council and the public about how safe the Capital City actually is.
No video evidence exists of the January encounter between Rankin County deputies that lawyers allege led to torturing, tasing and the unprovoked shooting of a man, according to exclusive documents obtained by 3 On Your Side.
Days after an alleged rape on the Jackson State University campus, the prime suspect claimed to investigators the sexual assault was consensual and blamed the victim, claiming she led him on, according to documents obtained by 3 On Your Side.
Capitol Police officer Steven Frederick wasn’t on duty when troopers stopped him more than a week ago, but he was considerably inebriated, one of few details released after WLBT requested records from the arrest.
Two people from out of state say they got suspicious after seeing great deals on used cars from a company that claimed to be headquartered in Jackson, a company 3 On Your Side finds isn’t even licensed to do business in Mississippi.
Law enforcement believe a college student charged with raping two other Jackson State classmates last month could be a serial rapist, due to an active warrant from Atlanta for the same felony charge.
Sixteen judges who represent Hinds County united Tuesday behind a one-page statement vigorously opposing House Bill 1020, saying the creation of a separate district composed of appointed prosecutors and judges violates the Mississippi Constitution.
Two weeks after a Hinds County election commissioner’s guilty plea removed her from office, two more co-conspirators learned their fate from a circuit judge.
On average, someone runs from police every twenty-one days in the Jackson metro, according to an analysis of pursuits from the WLBT archives over a five-year period.
Some Jackson city council members aren’t happy with having to pay tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees because the city’s police department violated the Mississippi Public Records Act.
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