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Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy speaks out after shooting in Laurel
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- Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy speaks out after shooting in Laurel
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Ahmad Hardy is speaking publicly for the first time after being shot earlier this month in Laurel.
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- Teen receives $1.5 million bond in fatal Jackson park shooting
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- A 16-year-old has received a $1.5 million bond after being charged in connection with a fatal shooting at Leavell Woods Park in Jackson that left one person dead and another injured in April.
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- Mississippi ranks among safest states in new national report
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- 0:39
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Mississippi has been ranked among the safest states in the country in a new report from U.S. News & World Report.
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- Chief says basketball, not stunt driving, builds community trust after viral JPD video
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- 3:09
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Chief Brackney says basketball outreach at The Ark is a better way for officers to build trust after viral JPD video under investigation
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- Alligator wrangled in Byram neighborhood
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Alligator captured in Byram neighborhood backyard
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- 2,000 attend march and rally for voting rights
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- 3:31
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Thousands gather in Jackson to protest redistricting efforts
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- Mississippi governor talks about redistricting
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- "Redistricting is a complicated issue in Mississippi because it's not just any one election," Gov. Tate Reeves said. "We've got to loo at judicial redistricting for our Mississippi Supreme Court. We've got to look at congressional redistricting for our four members of Congress. We also have to look at legislative redistricting, all of which have been gerrymandered in some way over the last 30 to 40 years by the courts."
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- NAACP President Derrick Johnson speaks at Jackson voting rights rally
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- 3:33
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- NAACP President Derrick Johnson was one of the speakers at a voting rights rally in Jackson.
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- Alligator captured in Byram neighborhood
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Byram police and wildlife officers captured an alligator in the back yard of a home.
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- Voter rights march and rally held in Jackson
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Democrats and activists are marching Wednesday in response to a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act.
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- We're learning more about the Asylum Hill Project at UMMC
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- 0:45
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- We've had a lot of questions about the Asylum Hill project at UMMC since we reported on the exhumation of a rare cast iron casket. We found out how they are working to identify the thousands of people buried at the cemetery there.
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- Mississippi Democrats and advocates gather to protest Supreme Court ruling
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Mississippi Democrats gather to fight redistricting after Voting Rights Act ruling
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- ARF seeks donations after two break-ins in a week
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Animal Rescue Fund of MS shelter in Jackson hit twice by thieves
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- Golf tournament raises money for MHP trooper with brain cancer
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Mississippi golf tournament supports state trooper battling brain cancer
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- Man shields granddaughter when shots ring out in restaurant parking lot
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- 0:27
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- A man says he shielded his 9-year-old granddaughter during a shooting at the Chili’s on Briarwood Drive Saturday night.
He says the experience traumatized his granddaughter and left bullet holes in his car after at least 12 shots were fired in the parking lot.
DeMarcus Griffin has been arrested and charged with three counts of shooting into occupied vehicles.
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- Man shields granddaughter when shots were fired in restaurant parking lot
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- 2:32
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Family shields granddaughter during restaurant parking lot shooting in Jackson
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- The rain returns!
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- evening weather forecast for 5-19
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- Jackson hotel landmark headed for sale and possible overhaul
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- 0:23
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- The 276-room Hilton Jackson on County Line Road is being sold through a receivership process as investors market the property for redevelopment and renovations.
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- Federal judge delays trial in Jackson synagogue arson, hate crime case
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- A federal judge has granted a continuance in the upcoming trial of the man accused of setting fire to Jackson’s historic Beth Israel Congregation synagogue earlier this year
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- Family of Vicksburg man shot by Florida deputy hires Ben Crump, demands body camera video
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- The family of a Vicksburg man once charged in a high-profile 2013 murder case has hired civil rights attorney Ben Crump after the man was shot and killed by a Florida deputy.
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- Vicksburg crime report shows increase in car break-ins, domestic violence
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- 0:24
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- The Vicksburg Police Department presented its latest crime statistics Monday during the May 18 meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, showing increases in domestic violence cases and vehicle burglaries from March to April.
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- Police seek help identifying people in video tied to deadly Jackson nightclub shooting
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- A woman was killed when gunshots rang out during a fight in the parking lot of The Hideaway, Jackson police say.
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- Pastor agrees with owner’s decision as Jackson leaders question Farish Street crowd incidents tie...
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Pastor backs owner’s decision to shut down “The Living Room” gatherings as Jackson leaders review Farish Street crowd concerns.
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- Jackson police chief cracks down after patrol car stunt caught on camera
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- 1:36
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Jackson Police Department Chief RaShall Brackney says an officer seen in a viral video allegedly performing stunt-like driving maneuvers in a marked patrol car will be held accountable.
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- JPD searches for shooting suspects
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- The Jackson Police Department is seeking the public’s help with identifying the individuals in this video from The Hideaway on I-55.
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- Asylum Hill dig uncovers rare cast iron casket
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Rare cast iron casket unearthed during Asylum Hill excavation
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- Cast iron casket exhumed from Asylum Hill
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Dr. Jennifer Mack, lead bioarcheologist, said cast iron caskets were uncommon in institutional cemeteries because of their cost.
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- New discoveries at Asylum Hill
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- New discoveries at Asylum Hill
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- Voting rights advocates to hold rally in Jackson
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- 4 women arrested in drug bust
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- 0:26
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Four women are facing drug charges after Greenville police say a narcotics raid near several churches turned up meth and drug paraphernalia.
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- JPD chief addresses homicides in the city
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- 17:40
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Jackson Police Chief Rashall Brackney discusses how JPD is addressing violence in the city.
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- Crash on I-20 backs up traffic in Clinton
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- 0:24
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Two vehicles were involved in a crash on I-20 east at the Natchez Trace in Clinton.
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- Farish Street business owner speaks out after viral crowd videos spark concern
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- 3:35
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Concerns over large late-night crowds on Farish Street are growing, as the owner of “The Living Room” speaks exclusively and says the space is now temporarily closed amid zoning issues.
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- Mississippi lawmaker faces DUI charge
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- 0:36
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Mississippi lawmaker faces DUI charge
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- NAACP lawsuit against Mississippi over racial bias goes forward
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- NAACP lawsuit against Mississippi over racial bias goes forward
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- Supreme Court sends Mississippi legislative maps case back for review
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Supreme Court sends Mississippi legislative maps case back for review
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- Rankin County community mourns school bus driver who died after crash
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Rankin County community mourns school bus driver who died after crash
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- Freedom: Behind the Jackson band that helped shape hip-hop
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- 4:59
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Freedom: Behind the Jackson band that helped shape hip-hop
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- Jackson band 'Freedom' helped shape hip-hop history
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- The Jackson band "Freedom" was instrumental in the early days of hip-hop, creating music that has been sampled by famed musicians for decades, yet their story remains largely untold. Until now.
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- Methodist rehab Walk & Roll event
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Methodist rehab Walk & Roll event
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- NAACP-backed lawsuit over Jackson relief funds survives first hurdle
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- A federal lawsuit that claims Mississippi officials racially discriminated against Jackson by withholding federal water relief funds can move forward for now.
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- It's going to be a warm day in Mississippi
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Temperatures are cranking up!
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- 1 killed in Flowood motorcycle crash
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- 0:19
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- A motorcyclist died after colliding with stopped traffic at a red light on Highway 25 in Flowood, police said.
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- 2 killed in separate Hinds County ATV accidents
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- 0:26
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Two people died in separate ATV crash in Hinds County.
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- Gas prices in Jackson are still very high due to the Iran war
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Gas prices in Jackson are still very high due to the Iran war
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- Man arrested, accused of opening fire outside restaurant
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- 0:27
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- A fight outside the Chili's in Jackson ended with one of the men firing shots, damaging vehicles in the parking lot.
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- New softball field unveiled in Camden
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Madison County officials unveiled a new softball field in Camden.
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- JPD investigates fatal shooting in Deville Plaza
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- A woman was killed when a fight turned into an exchange of gunfire.
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- alex buddy cooper update
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- alex buddy cooper update
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- Jackson Police says surveillance video helped identified a man accused of shooting a Chili's rest...
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Jackson Police says surveillance video helped identified a man accused of shooting a Chili's restaurant near Briarwood in Jackson
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