American Medical Response Medics Urge Safety With New Year’s Fireworks
AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE MEDICS URGE SAFETY WITH NEW YEAR’S FIREWORKS Celebrations Pose Risk of Injuries and Fires – From American Medical Response: New Year’s fireworks can be fun and beautiful, but they are always dangerous. Fireworks are explosives, not toys. Fireworks send thousands of people to the hospital each year and cause millions of dollars […]
Canton teen latest victim in violent 24 hours
After a violent Tuesday in Canton, another teen is dead, shot overnight. Police chief Otha Brown tells WLBT that Shamar Body, 17, is in critical condition after a shooting on Mace Street around 10:30 pm Tuesday. Authorities say Body was found in a ditch. He had been shot once in the chest. He was rushed […]
Car runs under gasoline tanker on I-55, driver only slightly injured
The driver of a car that ran underneath a tanker truck on I-55 Tuesday was left with only minor injuries, according to authorities. Ridgeland Fire Department posted photos of the wreck that showed a small 2-door vehicle underneath the tanker, as well as once it has been extracted. Engine 1, Rescue 1, Ladder 4, and […]
Lawrence, Walthall counties investigate string of car burglaries
Lawrence County authorities are looking for a suspect or suspects in a rash of vehicle burglaries. According to Sheriff Ryan Everett, deputies responded to a vehicle burglary call in the Jayess area early Tuesday morning. That was the beginning of a string of calls about several more of the same crime. Everett said most of […]
UPDATE: Subject of Simpson County manhunt captured
UPDATE: Willie Qualls was arrested near JJ’s Shell Station in Mendenhall shortly before 8 am Wednesday, according to the Simpson County Sheriff’s Department. Officials posted that they would like to thank everyone who remained vigilant and provided support in locating Qualls, including Magee PD, Rankin SO, Ridgeland PD, Madison PD and Mendenhall PD. Original post, […]
Stone County authorities look for man wanted on felony warrants
Deputies in Stone County are looking for a man who is wanted on multiple warrants. Robert Shane Fairley is wanted on felony warrants, though the nature of the warrants was not detailed in a recent Facebook post from the department. Police are asking that anyone who has information on his whereabouts please call the Stone […]
Wednesday: Stormy Weather
Severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon through this evening as a cold front moves in and meets this unseasonably warm air. Damaging winds will be possible as well, and a tornado can’t be ruled out. Temperatures today will remain around 80, nearing record temps for late December.
Police investigate shooting at Flowood apartment complex
A person was shot in the arm Tuesday night in a Flowood apartment complex. Flowood Police say around 1030 Tuesday night they received a call of a shooting at 2945 Layfair Dr., which is the Reflection Point Apartments. Officers arrived on the scene and discovered one individual had been shot in the arm. On Tuesday […]
Silver alert issued for Byram woman
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for 19-year-old Kyla Wilson of Byram. She is a black female, 4’11” tall, weighing 197 pounds, with brown hair and black eyes. She was last seen Tuesday, December 28, at about 8 am in the 1500 block of West Highland Drive, wearing a red or […]