RANKIN CO., Miss. (WLBT) – A manhunt is underway after an inmate escaped from the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility. Michael Wilson, 51, escaped on Sunday. The Rankin County Sheriff’s Office is assisting the MDOC in searching for Wilson. Officials have set up roadblocks at Monterey Road, the Outpost, and the railroad tracks near the prison […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – Families of law enforcement officers and firefighters who died after contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty will receive full state health benefits. Governor Tate Reeves signed House Bill 779 into law at a ceremony earlier today. The law will take $ 5 million from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund

LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Two people are in jail after a drug bust unfolded during a traffic stop. Deputies pulled over a vehicle on Highway 371 with 58-year-old Robert Cayson and 21-year-old Amberly Hatch inside. Investigators found marijuana, a marijuana grinder, two bongs, a glass pipe, oxycodone, and a small mirror with a white

TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – Police K 9 teams from across the state have spent the week in Tupelo, as part of intensive training. The Law Dog K 9 seminar is organized by the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officer’s Association or MLEOA. Some teams are completing their certification, while others are keeping their certification up to date.