JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson man was sentenced to 61 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Ronald Gardner, 51, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Jackson. According to court documents, Gardner and his co-conspirator, Anthony Craig Myrick, opened an account at a Jackson bank in [.]
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police are investigating a bank robbery. The robbery happened at Trustmark Bank in the 500 block of State Street in Jackson on Thursday, May 2. Police said a man walked into the bank and passed a note to the teller. The note demanded that the teller put money into a [.]
PETAL, Miss. (WHLT) - A Petal teacher, who received a $25,000 Milken Educator Award in 2022, has been charged with sex crimes. Petal police said they received a report in February 2024 from the Petal School District. In the course of an internal investigation for misconduct, Petal School District officials said they discovered several instances [.]
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Efforts to expand Medicaid to roughly 200,000 Mississippians during the 2024 Legislative Session have died. Negotiations broke down between House and Senate leaders late Wednesday night after the House unveiled a new proposal that would call for a ballot referendum for Mississippi voters to have the final say on Medicaid expansion. [.]