C.J. LeMaster

5 days ago | wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - State Auditor Shad White claims hundreds of thousands of federal tax dollars went to nonprofit organizations without any records on how those organizations spent the money and a state agency -- the Mississippi State Department of Health -- helped them do it. White’s team of auditors looked at federal grant money going toward HIV testing and prevention in the state, part of a health department goal to decrease HIV infections by 75 percent by this year.

2 weeks ago | wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Two former Pearl police officers found liable last week for violating a Rankin County man’s Constitutional rights are still protecting and serving residents at other agencies. A federal jury determined Jonathon Welker and Jacob Lang used excessive force in arresting Jimmy Anthony in 2022 while responding to a domestic violence call, requiring them to pay $90,000 in compensatory and punitive damages.

3 weeks ago | wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - On the eve of a runoff election that could decide Jackson’s next mayor, leading candidate State Sen. John Horhn admitted to making a demeaning comment similar to what’s being shared on social media regarding a lack of money sent to the city of Jackson from the Mississippi Legislature, but denies the comments targeted residents in the state’s largest city.

3 weeks ago | wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster |Anthony Warren

In the days leading up to the Democratic primary runoff in Jackson, Mississippi, WLBT News is interviewing both candidates for mayor: Current Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and State Sen. John Horhn. Lumumba’s interview was published on Thursday. JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - State Sen. John Horhn hopes the fourth time’s the charm in his bid to become Jackson’s next mayor. Horhn, a longtime state Senator, ran for the position in 2009, 2014, and 2017, falling short each time.

1 month ago | wlbt.com | C.J. LeMaster |C.j. LeMaster

CANTON, Miss. (WLBT) - Madison County supervisors voted unanimously to place a county justice court clerk on a paid leave of absence and require the clerk and every employee in the office to submit to polygraph tests as part of an investigation into the office itself. The actions took place during the executive session on Monday.