Howard Ballou
Broadcast Journalist at WLBT-TV (Jackson, MS)
Broadcast Journalist, loving husband, doting dad, avid fisherman and accomplished b-s detector retweet is not an endorsement
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1 week ago |
wlbt.com | Lauren Harvey |Nathan Lee |Howard Ballou
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Traffic is backed up along I-20 westbound as police and EMS are on the scene. WLBT crews spotted several Jackson Police cars as well as EMS vehicles. At this time, it is unclear what the cause of the scene is, but WLBT crews viewed evidence of a possible car crash. As a result of the police and EMS presence, traffic along I-20 West is congested. WLBT has reached out to JPD, but has yet to hear back. Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.
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2 weeks ago |
wlbt.com | Howard Ballou
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - Multiple agencies are on the scene of a drowning at the Ross Barnett Reservoir. Reservoir Police Chief Carlos Dupima tells WLBT the incident occurred between Ratliff Ferry and Coal Bluff. Officials with the Reservoir Patrol, Rankin County Emergency Operations Center, and Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks are working the incident. Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. See a spelling or grammar error in our story?
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2 weeks ago |
wlbt.com | Howard Ballou
BRROKHAVEN, Miss. (WLBT) - For years, 3 On Your Side has received calls, emails and social media messages about homicide cases that are not being solved in the city of Brookhaven: no arrests, no justice. So we investigated and, for the first time, both the police chief and district attorney spoke with us about the case of a Black FedEx driver shot at by a white father and son and what went wrong with finding justice in that case.
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3 weeks ago |
wlbt.com | Howard Ballou
By WLBT.com Staff and Howard BallouPublished: Apr. 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM CDT|Updated: 13 minutes agoRANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - A Copiah County man is dead after witnesses say he went boating during Tuesday morning’s bad weather. According to Reservoir Police Chief Carlos Dipuma, a witness saw the man going onto the Ross Barnett Reservoir as bad weather came in on Tuesday.
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1 month ago |
wlbt.com | Howard Ballou
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A state worker is alleging she was retaliated against after she refused to follow racially discriminatory hiring practices at the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.
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