Category: Morning Newscast

Adams County leaders responded to two deadly weekend shootings in Natchez that left three dead, prompting proposals to limit weapons in county offices while officials downplay a wider crime spike.

Natchez police arrested 23-year-old Jamiad Miles after a Southside Market shooting killed one person and wounded two. In other regional headlines, the Louisiana Supreme Court stayed the indictment of AG Liz Murrell; a Wilkinson County shooting left two dead; and LSU launched a pediatric obesity “Coach” trial.

A Natchez woman was among 21 arrested in a Louisiana Medicaid fraud probe after allegedly defrauding the program of $416,000; Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrell was indicted on 16 felony counts over alleged threats to New Orleans officials. Also: Mississippi names Farmers Market Week, holiday impaired-driving patrols remain active, and the Mississippi River at Natchez-Vidalia…

Commercial air service returns to Natchez after 30 years as SkyWest, operating for United, launches daily 50-seat jet flights to Houston — a route supported in part by a $950,000 government risk‑mitigation fund.

Local roundup: A Vidalia man faces arson, insurance fraud and obstruction charges after an intentionally set vehicle fire; the University of New Orleans has become LSU New Orleans; Mississippi approved a Workforce Pell policy for short‑term training programs; the Louisiana Supreme Court threw out Jimmy Duncan’s 1993 murder conviction. River at Natchez‑Vidalia: 39.62 ft and…

Franklin Street (between North Pearl and North Commerce) will be closed until about 2 p.m. for crane work at the Wade House. Julia Letlow advances to the Louisiana U.S. Senate general election. Mississippi Highway Patrol boosts July 3–5 holiday enforcement. A July 13 search at Baton Rouge North Landfill will seek a missing 15‑year‑old; river…

Three juveniles were arrested after a truck theft in Natchez that led to recovery of stolen guns. In state news, Julia Letlow won the GOP Senate nomination, Mississippi authorized a list of undocumented immigrants, and Gov. Jeff Landry vetoed $12 million.

Citizen tips led Adams County deputies to arrest three of five most‑wanted suspects within hours; two remain at large. Meanwhile, bipartisan lawmakers introduced the Craw Act to move crawfish processing into the uncapped H‑2A program, amid high‑profile sentences and a tightening LA Senate primary.

A vehicle chase in Adams County led to drug‑related arrests; St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith resigned after pleading guilty; a medical cannabis hotline launched statewide; Planned Parenthood returns to New Orleans this fall. Mississippi River at Natchez‑Vidalia 37.51 ft and rising.

Tropical Storm Arthur may have dropped a record 29.06 inches of rain in Avoyles Parish, potentially breaking Louisiana’s daily record. In other news: a Vidalia pawnshop break-in led to one arrest, 11 indicted in $12.3M Mississippi Medicaid fraud, and the GOP Senate primary remains tightly contested.