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As summer nears, officials at the Jackson airport have announced an expanded slate of flight options for travelers ready to vacation. Plus, the finalists for the award that goes out annually to Mississippi's top college baseball player have been announced.

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Keesler Air Force Base was placed on lockdown for two hours Wednesday morning due to reports of gunfire that turned out to be unfounded. Ironically, active shooter training drills were planned on Wednesday, but the reported gunfire was not part of that. The military base will be hosting the Mississippi Special Olympics Games this weekend. President and CEO Monica Daniels told us 900 athletes will compete this year, and she's been assured that participants will be safe.

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One man is being charged with 12 counts of armed robbery, one count of aggravated assault, and one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. According to Jackson Police, Ladarious Moore has been targeting Dollar Generals, Family Dollar stores, and gas stations for months. A judge set Moore's bail at $7 million on 14 felony counts on Wednesday.

Jackson police are investigating the murder of a 19-year-old man who was found deceased on Holden Street Wednesday. The name of the victim hasn't been released, and there's no word on any possible suspects. Plus, the Mississippi Mud Monsters are taking the field for their inaugural homestead kick-off Thursday night. The new Frontier League team will take the field at 6:30 p.m. vs the Florence Y’alls.

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A 7-to 8-foot alligator was safely removed from Highway 21 North in Neshoba County on Wednesday. Two alligator wranglers have relocated it.

Earlier this week, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks announced that private lands alligator season applications are now open. Beginning this year, applications can only be submitted online. Hunters have from now until July 1 to formally submit a bid to hunt alligators on private lands.

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The bi-annual Canton Flea Market Arts & Crafts Show is a ONE-day show, held on the second Thursday of May and October. Ace Henley, Film and Media Specialist with Canton Tourism, told us artists and craftsmen will be displaying their work on the grounds of the historic Madison County Courthouse today.

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The highly anticipated opening of Mississippi's first Buc-ee's will take place on Menge Avenue in Harrison County on June 9 at 10 a.m.

Businesses in the area are hoping for an influx of traffic when the 74,000-square-foot location starts drawing customers.

The cattle market is in uncharted territory, with live cattle prices at $221 on Wednesday. Due to tight supplies and strong demand, current price levels for cattle could become the new norm.

Over three million fentanyl pills were seized in what Attorney General Pam Bondi is touting as the largest fentanyl bust in our nation's history. Federal agents busted up a massive drug and weapons trafficking organization that spanned five states. 16 people were arrested, including six high-level Sinaloa Cartel members who were in the U.S. illegally.

According to the National Weather Service, isolated severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and hail to the size of quarters are possible in Mississippi on Thursday afternoon and evening.

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