Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 4:13 PM CST
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A 12-year-old is dead after police say he and others played Russian Roulette in Jackson, Mississippi.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 1:46 PM CST
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The U.S. Coast Guard says a passenger who went overboard from a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico was rescued on Thanksgiving after likely being in the water for hours.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 2:15 PM CST
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Police Chief Joseph Daughtry said the incident happened around 2 a.m. on Abbot Street.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 5:01 PM CST
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She said she takes extra precautions such as notifying residents of her presence by tooting her horn twice and approaching slowly.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 6:48 AM CST
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Family members say Joe Causey suffers from a medical condition that may impair his judgment.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 10:28 PM CST
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Dianna Boring is described as a 5′7″, with brown eyes.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 8:37 PM CST
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According to the Jackson Police Department, the police department’s task force returned to the capital city from Oswego, New York with suspect Brock Williams Jr. arrested for the murder of 28-year-old Christopher Johnson.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 3:33 PM CST
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Deputies then took evidence from the home including computers.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 2:30 PM CST
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Mayor George Flaggs says a new stadium is long overdue with all the excitement Coach Deion Sanders is bringing to the metro area.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 4:26 PM CST
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He has served Mississippi’s District 56 for two decades.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 12:23 PM CST
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The university announced the news on Wednesday.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 9:23 PM CST
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Michael Guest will serve a third term representing Mississippi’s 3rd District after defeating his Democratic challenger Tuesday night.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 4:47 PM CST
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The case began Saturday, when police were called after a dog was seen wandering the road whilst carrying a severed human arm.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 1:53 PM CDT
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A federal jury found a man guilty of assaulting a law enforcement officer in Jackson.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 10:17 PM CDT
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A Silver Alert has been issued by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation for 46-year-old Derrick Johnson of Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 4:48 PM CDT
|By Quentin Smith and WLBT.com Staff
Governor Tate Reeves and the Mississippi Legislature finalized the largest economic development project in state history Wednesday.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 10:22 AM CDT
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“He has left a legacy of service and hard work not only at MDOT but for the entire state of Mississippi.”
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 6:24 AM CDT
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Governor Tate Reeves says he is seeking $240 million in state incentives for an economic development project in the Golden Triangle region.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 7:13 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
Governor Tate Reeves called a special session of the Mississippi Legislature. The session will convene at the State Capitol on November 2 at 10:00 a.m.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 9:45 AM CDT
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The driver of a school bus, a monitor and some students at Starkville High School are receiving treatment at a hospital after a crash with another vehicle.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 7:11 AM CDT
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Hundreds of people in the small town of Mound Bayou, Mississippi, attended a special screening of the movie “Till.”
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 6:48 AM CDT
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The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has canceled a Silver Alert for a 59-year-old Vicksburg man.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2022 at 6:50 AM CDT
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is continuing a dredging operation to assist with vessels traveling down the low Mississippi River.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 3:25 PM CDT
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A Memphis man pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a minor and interstate sex trafficking on October 25.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 11:10 AM CDT
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If Ivory had only one tip to give young boys and girls, it would be to believe in yourself.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 2:18 PM CDT
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Tickets can be purchased from the ticket office or through Impact Tickets, according to Jackson State Athletics’ Twitter account.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 9:58 PM CDT
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An Alabama armed robbery suspect was arrested by Pearl Police Tuesday evening.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 10:55 PM CDT
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A man was charged with two counts of touching and handling a child for lustful purposes in Pike County.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 11:45 AM CDT
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The estimated cash value for the drawing is $299.8 million.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 10:00 AM CDT
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Tupelo police said she used her position at Barnes Crossing Road Texaco to take the money and use her position to identify winning lottery tickets.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 4:10 PM CDT
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A Brookhaven man wanted for felony gun possession, and felony fleeing is at large after having escaped police custody Thursday night.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 2:36 PM CDT
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House Judiciary B Committee Chairman Nick Bain says the mayor’s subpoena has been re-issued for November 21.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 10:27 AM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
A 10-month-old was burned by scalding water while daycare workers used boiling water to clean bottles.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 6:22 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
The incident happened on Tuesday, October 4, at the Lil’ Blessings Daycare in Hamilton, Mississippi.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 9:51 AM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
All eligible children will be issued a new P-EBT card.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 5:57 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
Travis Jones had been driving his pickup when he took one shot to the head and was killed.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 3:50 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
A major leak has caused several Jackson Public Schools to cancel afterschool activities.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2022 at 9:58 AM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the Southaven Police Department are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Saturday.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 7:05 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
The Unified Command of the Jackson Water Crisis incident has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for operations and maintenance at the city of Jackson’s water treatment facilities.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 3:46 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
Detective Myiesha Stewart had a 3-year-old son named Jace.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 10:10 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
After saying in a statement Wednesday that the Delta Hot Tamale Festival and homecoming parade would not be canceled, the Mayor of Greenville, Errick D. Simmons, has amped security for the festival set for the weekend.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 12:22 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
All eligible children will be issued a new P-EBT card.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 3:15 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
Many people on social media have called for the individuals to be arrested.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 10:58 AM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
The newborn was left alone for at least 30 minutes.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2022 at 8:52 PM CDT
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“It’s extremely low, and this is a really terrible time for this to be happening,” Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson said.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 4:39 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
Jackson State University President Thomas K. Hudson, J.D., has been selected one of Mississippi’s Most Influential African Americans for 2022-23 by Our Mississippi magazine.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 3:30 PM CDT
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According to MBI, the child has been located and is safe.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 11:26 AM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
The children are visibly shaken up, crying, and screaming.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 9:58 AM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
Nearly $400,000 of the donation will be earmarked to help replenish the JSU Emergency Gap Fund, which is being used to assist students with water crisis-related expenses. To date, more than 3,600 students have requested support.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 2:32 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
As determined by federal guidelines, SNAP benefits, eligibility, and deduction levels will increase as a result of inflation.
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