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BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) – Rankin County’s Dancing with the Stars will be held at Brandon City Hall at 6:00 p.m. on April 30, 2026.

The 17th-ranked Northwest Mississippi Community College softball team fell in both games of a doubleheader against 19th-ranked Hinds Community College on Saturday.

As America's semiquincentennial nears, museums throughout Mississippi are confronting the state's complicated history head-on. The adjoining Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, collectively called the Two Museums, have become essential to the state's America 250 celebration. As the monumental birthday approaches, the museum has created...

JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV)- Members of the WXXV News 25 team were recognized for their work Saturday night at the 2026 Excellence in Broadcasting Awards, put on by the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters. WXXV News 25’s Megan Fayard was recognized as one of the rookies of the year for broadcasting in...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Today: The start of the week will be a warm one with temperatures this morning in the 60s. Humidity remains high for the morning commute, so expect muggy conditions Monday morning. Highs will be in the mid 80s with partly cloudy skies. An isolated shower may be possible for communities along the Mississippi River but most of us stay dry. It...

The Millsaps men's and women's track and field teams achieved 16 personal records and won four events at the Rhodes 7-Way Meet in Memphis, Tennessee.

Complaints about the way the City has handled Clinton’s data center project were a common theme during a public hearing March 16. But mixed in with those concerns were statements of strong support for the project, which Mayor Will Purdie said would generate $2 million dollars for the City in the first year through a fee in lieu of taxes (FILOT) agreement, while the...

OXFORD, Miss. (WLBT) - A Pearl native and a Jackson native have been arrested in Oxford. According to the Oxford Police Department, 20-year-old Baylie Gallagher of Pearl was arrested on April 9 in the 1600 block of Oxford Place for a reported disturbance and property damage. She was taken into...

RIDGELAND, Miss. (WLBT) - Downed power lines caused a traffic standstill in both directions on Interstate 55 in Ridgeland. According to MDOT, all lanes were blocked on I-55 at the Colony Park Boulevard and Madison Avenue Exit. It happened shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday. The Ridgeland Police Department said...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The all clear has been given for the Hinds County Circuit Courthouse and Circuit Clerk’s Office, about an hour and a half after they were evacuated due to a threat. “Normal operations have resumed. Thanks to our local, federal and state law enforcement agencies that...