Jackson home fully engulfed in flames
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Jackson Fire Department is investigating after a home was fully involved early Friday morning. According to Jackson Fire, it happened around 5:55 a.m. at a home located in the 200 block of Lindsey Drive. The fire department said that the home was vacant and that...
Body pulled from Pearl River earlier this month identified as Mississippi man
Officials have identified the body of the man pulled from the Pearl River earlier this month. Hinds County Interim Coroner Jeramiah Howard reported that the body pulled from the river on July 10 is that of Michael Miller, 28, from Hazlehurst. Howard’s office reported that Miller’s body showed no signs...
Hinds CC offers training for Amazon Web Services data centers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Hinds Community College (HCC) Jackson campus will offer a four-week paid training program to help anyone looking for a way to get in on the ground floor of Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS is investing $10 billion to build two data center complexes in two Madison County industrial parks,...
Three Mississippi teens arrested after violent home burglary, brutal assault. Teens were found at...
Three teenage suspects are behind bars following a violent home burglary and aggravated assault at a Mississippi residence on July 11. Two of the suspects, both previously certified as adults, are now facing a litany of felony charges. Brandon Police Department officers were dispatched to the home on West Sunset...
Driver’s license office moves to downtown Jackson
Mississippitoday.org – @MSTODAYnews – 2025-07-17 12:31:00. The driver’s license office in Jackson has moved downtown as the Mississippi Department of Public Safety prepares to shift its headquarters from the capital city to suburban Rankin County. The department last month announced it was closing the license office...
18-wheeler driver injured in crash on I-20
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – An 18-wheeler driver was injured during a crash in Hinds County. The crash occurred on Interstate 20 West near the 19-mile marker on July 16. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said the driver was transported to a local hospital with unknown injuries. Drivers are asked to...
City employee struck by vehicle at construction site in Gluckstadt
GLUCKSTADT, Miss. (WLBT) - A Gluckstadt city employee was hit by a motorist on Wednesday. It happened around 8:05 a.m. at Gluckstadt Road near Bozeman Road. The city of Gluckstadt said the employee suffered a minor laceration in his leg that will require stitches, but he is ok. “This incident...
Four charged in Canton shooting that injured woman
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) – Canton police announced four suspects have been arrested in connection to a May 2025 shooting that injured a woman. The suspects were identified as Christopher Gardner, Ahkeem Luckett, Artavious Lewis and Tazavier Elder. They were charged with aggravated assault, discharging/displaying firearm...
Barriers erected around Metrocenter Mall blocks entrances to nearby church, angering congregation
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Changes being made at the Metrocenter are impacting facilities around it. A Jackson church on the perimeter of the mall is upset about what the owner is now doing. On Wednesday evening, when members of Life Changers Community Fellowship Church arrived for Bible study, they found...
UMMC MD-PhD program grows in numbers, but also in potential and staying power
JACKSON, Miss. – Xavier Person is a budding researcher, a promising medical student and a man with a plan. He’s earning a PhD at the same time he’s tackling his MD, one of five new students in the UMMC School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences’ (SGSHS) largest MD-PhD entering class since that dual degree...
