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Witnesses said they had seen the man walking in the area before.

One would be hard pressed to find an African American who had not heard of the historic Tuskegee Airmen, the black pilots who broke the color barrier during World War II, trained at Tuskegee, Ala., especially now that a 2011 movie was released in their honor. Some may know about...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi state officials are weighing in on Lane Kiffin’s departure from Ole Miss, with Gov. Tate Reeves and other leaders criticizing the former coach’s handling of his exit. “If you want to move to another position, go do it. That’s fine. But spare me...

JACKSON, Miss. — Jackson police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man who may be medically impaired. 52-year-old Antonio Boothe was last heard from Monday night, Dec. 1, according to the Jackson Police Department. He is described as 6-foot-2 and about 150 pounds. Boothe...

A new Jackson Public Schools initiative aims to help more third graders improve their reading skills.

The Pearl Police Department Officer of the Month is Patrol Officer Erick Morris. Officer Morris has been a valued member of the Pearl Police Department for several years. He graduated from Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Academy in 2021 and became a certified police officer in 2022. Before joining the Pearl...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Jackson woman said her car was shot into multiple times while she was backing into her driveway. On April 26, 2025, just before 8:45 p.m., Linda Butler said she had just returned home from a family gathering when the shots were fired. “I was just worried that my son was […]

A Mississippi woman set her ex-boyfriend ablaze then claimed he had "fallen into the fireplace holding a bottle of lighter fluid," even going so far as to change his clothes, according to prosecutors. The post Woman tried passing off fire attack on ex-boyfriend as fireplace accident, changing his clothes and...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson city employees will soon be prohibited from having relationships and business dealings with known “dope dealers.”. On Tuesday, the Jackson City Council approved an ordinance that would amend city code to prohibit city officials or employees from knowingly maintaining personal,...

At the Walter Sillers building in downtown Jackson, folks gathered in memory of friends and family members lost to crime. Some weren't there for someone they knew, though -- like Ishauna Gully, who works with victims of domestic violence. She herself is a survivor of domestic violence and started attending the...