Delta In a Minute 8-29
FLOWOOD, MISSISSIPPI - A Flowood Mississippi physician ls Launching an AI governance platform to improve patient safety. Family physician Dr. Jennifer Bryan's company platform, known as Shimmer Frame, integrates with existing medical record systems to provide oversight. It flags whether information comes from AI or a...
Rain chances are drying up heading into the weekend
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Temperatures are well below average on this Friday afternoon due to widespread heavy rainfall across the area. Many spots are struggling to make it out of the 70s this evening under overcast skies with stray thunderstorms, but things are heating up as we head into the weekend.
We The People: August 28, 1955
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Seventy years ago, on August 28, a teenage boy from Chicago was kidnapped from his uncle’s home in the Mississippi Delta. Emmett Till, 14, was accused of flirting with a 21-year-old white woman at a store in the Money community, about ten miles north of Greenwood.
Memorial parade honors 70th anniversary of Emmett Till’s death
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Thursday marked the 70th anniversary of Emmett Till’s death. In 1955, Till was accused of flirting with a white woman at a store near Greenwood, Mississippi. Days later, the woman’s husband and half-brother kidnapped Till from his uncle’s home, tortured him, and killed him....
Henifin, JXN Water sue Blossom Apartments for delinquent water bills
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - JXN Water is now seeking the court’s help in getting Blossom Apartments to pay more than $400,000 in past-due water bills. On Friday, Interim Third-Party Manager Ted Henifin and the utility filed a complaint against Blossom Apartments LLC in U.S. District Court, alleging the company has not...
JSU Fans Ready to Stripe Out Thee Vet!
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Hope Labor Day Classic kicks off on Saturday with Jackson State playing Hampton at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Deputy Athletic Director Hakim McClellan and Kamesha Hill, Director of Auxiliary Enterprises at JSU, joined Studio 3 to share the excitement for the game and share some clothing...
We The People: August 30, 2005
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Twenty years ago August 30, Hurricane Katrina was still having a devastating effect on the Jackson area. It was blazing hot outside, and many people had no air-conditioning or refrigeration because the electricity was out. That led to huge demand for ice, but stores either sold out quickly or...
AVAIO Digital to Locate $6 Billion Data Center Campus in Rankin County
AVAIO Digital, a Connecticut-based developer and operator of sustainable data centers, has announced a new $6 billion data center campus at the East Metropolitan Center Business and Industrial Park in Brandon. AVAIO Digital’s new Brandon data center campus will be named AVAIO Digital Taurus and will provide new...
Jackson, MS Weather: Heavy Rain Threatens Flooding on I-55 Overnight Into Saturday
JACKSON, Miss. – Heavy rain pounded central Mississippi overnight, triggering a Flash Flood Warning in Jackson and nearby communities until 7:30 a.m. Friday. Drivers face hazardous travel on I-20 and I-55, with deep standing water reported in low-lying areas. According to the National Weather Service in Jackson,...
Hurricane Katrina victims and rescuers reflect on storm 20 years later
BRANDON, Miss. (WLBT) - Lives and conditions have changed during the two decades since Hurricane Katrina made landfall, but the passage of time does not erase the memory of its devastation. While there is rebirth for some, one rescuer will never forget his experience with the storm. “Somebody’s chair was...