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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Wet weather continues. More rounds of showers and storms will move through as moisture-rich air keeps feeding the system. Sunday into next week: A more significant heavy rain threat develops, especially west and south of the area. This is when widespread flooding becomes more likely. LOOKING...

JANS – Society Ridge Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its Senior Pastor, Robert L. Patton, June 7, 2026. The 11:00 a.m. service will be held in the church sanctuary located at 3506 Greens Crossing Road in Pocahontas, MS. His son, Rev. Ronnie Patton, will deliver the anniversary message.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - For the first time in at least recent history, Jackson’s police chief has a chief of staff. Chief RaShall Brackney acknowledged Tonya Norwood as the “newest member to our team” during Tuesday’s Jackson City Council meeting. The acknowledgement came during the council’s...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Officials with Entergy Mississippi say it will take approximately three hours to restore power after trees knocked down a utility pole on West Northside Drive. Trees fell on Thursday near the Shell Station there. Entergy is giving AT&T time to replace the poles. Once that is...

SIMPSON COUNTY — One of the victims in the Rankin County Goon Squad case was arrested Tuesday in Simpson County on firearms-related charges, according to officials. Eddie Terrell Parker was booked into the Simpson County Jail on May 19 by the Mississippi Highway Patrol, according to Paul Mullins. Mullins said he is sti

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced the Genuine MS Farmers Market in Brandon will move to a new location beginning May 23, 2026,following an overwhelming response to the market’s opening weekend. The seasonal market will now be held at the Brandon Amphitheater, located

JACKSON, Miss.—Jason Haley and Shannon Samsa drove three hours from Southaven, Mississippi, to Tuesday’s Jackson City Council meeting with a warning: Don’t make the same mistakes Southaven did with data center construction. “Every city, every mayor, everybody thinks, ‘Hey, this is going to be different. We’re not...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - State leaders are working to give police departments and sheriff’s offices more ways to grow their forces with full-time certified staff by revising how part-time officers can get certified to work full-time. The change would help small towns across Mississippi that rely on multiple part-time...

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI - More than 900 law enforcement officers, firefighters, prosecutors and first responders from across Mississippi gathered this week for the 2026 Mississippi Public Safety Summit. The four-day summit, hosted by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety and the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police are investigating after a man was discovered shot to death inside of a home. Officers responded to the 1300 block of Perkins Street just after 2:15 p.m. on May 21, 2026. Police said a family member of the victim conducted a wellness check and discovered him unresponsive. When auth