Jackson MS

The health system has finalized the acquisition of Merit Health Madison, which is now dubbed UMMC Madison. Officials said it will help with scheduling surgeries and offer more care closer to home. The University of Mississippi Medical Center is expanding. The academic health system recently completed the acquisition...

BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) – A GoFundMe has been set up to cover the funeral costs of the woman who was killed during a shooting at the McDonald’s in Brandon. According to the organizer, the funds raised will also support the children of Kianna Jackson, 25, of Pearl. We are asking for help to cover funeral […]

Construction began in February on a new Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) warehouse utilizing $95 million in state bond funds. Glenn Kornbrek, the director of the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration’s Bureau of Building, Grounds, and Real Property Management, said Tuesday that the current ABC warehouse...

A Raymond man was killed in a two-vehicle accident on the Natchez Trace earlier this week, according to the Hinds County Coroner’s Office. Coroner Jeramiah Howard said that on Monday around noon, authorities received a call of a wreck on the Natchez Trace outside Clinton. He responded, along with Clinton Fire...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A line of storms has been moving through northeast MS over the last few hours, and could hold together for a little while longer, bringing some rain to the metro area. Keep the rain gear close by just in case. Otherwise, the rest of your Juneteenth holiday will hold hot and muggy conditions.

The plasma center is conveniently situated on two main thoroughfares, but the location is apt for another reason: This area of Jackson has a high concentration of poverty, few economic opportunities and is rapidly depopulating.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Thursday: Dry weather continues for the Thursday morning commute, however a few isolated showers may be possible for areas north of I-20 by mid-morning. Afternoon highs will top out in the upper 80s and low 90s. Some of these may pack a little bit of a punch with gusty winds and small hail....

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – An 18-wheeler crash caused delays an Interstate 20 and Interstate 220. The crash occurred on the I-220 ramp to I-20 West on Friday, June 20. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), drivers in the southbound lanes of I-220 should expect delays. There’s no word on the...

Yesterday marked the 160th year since the U.S. Army arrived in Galveston, Texas, to declare that the approximately 250,000 enslaved people in the state were thereforth emancipated. The observance of this milestone in American history, known as Juneteenth, commemorates the freedom that generations of Black citizens...

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating Robreshia Roshinique Parker, who is currently wanted on charges of Identity Theft. Parker is described as a 31-year-old Black female, standing approximately 5’6” tall and weighing 161 lbs. Anyone with information about her...