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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Consuela Williams and her husband, Leslie, stand along Highway 80 holding bright neon green signs asking for help. Williams said she doesn’t want to ask strangers for help every day, but right now she has to. She said panhandling is a form of survival. The...

Community Support Through Metastatic Prostate Cancer. Roosevelt Greenwood’s journey with metastatic prostate cancer has been deeply shaped by the faith-driven community of Madison, Mississippi, which offered him immense support after his diagnosis 10 years ago. Surrounded by church members, pastors, and close friends,

TERRY, Miss. (WLBT) - The Terry Police Department is searching for a driver who ran into a building Thursday evening. The crash occurred just before 7 p.m. at 129 Cunningham Street, the location of the closed Terry Mercantile Steakhouse. According to Terry Police Chief Anthony Moore, this hit-and-run crash left...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The City of Jackson announced a contractor began removing the existing Coleman Avenue Bridge. Officials said crews have begun driving piles in the vicinity, and there could be significant noise. According to the city, electric power may be interrupted for short periods of time during certain sta

Fast food is often just that: food prepared fast. But when you want something that goes beyond the generic burgers-and-fries combo and you’re instead craving a much more authentic experience, we’d urge you to go local. We’re talking specifically about Stamps Super Burger, a burger joint in Jackson, Mississippi that’s f

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. Attorneys for the state of Mississippi presented arguments on Thursday to dismiss a federal lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against the city of Jackson by withholding $36 million in pandemic recovery funds meant for infrastructure

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced two expansion projects in the Jackson-metro area. According to MDOT, crews will widen Interstate 55 from Madison to Gluckstadt and Lakeland Drive from Grants Ferry Road to Highway 471. MDOT officials said the projects are part

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) held its annual Fallen Officer Memorial on May 14, 2026. The event honored and remembered the Conservation Officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. The memorial was held during National Police Week, which recognizes t

You might think you’ve seen a hot air balloon before. Maybe one drifting way off in the distance, looking peaceful and tiny, like something out of a screensaver. Now imagine standing in the middle of twenty-plus hot air balloons as they inflate all around you—fabric stretching, burners roaring, colors dazzling like som

The families of four men who died or allegedly were beaten in encounters with Mississippi law enforcement gathered outside the state attorney general’s office Thursday to urge officials to stop denying them access to video capturing the incidents, years after they happened. The families said officials have blocked them