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“I think there is an urgency because health outcomes are not often addressed among black men, and often some of the reasons that black men die earlier can be prevented if they knew that they needed to be screened,” Melvin said. “We have lots of initiatives for women and children, but we often don't include the black...

Lily is the most precious girl. She is a 10/10 on all accounts. She is at Cheshire Abbey in Jackson waiting on her forever family to find her!. She is only 1.5 or 2 years old and 45 pounds! Lily is spayed and up to date on all of her shots! She appears to be a hound mix!

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A wide range of topics were discussed at today’s city council meeting, ranging from animal control to continued efforts to reopen Thalia Mara Hall. The Jackson City Council provided some relief for one of the city’s unresolved issues. The city’s animal shelter has been...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Jackson homeowner blames squatters and a lack of support for South Jackson for his motivation to leave. The retiree wants vagrants in houses near him gone. The property owner said he has one solution the city should consider. “Do you think this is fair to...

Jackson officials say Jackson's violence prevention office, originally created under former Mayor Chockwe Antar Lumumba, will continue under a new name and the former director Lumumba had fired.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Early risers across the Mid-South could wake to near-record cold temperatures Wednesday morning, as clear skies and light winds allow overnight conditions to dip well below normal for late August. According to the National Weather Service in Memphis, record lows dating back to the 1940s and...

JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Instead of one teen starting off his junior year with his classmates, he has begun his freshman year of college. Quinton Simpson of Clinton has started attending Hinds Community College at only 16 years old. He graduated from Acellus Academy High school and is now...

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - A man has been arrested after the shooting death of a Madison County man found in a yard. In July, 46-year-old John Montgomery was found dead in a yard on Hudson Road, near Highway 16. Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered that Montgomery had suffered...

OXFORD, Miss. — Nearly three years after a University of Mississippi student was killed in a downtown Oxford hit-and-run, the man behind the wheel has been sentenced to prison. On Monday, Seth Rokitka, of Collierville, pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI and leaving the scene of an accident with injuries. This morning,...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-Miss.) joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 state attorneys general warning major artificial intelligence companies to address the alarming reports of AI chatbots engaging in sexually inappropriate conversations with kids. The letter was sent to Anthropic, Apple,...