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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mother’s Day is Sunday and Crumbl Cookies has Mother’s Day bundles for your mom. The stores also now offer Dirty Sodas. McKae Nielsen brought Angela Evans a Dirty Soda to taste. She said it was excellent!. To order your Mother’s Day gift boxes or...

JACKSON – The G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery VA Medical Center is urging veterans to avoid travel in areas impacted by severe tornadoes. The medical center said several communities in the area were affected, including locations near some of its Community-Based Outpatient Clinic sites. Emergency management officials are urging...

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. The city of Jackson will move forward with its plan to file a lawsuit against the property owner of a previously demolished Hotel O to recover demolition expenses. City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday, authorizing City Attorney Drew...

Commissioner Sean Tindell and Sen. Dean Kirby discussed a new headquarters and departmental consolidation for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety on the newest episode of “This Week in Pearl,” they said. The officials said the new headquarters unites the department’s divisions in a single location. They said...

The news team was cited for its investigation of the Rankin County Sheriff's Department’s use of of jail trusties as enforcers in the county jail and for Sheriff Bryan Bailey’s use of deputies, trusties and county equipment at his mother’s chicken farm.

JANS – Mariah McGill’s journey at Hinds Community College began as a band student at the Raymond Campus, where she was the lead drum major in fall 2024. Now she is continuing her journey in the Associate Degree Nursing program at Hinds’ Rankin Campus and as the winner of the 2026 annual Carla McCulloch Scholarship that will pay her tuition for the 2026-2027 academic...

RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) – The Ridgeland community came together on Wednesday in support of one of its own after a police officer was severely injured while on duty along the Natchez Trace. Residents gathered at the Ridgeland Police Department for a blood drive benefiting Corporal Ryan Stacey as he continues recovering from his injuries. Volunteers […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson Public Schools (JPS) announced one person broke into Casey Elementary School overnight on May 5, 2026. According to JPS officials, an individual forced entry into the facility around 1:20 a.m. The person is described as a Black male in his late teens to early twenties, between 5 feet 9 inches […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Charges have been dropped against a woman who was arrested last year in connection with the shooting death of a Jackson State University student. Elisha Brown was arrested in November and charged with accessory after the fact and hindering prosecution in the October 2023 death of Jaylen Burns.

PEARL – A suspect has been taken into custody after recent auto burglaries in the City Hall area, according to the Pearl Police Department. Police said the burglaries happened around May 5 and May 6. Anyone who believes they may be missing property or may have been a victim...