Jackson MS

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Here’s something cool that’s happening at Jackson State University: local students are spending part of their summer vacation in a boot camp. However, it’s not just any boot camp; it’s JSU’s Journalism and Media Studies Boot Camp. Students are getting hands-on...

The Mississippi Championship Hot Air Balloon Festival will return this weekend with family-friendly festivities planned in both Ridgeland and Canton. This is the 40th iteration of the festival and will be the 35th year Ridgeland has partnered with the event in Canton to host the Friday night Balloon Glow. The...

MADISON, Miss. (WLBT) - A two-vehicle crash on I-55 North has the far right lane blocked in Madison. According to Lieutenant Micah Taylor with the Madison Police Department, the crash happened near mile marker 109. Wreckers are on their way to clear the scene, but the far right lane is...

A man is facing additional charges in connection with an ongoing narcotics investigation, Gluckstadt police said. Kendarius M. Bess, who was initially arrested on May 27, has now been charged with two counts of trafficking by sale of a controlled narcotic in a restricted place. The additional charges come from...

JACKSON — The State Fire Marshal’s Office encourages firework safety this Independence Day. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, injuries from fireworks have increased overall between 2008 and 2023. In 2024, there were approximately 10,000 firework-related emergency room visits and 18 reported...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Intuitive da Vinci 5 Robot is the latest piece of equipment that St. Dominic Health has acquired to help perform general surgeries. The system is used for minimally invasive surgical procedures for urology, gynecology, thoracic, and general surgeries. Dr. D. Paul Seago says robots provide...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Elden Way has become an eyesore for some Jackson neighbors. Genettie Norwood, who lives on the street, said she and other residents tend their lawns properly. Despite her many efforts to contact the owner of the home with overgrown grass and the city, nothing has been done. “In this division...

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police provided an update on the investigation into a fatal crash that occurred on Interstate 220. The incident happened on I-220 South past Watkins Drive around 3:30 a.m. on June 23. Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Police Department (JPD), said the victim, Mikayla Smith,...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The part-time security guard of the Auto One car lot accused of killing a woman has made his initial appearance in court. On Tuesday, Carl Miller, 60, was charged with manslaughter after shooting at 22-year-old Deyonia McGee and a 16-year-old boy who claimed to be her boyfriend early Tuesday...

On a warm but breezy spring morning, Norma Michael grabs the handles of her broadfork tool and stomps onto its horizontal base, plunging its spiked ends into the ground with a force that breaks up the dense soil beneath her feet. She does this to cultivate the land as she...