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RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) – Construction is progressing on the new ALDI in Ridgeland. The store is located just north of Costco near Highland Colony Parkway and Lake Harbor Road. According to the City of Ridgeland, the ALDI is part of the Renaissance Phase 3B. The plan also includes sites for T.J. Maxx, Old Navy,...

Memphis, TN – Dangerous heat continues to grip the Mid-South as extreme heat warnings remain in effect across West Tennessee, North Mississippi, East Arkansas, and parts of southeast Missouri until 8 p.m. Thursday. Residents from Memphis and Jonesboro to Tupelo and Jackson face life-threatening conditions as the heat...

A motorcyclist was killed Monday night in a collision on Mississippi Highway 18 near Fulton Place, according to Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard. She was identified as 18-year-old Holly Young, from Utica. The crash happened around 8:40 p.m. Jackson police said that a passenger vehicle was traveling eastbound on...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police announced a man was arrested after a standoff for allegedly killing his wife at an apartment complex. Officers responded to Westwood Apartments in the 3100 block of Robinson Street on July 31. According to Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade, the man shot his wife multiple times at...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Police are investigating after a body was found in South Jackson. The incident occurred on Robinson Road near TV Road on July 31, not far from WJTV 12 News. Jackson police said this is a death investigation. Interim Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard said no foul play is suspect, and the...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released revised plans for its "One Lake" project to dam the Pearl River in Mississippi to mitigate flooding in Jackson, but some Louisiana residents remain concerned about the downriver effects of the project. At a meeting in Slidell on Wednesday, St. Tammany and...

A suspect killed in a July 29 hourlong standoff in Hinds County had previously displayed signs with profanity and vulgar messages directed toward the Mississippi Department of Public Safety commissioner and the FBI, MDPS officials confirmed. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said a 52-year-old white male, later...

RAYMOND, Miss. (WLBT) - We now know the identity of the man at the center of an hours-long standoff in Raymond on Tuesday. Authorities attempted to serve him a court order to be committed for mental health treatment. Hinds County’s Interim Coroner identified him as Richard Barry Lowery, 52, of...

Former Delaware State quarterback Marqui Adams is drawing massive interst from SWAC contenders Jackson State & Southern University

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Author Rachel Kerr Schneider discussed her latest book, The Widow Chose Red. She lost her husband to ALS disease and then wore red to his funeral because she says red represents the color of fire, love, and the holy spirit. The book chronicles losing her husband, the grief, and life as a...