After months of deliberation in the 2026 Legislative Session, several new laws will take effect starting Wednesday, July 1.

With America’s 250th anniversary approaching, a local fireworks company is counting on clear skies this Fourth of July to keep profits high.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The long journey to reclaiming the buried at the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Asylum Hill continues with the help of students from across the country. Digging in ...

The Jackson Fire Department is currently investigating after responding to a house fire Wednesday afternoon. At approximately 2:56 p.m., JFD units responded to reports of the fire located at 2125 TV ...

A third arrest has been made in connection with a triple homicide that occurred in Jackson over the weekend, according to the Jackson Police Department. Mikayla Young, 25, was arrested on Tuesday and ...

A former Prentiss City Clerk was arrested for embezzling over $460,000 in public funds. According to the State Auditor’s ...

The trial will likely determine the future governance of the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport.

Millsaps College will return to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference at the beginning of the 2027-28 academic year, school officials announced Tuesday.

An 83-year-old woman died after she and her husband fell in the hot sun and were unable to get up for more than three hours, ...

An Adams County fugitive was captured Tuesday after more than two years on the run, according to Adams County Sheriff’s ...

On Tuesday, June 30, Vicksburg Police served an arrest warrant at Motel 6, located just off Frontage Road, for 19-year-old ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to limit who qualifies for citizenship at birth.