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Madison, MS

RANKIN CO., Miss. (WLBT) - Officers from across the country have made the drive to Mississippi to show their support for Randy Tyler after the Madison policeman’s tragic death. WLBT heard from Tyler’s family for the first time as they grieve his loss. A raffle and auction were...

Fundraiser held for late Madison officer killed in Brandon standoff

Flowood, MS

FLOWOOD, Miss. (WLBT) - A famous fast-food restaurant will be breaking ground in Central Mississippi for the first time. Bojangles will be opening its doors in Flowood. The restaurant will be built from the ground up on Hugh Ward Boulevard. Bojangles is an American regional chain of fast food restaurants...

Bojangles is coming to Mississippi!

Vicksburg, MS

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WLBT) - A Fayette, Mississippi man was shot and killed in Vicksburg Thursday night. According to the Vicksburg Police Department, officers responded to a call in the 1600 block of Crawford Street around 11:37 p.m. in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, police found 26-year-old Kelvion Winston suffering...

Man found with gunshot wound, dies after Vicksburg shooting

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Dozens of heartfelt tributes were given to Mrs. Myrlie Evers on Thursday. Festivities kicked off in Flowood with a brunch called “More than a Widow,” honoring Mrs. Evers for her life and the contributions she made in Mississippi and around the nation. “I stand...

Festivities honoring the life, works of the Evers family

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - On Wednesday night, the 38 Miss Mississippi delegates will begin the first night of Preliminary Competition at the Vicksburg Convention Center. We heard more from the delegates on the new category of Health and Fitness and how they have turned the struggles they have faced into positive messages and examples of hope and perseverance.

Miss Mississippi delegates prepare for first night of preliminary competition

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - After almost five years of operations, Cultivation Food Hall announced it will be closing after lunch service on Wednesday, June 14. The popular restaurant was known for placing an emphasis on a variety of local, chef-inspired concepts. While plans are set for the closure, the parent...

Cultivation Food Hall at The District at Eastover closing June 14

Madison County, MS

MADISON, Miss. (WLBT) - Madison County supervisors’ decision to rezone some 350 acres of property along Bozeman Road will soon land them in court. On Tuesday, the Madison mayor and board of aldermen approved bringing on an attorney to file an appeal of the county’s decision to rezone the property along the future Reunion Parkway extension from a special use district to C2 commercial.

Madison city leaders to appeal county decision rezoning Bozeman Family property

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Jackson Fire Department is trying to figure out how a south Jackson home went up in flames early Thursday. The fire started on Vail Avenue near McCluer Road around 4 a.m. WLBT is working to find out if anyone was injured and what may have...

South Jackson home goes up in flames

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Three businesses have opened their doors in the last two weeks at Highland Village in Jackson. RockBox Fitness, a boxing-based studio with locations across the country, has opened its first Mississippi location; Underground Social, a locally-owned unisex barber shop, opened its doors in June; and Family Social Club held its grand opening last week, bringing a brand new concept to the Jackson-metro.

‘Why not Jackson?’: 3 businesses open in Highland Village

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Police released new details Wednesday about Tuesday’s dog attack in a Jackson neighborhood. Some of the new details are different from what the police told 3 On Your Side and what we reported yesterday. The main one is that it’s a 37-year-old who is recovering...

Six dogs euthanized, owner arrested after ‘vicious’ dog attack in Jackson

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Putalamus White always saw herself as a CEO of a Fortune 500 company, traveling the world and making things happen. Instead, the CEO of the Jackson Resource Center said God had other plans for her, plans that include serving the homeless in the capital city. “The...

Abandoned Capers Ave. nursing home to be transformed into transitional living facility for homeless

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The new Aldi location in Flowood is now officially open. The store is located at 101 Primos Road. The Flowood location is Aldi’s 10th in Mississippi, but the first in the metro. According to their website, Aldi stores focus on volume purchasing products, so prices...

Aldi in Flowood now open

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A nurse and mental health advocate is urging state leaders to find more beds following the loss of a Jackson treatment facility. Dr. Irish Patrick Williams is a 40-year registered nurse who has worked with the mentally ill at St. Dominic’s. “Employees can find another...

Nurse pleads with state leaders to replace lost mental health treatment facility

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Law enforcement officers continue to put their lives on the line to protect the public from dangerous criminals, and last week the death of Madison Officer Randy Tyler proved just that. The death of Officer Tyler is one that is hitting the officers that serve your...

‘It will always be in our minds:’ Law enforcement impacted by domestic violence calls and loss of fellow officer

Brandon, MS

Pelahatchie, MS

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - The mother of Keigan Norwood has announced his funeral arrangements after the boy was involved in a fatal ATV accident on Sunday, May 28. Norwood, 6, was killed and a 10-year-old passenger seriously injured when the ATV they were riding was hit by a vehicle in Pelahatchie.

Funeral arrangements announced for 6-year-old Pisgah student killed in ATV accident

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - An elderly woman is fighting for her life Tuesday after being attacked by multiple dogs in a Jackson neighborhood. Residents who live along Clairmont Street, where the attack happened, say the dogs have been causing trouble for years. In fact, Nancy Singleton says she walks a...

Elderly woman fighting for life after ‘vicious’ dog attack in Jackson

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A woman is fighting for her life after being attacked by multiple dogs in a Jackson neighborhood. According to police, the 37-year-old was taken to a local hospital with severe injuries following the attack. Her current condition is unknown. The owner of the dogs, 56-year-old Debra...

Police: Owner arrested after ‘vicious’ dog attack leaves woman ‘fighting for her life’

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The city of Jackson continues to struggle with illegal dumping, and city leaders say it’s keeping new businesses and positive developments from setting up shop. A large area of concern is Capers Avenue in West Jackson, located between Monument Street and Fortification Street. City leaders...

Clean up collaboration begins on Capers Avenue ahead of ‘new investments’ for Jackson

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Air quality in Jackson has dropped off, in part, thanks to the wildfires in Canada. As of Thursday afternoon, air quality in the Jackson metro area was at 108 AQI. AQI is the Air Quality Index, according to Airnow.gov. The higher the number, the higher the...

How are Canada’s wildfires impacting air quality in Jackson?

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Baptist Health Systems is introducing a new connectivity platform that will get patients to aftercare sooner, opening needed hospital beds. When patients leave Baptist Hospital for rehab, a nursing home, or home health, they will get that care sooner through a connectivity platform for acute care patients.

Baptist’s new connectivity platform speeds up patient after care access

Pearl, MS

PEARL, Miss. (WLBT) - A dump truck traveling east on Interstate 20 lost control as a result of a blown tire and turned over onto its side Thursday evening west of Airport Road, spilling tree limbs and related debris across three lanes of traffic, according to Pearl Spokesman Greg Flynn.

Dump truck rolls over, strikes wires after tire blows in single-vehicle crash

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Entergy workers are canvassing neighborhoods offering free products and services to manage power usage and lower bills. The company is reaching out to customers to let them know how to get these savings. In the Forest Hill Place subdivision, Entergy Solutions workers like Jeremiah Lewis are going door to door offering free products that will lower your bill or get better use of your appliances.

Entergy Solutions offers free products and services to lower your bill

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -St. Dominic Hospital is citing financial challenges as the reason for shutting down its Behavioral Health Services. But there’s an expected domino effect on those who are seeking mental health care. “It’s just, to me, a big blow to the entire system,” said Executive Director of...

Mental health experts concerned about impacts of St. Dominic’s Behavioral Health Services closing

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Terrance Howard, along with other big stars like Jena Malone and Tom Everett, are starring in a new movie called The Movers that is filming in Jackson. “So, here we are as movers, we have passed away from a previous life and we’re in this purgatory state and unaware. We move into this new house, new town, new job, and we don’t see any neighbors. We don’t remember who we were before,” Howard said.

Movie star Terrence Howard enjoying stay while filming in Jackson

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - New Stage Theatre will present the musical Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash from May 30 - June 11. From the iconic songbook of Johnny Cash comes this unique musical about love and faith, struggle and success, rowdiness and redemption, and home and family.

New Stage Theatre presents a tribute to Johnny Cash through June 11

Hattiesburg, MS

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Southern Miss baseball team is full of players from Mississippi. Two players from the Jackson Metro area, freshman second baseman Nick Monistere, and junior pitcher Justin Storm, have played a big role for the Golden Eagles this season. In Auburn last weekend, both delivered clutch...

Metro players’ success at USM an inspiration for high school players

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Things To Know Wednesday, March 22

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - If you missed a few of the most important headlines and need to play catch up, no worries. WLBT has gathered some...

Things To Know Wednesday, March 22

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