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A Leake County school bus was engulfed in flames Monday.
More >>A Leake County school bus was engulfed in flames Monday.
More >>The special election for the U.S. Senate race is already heating up. Earlier today, Jason Shelton, the mayor of Tupelo announced he has pulled out of the race. With his departure that could mean more votes for the other Democratic candidate. The state of Mississippi hasn't had a Democrat in the Senate since 1989. This unique race looks to be one that could change Mississippi politics for the next couple of years. Kenneth Townsend, a political science professor at Millsaps...
More >>The special election for the U.S. Senate race is already heating up. Earlier today, Jason Shelton, the mayor of Tupelo announced he has pulled out of the race. With his departure that could mean more votes for the other Democratic candidate. The state of Mississippi hasn't had a Democrat in the Senate since 1989. This unique race looks to be one that could change Mississippi politics for the next couple of years. Kenneth Townsend, a political science professor at Millsaps...
More >>One local grandmother is flying high after going to the senior prom. She was asked to go by a very special person, and she says she just couldn't say no. When Idell Benton answered her grandson's call, she figured he was just calling to "shoot the breeze," but this time...he had a very important question to ask her.
More >>One local grandmother is flying high after going to the senior prom. She was asked to go by a very special person, and she says she just couldn't say no. When Idell Benton answered her grandson's call, she figured he was just calling to "shoot the breeze," but this time...he had a very important question to ask her.
More >>Some part-time and full-time employees at Jackson's Saks Fifth Avenue Service Center may soon be out of a job.
More >>Some part-time and full-time employees at Jackson's Saks Fifth Avenue Service Center may soon be out of a job.
More >>It will be the fourth time the unit has conducted security operations at the southwest border.
More >>It will be the fourth time the unit has conducted security operations at the southwest border.
More >>The National Park Service is meeting with Mississippians this week as it examines key civil rights sites for possible designation as a national park area.
More >>The National Park Service is meeting with Mississippians this week as it examines key civil rights sites for possible designation as a national park area.
More >>Tuesday, investigators continued to search for a cause in the death of an inmate housed in the Madison County Detention Center.
More >>Tuesday, investigators continued to search for a cause in the death of an inmate housed in the Madison County Detention Center.
More >>"We know all too well that they are not armed the same way as outside law enforcement for the ones on the street," said MDOC Commissioner Pelicia Hall. "So, they're behind the walls 12 hours at a time with convicted felons every day, and it's a very difficult dangerous position to be in.
More >>"We know all too well that they are not armed the same way as outside law enforcement for the ones on the street," said MDOC Commissioner Pelicia Hall. "So, they're behind the walls 12 hours at a time with convicted felons every day, and it's a very difficult dangerous position to be in.
More >>Flames overtake a school bus and a mother takes quick action to rescue the children on board. An early school bus and a mom's rare conversation may have saved the lives of special needs children Monday in Leake County.
More >>Flames overtake a school bus and a mother takes quick action to rescue the children on board. An early school bus and a mom's rare conversation may have saved the lives of special needs children Monday in Leake County.
More >>David Watkins was indicted in November for allegedly taking more than $587,000 that was loaned to him to redevelop Metrocenter Mall in Jackson, instead using it for other purposes.
More >>David Watkins was indicted in November for allegedly taking more than $587,000 that was loaned to him to redevelop Metrocenter Mall in Jackson, instead using it for other purposes.
More >>If you noticed a good bit of traffic downtown on your way home Tuesday, you might have run into the one thousand people who gathered at C-Spire's 2018 Movement Technology Conference at the Convention Complex.
More >>If you noticed a good bit of traffic downtown on your way home Tuesday, you might have run into the one thousand people who gathered at C-Spire's 2018 Movement Technology Conference at the Convention Complex.
More >>The week of celebrations wrap up Friday at Smith Park with the We are Jackson - Food Truck Friday.
More >>The week of celebrations wrap up Friday at Smith Park with the We are Jackson - Food Truck Friday.
More >>Lawrence County officials are investigating a body found in the Pearl River around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. According to Coroner Sandra Lambert, the body of 80-year-old George Edmond Schultz Jr. was recovered from the river area south of Highway 184, outside Monticello, near a campsite.
More >>Lawrence County officials are investigating a body found in the Pearl River around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. According to Coroner Sandra Lambert, the body of 80-year-old George Edmond Schultz Jr. was recovered from the river area south of Highway 184, outside Monticello, near a campsite.
More >>The trip came just days after North Korea expressed displeasure with Washington for comments suggesting that massive U.S. pressure had pushed Kim to the negotiating table.
More >>The trip came just days after North Korea expressed displeasure with Washington for comments suggesting that massive U.S. pressure had pushed Kim to the negotiating table.
More >>In both the West Virginia and Indiana GOP primaries, Trump's party appears to have avoided the missteps that doomed candidates in high-profile Senate races in the past.
More >>In both the West Virginia and Indiana GOP primaries, Trump's party appears to have avoided the missteps that doomed candidates in high-profile Senate races in the past.
More >>The company's digital concierge, known only as the Google Assistant, could gain new abilities to handle tasks such as making restaurant reservations without human hand-holding.
More >>The company's digital concierge, known only as the Google Assistant, could gain new abilities to handle tasks such as making restaurant reservations without human hand-holding.
More >>Police arrested a 20-year-old Chicago man for the crime, charging him with vehicle hijacking, possession of a stolen vehicle and fleeing police.
More >>Police arrested a 20-year-old Chicago man for the crime, charging him with vehicle hijacking, possession of a stolen vehicle and fleeing police.
More >>The high school freshman’s parents are suing the school district, asking for the team’s coaches and staff to be fired and for the team to forfeit the upcoming season.
More >>The high school freshman’s parents are suing the school district, asking for the team’s coaches and staff to be fired and for the team to forfeit the upcoming season.
More >>Republican voters in Indiana are picking a Senate nominee in a race that has been dominated by personal attacks and animosity.
More >>Republican voters in Indiana are picking a Senate nominee in a race that has been dominated by personal attacks and animosity.
More >>Special counsel Robert Mueller's team questioned a Russian oligarch about hundreds of thousands of dollars paid to Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal attorney.
More >>Special counsel Robert Mueller's team questioned a Russian oligarch about hundreds of thousands of dollars paid to Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal attorney.
More >>Minnesota’s Department of Health reports 10 people are sick with E. coli.
More >>Minnesota’s Department of Health reports 10 people are sick with E. coli.
More >>Uber is hoping commercial trips on flying taxis will become viable by 2023.
More >>Uber is hoping commercial trips on flying taxis will become viable by 2023.
More >>After 10 minutes, the woman realized her date wasn't returning. She was stuck with the $130 bill and paid it.
More >>After 10 minutes, the woman realized her date wasn't returning. She was stuck with the $130 bill and paid it.
More >>When the bulldozer tapped the tree, pollen erupts from its leaves so thick that it replicates the tree's shape
More >>When the bulldozer tapped the tree, pollen erupts from its leaves so thick that it replicates the tree's shape
More >>Oxford police have made an arrest in the April 27 shooting that happened at the Lyric Club when one man shot at another following a fight. RELATED: Persons of interest developed in Oxford shooting?
More >>Oxford police have made an arrest in the April 27 shooting that happened at the Lyric Club when one man shot at another following a fight. RELATED: Persons of interest developed in Oxford shooting?
More >>Even though it has been a month since the 2018 legislative session wrapped, there has been no call for a special session and no consensus from House and Senate leaders to put forward a plan to fix our roads and bridges.
More >>Even though it has been a month since the 2018 legislative session wrapped, there has been no call for a special session and no consensus from House and Senate leaders to put forward a plan to fix our roads and bridges.
More >>Party on dudes: "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" is getting a new sequel that will reunite Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter.
More >>Party on dudes: "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" is getting a new sequel that will reunite Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter.
More >>New video shows officers joking with three black people considering suing over what they say was an excessive response to a racially motivated 911 call in Southern California.
More >>New video shows officers joking with three black people considering suing over what they say was an excessive response to a racially motivated 911 call in Southern California.
More >>Federal authorities have charged a 27-year-old Chicago man in the shooting of an ATF agent in Chicago.
More >>Federal authorities have charged a 27-year-old Chicago man in the shooting of an ATF agent in Chicago.
More >>A family of raccoons created a chaotic scene when they fell through the ceiling of a Michigan home.
More >>A family of raccoons created a chaotic scene when they fell through the ceiling of a Michigan home.
More >>A Colorado woman has been cited by police after a container of what appeared to be urine blew up as she was heating it up in a microwave oven at a 7-Eleven.
More >>A Colorado woman has been cited by police after a container of what appeared to be urine blew up as she was heating it up in a microwave oven at a 7-Eleven.
More >>This Jackson homicide locator will show where all the homicides in Jackson the past two-plus years occurred.
More >>This Jackson homicide locator will show where all the homicides in Jackson the past two-plus years occurred.
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More >>WLBT is dedicated to promoting the great things going on in our communities and the many people working everyday who make us #mississippistrong
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More >>The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail is an incredible collection of 26 golf courses that are scattered into just about every corner of the state of Alabama...
More >>The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail is an incredible collection of 26 golf courses that are scattered into just about every corner of the state of Alabama...
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