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City of Jackson installs its first EV charging stations
A total of 10 EV chargers are installed in several parking lots across the city, including Union Station, Thalia Mara Hall ...
Remembering Medgar Evers: 62 years since his assassination
On Your Side’s Maggie Wade talks with Reena Evers-Everette about remembering her father’s legacy and the work that still ...
Reeves ‘optimistic’ he can work with Jackson’s new mayor
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Gov. Tate Reeves is hopeful the election of a new mayor in Jackson will improve the capital city’s ...
MEMA and Governor Reeves react to FEMA phase out plans
Mississippi is no stranger to natural disasters and residents are concerned about the future of FEMA. In March, tornadoes devastated thousands of Mississippians and federal assistance was approved in ...
One dead in single-vehicle incident in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WLBT/ VDN) - A freak accident has left one person dead near the triangle intersection of Fisher Ferry and ...
Tylertown tornado victims work to rebuild as future for FEMA is uncertain
The Blue Lagoon Water Park is back open for visitors, but there are no cabin rentals due to tornado damage. While federal ...
Claiborne Co. Sheriff ‘highly against’ ‘Shake Dat A-- Fest’ set for Saturday
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - A party slated for Saturday in Port Gibson is drawing the ire of the Claiborne County ...
Mexican national pleads guilty to illegal US reentry in Rankin County
A Mexican national pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States on Thursday, according to both U.S. Border Patrol ...
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Local elections are decided, a homicide arrest is made in JXN, and two hometown favorites take top honors in the Miss MS preliminary competition
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MDES announces partnership to assist veterans in finding defense manufacturing careers
The Mississippi Department of Employment Security has announced a new partnership with Tallo, a platform with a mission to ...
WATCH LIVE: Governor to make ‘major announcement’ on AI, machine learning in state
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Gov. Tate Reeves is expected to make a ‘major announcement’ on Thursday regarding machine learning ...
Medgar Evers’ family fights efforts to strip his name from Navy vessel
A week after Pentagon leaders announced their intention to possibly rename the USNS Medgar Evers, christened for the World War II veteran and civil rights leader, his family urged the Department of ...