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The Rebels need just one more win to be crowned champions and will have the chance to do so on Sunday.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 2:15 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A mother has been charged in the death of her infant at a Mississippi hotel just days after she regained custody of the child, police say.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 12:16 PM CDT
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"The bottom line from this report is that many school districts comply with the minimum legal standards, but those minimum standards are not enough to guarantee student safety," State Auditor Shad White said.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 10:20 AM CDT
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The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department says deputies have made nine felony child abuse arrests so far in 2022 involving babies exposed to drugs in the womb.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 6:00 AM CDT
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Officials say Dante Bender shot and killed his fiance Brittany Jones and Officer Kennis Croom last Thursday in Meridian.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 3:48 PM CDT
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The sentencing will be at a later date.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 5:18 PM CDT
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Wicker is expected to miss several votes and committee business work.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 6:28 AM CDT
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Police captured Jackson sometime early Monday morning.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2022 at 11:16 AM CDT
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Mississippi currently serves over 20,000 female veterans.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 11:49 AM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff and Brendan Hall
The estimates suggest that taxpayers have likely lost between $136.8 and $182.4 million due to homicides reported in Jackson in 2021 alone.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 7:32 AM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
Voters will be choosing party nominees for each of the state’s congressional districts.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 11:21 AM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff and Roslyn Anderson
The state said this will improve access to standard and medical formulas by allowing WIC participants to select from a greater variety of formulas.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 11:16 AM CDT
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According Dr. Dobbs, Daniel P. Edney has been “a tremendous asset” since he joined the Health Department, and especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 1:10 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff and Andrew McMunn
The 20-year-old was initially charged with child abuse and attempted murder of her infant daughter, but those charges have now been upgraded to child abuse and capital murder.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 10:58 AM CDT
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In a press conference Wednesday, Gov. Tate Reeves announced “key hirings” to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety’s Leadership Team that, he hopes, will help quell violence across Mississippi.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 4:07 PM CDT
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MSEMA says that the fireball caused no injuries or property damage and that it ran parallel to the Mississippi River.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 7:25 PM CDT
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The driver who fatally crashed into a Lee County school resource officer will not be charged.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 2:41 PM CDT
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Bill makes some exceptions for healthcare facilities.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 12:06 PM CDT
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Governor Tate Reeves has announced the signing of House Bill 971, which prohibits any person from driving a commercial vehicle if convicted of any crime under the Mississippi Human Trafficking Act.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 2:06 PM CDT
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The legislation allows individuals to take work opportunities outside of their respective prison facilities.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 11:44 AM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff and Gray News Staff
A Mississippi sixth-grader has died after a collision with a tractor-trailer on a highway, troopers said.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 7:57 AM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff and Roslyn Anderson
The Vice President aimed to make people aware of the resources available to them.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 12:55 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff and Courtney Ann Jackson
The bill will raise teacher pay by an average of $5,140 beginning in the 2022-23 school year.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 7:28 AM CDT
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Nearly 70 years after Emmett Till was brutally murdered in the Mississippi Delta, President Joe Biden is set to sign an anti-lynching bill that bears the teenager’s name on Tuesday.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2022 at 1:48 PM CST
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"Some gave everything for us – including their life – and it’s only right that we give something back to the families they left behind," Reeves said.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 6:57 AM CST
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During his address, President Biden tried to balance his handling of the war in Ukraine with the domestic challenges affecting the American people.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2022 at 12:26 PM CST
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Rep. Bennie G. Thompson invited the owner of Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health Center to virtually attend President Biden’s State of the Union Address as his guest.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 2:11 PM CST
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Suspect allegedly used agency credit card to pay cell phone bills.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 11:24 AM CST
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The fellowship pays for college tuition, books, and fees of accounting students for up to three years. In return, the students agree to work at the Office of the State Auditor for at least two years after graduation.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 11:37 AM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
The number of presumed positive coronavirus cases in Mississippi continues to rise.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 5:08 PM CST
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Several incidents have been reported and an arrest has been made.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 8:35 PM CST
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A Mississippian living in Ukraine has been closely monitoring Russian President Vladimir Putin’s troop movement into the country.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 10:57 AM CST
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Governor Tate Reeves will hold a press conference Monday to announce two executive orders in support of Mississippi’s military communities and families.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 at 9:08 PM CST
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Both victims were taken to the hospital for treatment. Their condition is unknown at this time.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 11:34 AM CST
|By Quentin Smith, WLBT.com Staff and Gray News staff
The suspects involved in the case should be charged with attempted murder, attorney Carlos Moore said.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 10:07 AM CST
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MSDH said it’s currently working to establish the licensing and patient registry structures that meet the state’s new Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act requirements.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2022 at 4:30 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
Jackson State University is one of four historically black colleges and universities to receive a grant to help preserve the impact and contributions of the schools nationwide.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 at 8:20 PM CST
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Mississippi Bureau of Investigation says Shane Shelby Junior has been found safe.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 at 6:17 PM CST
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Following Gov. Reeves’ speech, Greenville Mayor Errick D. Simmons responded on behalf of Democratic leaders across the state.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 12:08 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff and Courtney Ann Jackson
Mississippi Democratic lawmakers walked out of legislature on a vote regarding the banning of critical race theory.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 5:50 PM CST
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The Mississippi House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act on Wednesday.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 10:14 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
Medical marijuana is still a hot button and unsigned issue in our state that lawmakers could debate this session.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 3:41 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff, Holly Emery and Debra Worley
When Officer Laquandia Cooley responded to reports of a body in the road early Sunday morning in Mississippi, she found it was her son that was the victim of a fatal gunshot wound.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2022 at 1:18 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff and Gray News staff
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation will take over the case since it involves an officer’s son.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2021 at 5:50 AM CST
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Investigators would only say Herring has been located and is safe.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2021 at 3:56 PM CST
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One Jackson school is going virtual until the end of the year due to the coronavirus.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 9:57 AM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff and Debra Worley
A woman and her unborn child were killed during a shooting Wednesday night in Jackson, Mississippi.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2021 at 1:18 PM CST
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Mississippi places 5th overall.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2021 at 10:40 AM CST
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As is typical, the high court did not say anything in turning away the case, which was included in a long list of cases the court said it would not hear.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2021 at 6:17 PM CST
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During oral arguments last week in the case, the 6-to-3 conservative majority court appeared poised to uphold Mississippi’s 15 week abortion law.