Three men were arrested in Oxford as part of a joint law enforcement operation targeting people suspected of attempting to meet children for sexual purposes, according to the Oxford Police Department.

Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell says the 16-day delay in notifying Khloe McDonel’s family was necessary — and that local officials, not the state crime lab, were responsible for ...

A newly appointed municipal judge in Benoit is speaking out after facing online threats and harassment tied to her religion. Assma Ali, an immigration attorney from Ridgeland, was appointed to serve ...

A segment of I-20 Frontage Road from McDowell Road was officially renamed after a pivotal figure in Indian culture on Tuesday.

Mississippi mothers face the highest risk in the nation of having their babies too early or losing them before their first birthday, according to a new March of Dimes report card that gives the state ...

Founders of startups from across the state are on the path to getting their companies off the ground and established. Innovate Mississippi’s CoBuilders Cohort is giving nine entrepreneurs a course in ...

A person of interest in the death investigation of Tasia Fortune was arrested on an unrelated charge last week.

A local veteran-owned nonprofit received a $200,000 check in an effort to continue to serve veterans across Mississippi.

On Tuesday, the council voted 5-2 on a resolution urging the administration to “explore appropriate locations for data center development” in Jackson. The nonbinding resolution was introduced by Ward ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The city is seeking two historic designations for Thalia Mara Hall - moves that could make the auditorium eligible for additional funding for repairs and renovations. On ...

SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - A man has been arrested in connection with the burglary of a church in Scott County. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday that 44-year-old Johnny Earl Kincaid ...

Pediatricians at TrustCare Kids in Brandon say they have already diagnosed children with COVID, the flu, and strep throat in the first weeks of the new school year.