Morgan Wagner

The Mississippi Birth Coalition is calling for more support after a recent report shows the state has some of the worst birthing outcomes in the nation.

Accused of missing animals and not paying a seven-figure water bill by councilman Kenneth Stokes, the Jackson Zoo addressed his claims Thursday.

The first four months of 2018 are on pace to be deadliest year yet for the City of Jackson. A rising concern that has many questioning their safety and community resources.

With 12 homicides recorded in April alone, 2018 has broken the original record high for the area with 34 homicides since the start of the year.

When you walk through the Jackson Zoo, you should be able see over 90 different species of animals, but according to one Jackson city council member, many of them are missing.

The Confederate Anniversary is meant to honor those who died in the Civil War while fighting for the Southern States that tried to secede. It's a holiday that's come into question just as questions have come up on topics like changing our state flag and the removal of Confederate Moments.

The Mississippi Vision Foundation reports one in every five students need glasses to help them achieve success and they hope to help those students by providing free eye exams.

Cynthia McMullin and her family have been living in their Jackson home for four years, but they've never had a consistent water bill.

City leaders assure increased patrols around those Habitat job sites are happening and that they're looking into software called ShotSpotter which could help JPD detect things like the location of gunshots, sooner.

For the second year in a row, the Capital City ranks among the top five worst places for people with allergies.

Margaret Massey of McCool has been named the winner of the 2018 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway; a contest, Massey says, she didn't expect to win.

Richland Police Chief W.R. James says 63-year-old John Newell went into the Kroger store off Highway 49 south and took out with him an undisclosed amount of meat. A meat heist Chief James says Newell pulled off with the help of 68-year-old Burnell Hamlin.

So far, the Brandon Kroger is the only store in the state with the new system, but they plan on having seven systems installed throughout the metro area.

The Fannye Cook Natural Space will span over its 2,700 dedicated acres, that when completed will be three times bigger than New York City's Central Park. It's stretches from near Airport Road in Flowood to the Ross Barnett Reservoir's spillway.

Canton High School, Huey Porter Middle School and Jimmie Goodloe Elementary School were all placed on lockdown Friday, April 13, as threats made on social media were posted throughout the day.

The Jackson Zoo Board has cited everything from building repairs to a lack of attendance for it's struggle to keep doors open. A struggle, some residents, believe is smaller than what's being let on.

In honor of Alcohol Responsibility Month, the Hinds County Sheriff's Office is giving middle school students a first-hand experience at what it's like while driving under the influence.

Laura Allison had been living in her home on Catalina Drive in Jackson for 12 years when it burned down on Christmas night in 2017. A tragically emotional event that she hoped her family could rebuild from by May.

Stemming from a Facebook Post on the "Let's Talk Pearl" Page, the Sunoco Gas Station on Old Brandon Road is under investigation after one of it's owners is photographed with a water hose near the fuel tanks. "My brother was, yesterday, cleaning the wells and somebody took a picture," co-owner, Ranjit Singehaliwal said. "(They) put it on Facebook and they say we put water in the tank."

Johnson hopes the remix will continue to make others laugh and bring people together, especially during a time when many are divided on various issues.

Gwen Dearman of Greenbrook Flowers says she's enjoyed running her family-owned business on State Street in Jackson, but lately she feels the shop has been under attack.

After making this statement regarding her business, which had been broken into five times in one week, Dearman got a silent nod from capital city leaders who were waiting to hear the concern of the next person.

A Jackson man is thankful for his security camera after a package was taken from his front porch. Source: WLBT

Excitement steadily builds as some future concert goers got their chance to get a sneak peak of the new Brandon Amphitheater at the Quarry. Take the first concert for example with Country Music Artist Chris Young, whose show sold out in 45 minutes, that's more than 7 thousands seats.

This brings the the number of closed bridges in the Capital City to 11. Public Works Director Robert Miller says crews are working to manage the issue.

Stafford is just one of many who is dedicated to keeping students safe. He along with the Mississippi Highway Patrol and Mississippi's Department of Rehabilitation Services are, all, hoping to do this by sharing their new campaign called PROM: Please Return on Monday.

It's a smell that carries in every shift of wind, seeps into homes and across to drivers on I-20. A smell so bad that Kinnebrew and Beard prefer not to even have friends over to visit.

Kenneth Lewis has been captured in New Mexico.

Educating over 75,000 students a year, community colleges in Mississippi are banding together asking lawmakers for more support and funding.

Some homes near the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers are left completely under water as the Mississippi hits its crest of nearly 50 feet, seven feet above flood stage.