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Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 9:29 AM CDT
|By Jacob Gallant
M-Bar, a sports bar in Northeast Jackson, is planning a multi-million dollar expansion.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2021 at 10:21 AM CDT
|By Roslyn Anderson
A Belhaven resident created the oasis in 2008 after the devastating loss of his sister. Now, the garden has grown to cover nearly the third of a football field.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2021 at 9:35 PM CDT
|By Jacob Gallant
Mississippi attorney Carlos E. Moore was selected as the next president of the National Bar Association.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2021 at 10:35 PM CDT
|By Josh Carter
A happy coincidence as two military dads, who do not know each other, both FaceTimed their children, who also do not know each other.
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Updated: Jul. 15, 2021 at 8:20 PM CDT
|By Charles Herrington
Sheriff Darrell Perkins was so moved by the call that he sought out Mylah’s family and met the little girl face-to-face at her home Thursday.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2021 at 4:49 PM CDT
|By Melissa Payne
Novah turns one on Monday, July 19, and she’s having a birthday parade.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2021 at 6:53 PM CDT
|By Melissa Rademaker
From donations to prayers, everyone in Petal is pitching in to support 13-year-old Max Fullen.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2021 at 5:17 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
Fifteen people became U.S. citizens Tuesday at a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. District Court in Jackson.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2021 at 3:43 PM CDT
|By Olivia Gunn
Buddy the dog’s veterinarians say he continues to improve every day.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2021 at 2:12 PM CDT
|By Jacob Gallant
The Tokyo Olympics kick off on July 23 and the state of Mississippi has produced over a dozen athletes who will be taking the stage.
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Updated: Jul. 6, 2021 at 6:57 PM CDT
|By Josh Carter
“Did I ever tell y’all about the time I rode 11 hours to Omaha with a complete stranger to watch Mississippi State play in the College World Series?"
Updated: Jul. 6, 2021 at 1:54 PM CDT
|By Leigh Waldman
An Omaha toddler is heading home from the hospital for the first time in his life.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2021 at 10:52 PM CDT
|By Brendan Hall
A community improvement organization, Keep America Beautiful, found there’s an estimated 50 billion pieces of litter on the ground in the U.S.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2021 at 6:08 PM CDT
|By Josh Carter
Several inmates at the Clay County Detention Center have graduated from a construction skills program.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2021 at 6:13 PM CDT
|By Gwendolyn Ducre
Officers helped get a struggling Waffle house back up and running Sunday.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2021 at 10:59 AM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
Two other jackpots are also up. Friday night’s Mega Millions jackpot is currently an estimated $50 million and while Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is currently an estimated $75 million!
Updated: Jun. 24, 2021 at 2:44 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
After four incredible years at WLBT, the girl who always rocked a smile is saying goodbye.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2021 at 10:57 PM CDT
|By Maggie Wade
The first night of preliminary competition gets underway Wednesday night at the Vicksburg Convention Center.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2021 at 4:02 PM CDT
|By Jordon Gray
A St. Joe graduate received a one thousand dollar scholarship on Monday from the Mississippi Association of Supervisors Minority Caucus.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 9:11 AM CDT
|By Tristan Ruppert
Tom Gustafson is a 78-year-old veteran who has beat cancer, had extensive heart procedures, and lives with diabetes. Despite that, he is overcoming the odds and can now add black belt to his list of accomplishments.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2021 at 10:54 AM CDT
|By Jacob Gallant
A William Carey University tennis star got to work with the best player in the world recently.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2021 at 12:42 PM CDT
|By Sharie Nicole
Patrick Edmond is the newest principal at Smilow Prep, a charter school on Northside Drive.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2021 at 3:23 PM CDT
|By Jacob Gallant
Morgan Freeman and criminal justice and legal studies professor Linda Keena donated $1 million to Ole Miss to study policing and reform on campus.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2021 at 12:18 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
A Black woman, for the first time, will become a chief federal judge in Mississippi.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2021 at 12:59 PM CDT
|By Jordon Gray
Apostolic Temple Church of God The Bibleway is hosting a gas giveaway Friday for the community.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2021 at 12:11 PM CDT
|By Kailynn Johnson
Mother-daughter duo Pamela Flowers-Magee and Jo’Vonda Flowers graduated together on May 7 from Jackson State University.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2021 at 11:16 AM CDT
|By Kailynn Johnson
Germantown High School was the third runner up in Thursday’s Council for Economic Education sponsored National Personal Finance Challenge.
Updated: May. 28, 2021 at 6:00 AM CDT
|By Anna Mahan
A little boy in central Alabama had a big day! And so did his dad, who donated his kidney to his two-year-old son.
Updated: May. 25, 2021 at 5:08 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
A dog is lucky to be alive Tuesday after falling into a cistern in Vicksburg.
Updated: May. 25, 2021 at 12:15 PM CDT
|By Kailynn Johnson
The community came together to celebrate one woman as she marked more than 100 years of life.
Updated: May. 21, 2021 at 8:19 PM CDT
|By Roslyn Anderson
Instacart awarded the generous shopper a year’s worth of free groceries which she has already started giving away to people in the community.
Updated: May. 21, 2021 at 2:05 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
Courtney Stingley got a job offer three weeks after graduation.
Updated: May. 18, 2021 at 6:24 PM CDT
|By David Kenney
His owner, Hunter Crisler, says he received a call from a person who found the dog and was able to get Smoke back Tuesday.
Updated: May. 7, 2021 at 3:37 PM CDT
|By Jacob Gallant
It was part of National School Lunch Hero Day, which was started by “Lunch Lady” book series author Jarrett J. Krosoczka.
Updated: May. 5, 2021 at 10:53 AM CDT
|By Jacob Gallant
The research will be done at JSU to help develop the science, technology, engineer and math workforce.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2021 at 5:46 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
Twice as Bright is a special fundraising campaign taking place at Children’s of Mississippi Hospital.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2021 at 10:19 AM CDT
|By Jacob Gallant
A new recycling pickup service is looking to launch soon in Warren County.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2021 at 3:47 PM CDT
|By Jacob Gallant
A Mississippi man won $500,000 on a scratch-off ticket.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2021 at 1:40 PM CDT
|By Jacob Gallant
Author Angie Thomas hopped on a Zoom call to deliver a big surprise to a teen.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2021 at 11:12 PM CDT
|By Michael Dugan
A little over a year ago, Karstyn Altese of Diamondhead was preparing for the Drive, Chip, and Putt national finals at Augusta National.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2021 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By Branden Walker
USM sophomore Clancy Slay overcame cancer and is now in remission. On Sunday, she received a party through Make-A-Wish Mississippi.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2021 at 10:30 PM CDT
|Copiah-Lincoln Community College will return to full-time traditional classes in the fall, while leaving a healthy online catalog in place for those who aren't ready to return just yet.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2021 at 3:12 PM CST
|By WLBT.com Staff
Demi and her dad John Damon built the igloo, finishing at 2:15 in the morning.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2021 at 2:53 PM CST
|By Jacob Gallant
Jackson State University will be the subject of ESPN’s First Take with Stephen A. Smith.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2021 at 9:46 AM CST
|By Action News 5 Staff
Valentine’s Day is approaching and St. Jude has made it possible for you to send a free e-card to their patients so they can feel all of the love.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2021 at 4:07 PM CST
|By Jacob Gallant
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found 50 bald eagles around lakes in Mississippi.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2021 at 3:07 PM CST
|By Jacob Gallant
WLBT’s Maggie Wade is among the Best of Jackson 2021!
Updated: Jan. 20, 2021 at 5:29 PM CST
|By Jacob Gallant
The million dollar ticket was sold in Mississippi ahead of Tuesday night’s drawing.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2021 at 2:15 PM CST
|By Jacob Gallant
Mississippi native Sarah Thomas will be the first woman to officiate in a Super Bowl.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 9:22 PM CST
|By Maggie Wade
Two State Troopers went above and beyond the call of duty to help a woman down on her luck.