WLBT.com Staff

NBC’s hit show “The Voice” started its latest season this week, and a Mississippi native has already made a big impact on the competition.

Governor Tate Reeves announced three major appointments on Friday.

Love, a 1983 graduate of the HBCU, is a retired corporate and law enforcement executive with over 27 years of FBI experience.

The teenager threatened a shooting at the high school, where she attends, the sheriff's department said.

A teen was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a weapon after a shooting incident inside the Northpark Mall in Ridgeland.

A shooting occurred inside Northpark Mall Saturday afternoon after a female allegedly tried to steal from a popcorn store, police say.

The City says that the membrane plant set a new record of 19.4 million gallons in a day, and the conventional plant increased production to 14.4 million gallons per day.

Tiffany Shavon Combest, 37, received $30,014 in food stamp benefits.

On Thursday, the U.S. Small Business Administration approved Governor Tate Reeves’ request for assistance for businesses impacted by the Jackson water crisis.

Police in Tupelo say a store clerk is dead and a man is in jail after he apparently shot the clerk in the head while robbing a convenience store Sunday morning.

Governor Tate Reeves requested a Small Business Administrative Declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration on Monday.

Authorities said Ramon Stevenson had been "hiding out" at a local hotel in the city.

The city of Jackson announced on Saturday that the overall water production at Jackson’s main water treatment plant continues to improve.

The JMS Burn and Reconstruction Center includes 13 burn intensive care patient rooms, 20 burn step down unit patient rooms and a 12-room outpatient clinic.

U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Charles Carfagno with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal Investigation Division’s Southeast Area Branch announced on Thursday that two Rankin County men appeared in federal court on felony charges of illegally discharging industrial waste into the Jackson Sewer System, conspiracy, and making false statements.

The fatal crashes occurred in George, Washington, and Lauderdale Counties.

Evers, a World War II veteran, and a prominent figure in the history of Mississippi and the United States will be honored and celebrated with a sign on the one-hundredth year of his birthday.

The city of Jackson says water pressure should be restored to all residents, and most are now experiencing normal pressure.

The City of Jackson says the O.B. Curtis Water Plant has made ‘significant gains’ overnight and into Saturday morning.

Monroe County Sheriff Kevin Crook has been in law enforcement for more than twenty years, and he’s seen a lot - but Tuesday was a first.

As top federal law enforcement officials, the White House said these individuals were chosen for their devotion to enforcing the law, professionalism, experience, and credentials.

The distribution will be in the parking lot of the Walmart location at 2711 Greenway Drive in Jackson.

YMCA locations in the Jackson-metro area are opening up their facilities to college students affected by water outages plaguing the city.

The river crested near 35.4 feet Monday morning and will begin to fall by end of the day. It is expected to fall below the flood stage late Thursday evening

Governor Tate Reeves is holding a press conference to discuss flooding across the state.

According to the city of Jackson, some areas of the city are expected to experience flooding as the Barnett Reservoir releases water from the spillway to relieve pressure on the reservoir dam.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation led an undercover human trafficking operation in Olive Branch on Thursday, August 18.

Mayor said public works crews and other city officials were on standby to help.

Over 100 children needed to be rescued from a Rankin County day care Wednesday due to rising flood waters in the area.

Heavy rains and flash flooding prevented the delivery from Burroughs Bus Sales in Laurel to Briarwood Drive in Jackson.

“They have a deep bench and are well acquainted with complex electronic discovery platforms."

The incident happened on Wednesday, August 17, near Mississippi Highway 302 and Goodman Road in Desoto.

Authorities arrested and charged Derrick Cockerham with Aggravated Trafficking of Controlled Substance and Trafficking a Controlled Substance on Friday.

“We will not forget his legacy and the impact he has made on the lives of the men and women of this agency,” DPS said.

A McComb family says they are shaken and in disbelief after what they say was a dangerous encounter with a Mississippi State Trooper.

Autopsy results showed the child died from blunt-force trauma, the sheriff said.

A daycare director in Mississippi was charged with felony child abuse after a father accused her of abusing his 2-year-old daughter.

Flowood police took 58-year-old Jennetta Morgan into custody on Wednesday, July 27.

At the direction of Governor Reeves, Mississippi Home Corporation will stop accepting applications to the federal government’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program, effective August 15, 2022.

The task force has one goal: to cut down on illegal robocalls.

The Rankin County coroner confirmed a Brandon football player died on Monday.

Servia Fortenberry and Sevetrius Dillon are accused of wiring payments to themselves from a city account without approval.

The annual event runs through July 31.

An animal advocacy group said a man recorded videos of cats being tortured and killed on Snapchat.

A Flora woman was arrested after being indicted by a federal grand jury on criminal charges related to her alleged scheme involving federal COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program loans.

Wednesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discovered an “uncommon bacteria that causes melioidosis,’ in soil samples from the coast of Mississippi.

The Jackson Police Department cannot file charges against the suspect who fled from Pearl police, resulting in the death of a postal worker.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has canceled an Endangered/Missing Child Alert for a missing teen in Copiah County.

Grenada attorney Carlos Moore said he’s been retained to represent Herrington. Moore is Herrington’s uncle by marriage.

The change in attorneys does not indicate any change in the commitment of MDHS to recover these TANF funds for taxpayers.