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Walthall County tornado survivors rebuild one year later WALTHALL COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – Three people were killed, nearly 200 homes were damaged, and a 67-mile scar was left across Walthall County after an EF-4 tornado struck in March 2025. One year later, survivors are still rebuilding. The storm originated in Louisiana, reached EF-4 intensity, and

Power outages climb as severe weather pushes through state JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Thousands of Mississippians were in the dark late Sunday as severe weather pounded the state. [READ: Multiple First Alert Weather Days as storms bring cool weather] As of 11:20 p.m., Entergy Mississippi was reporting 18,799 customers without power. The majority of those

School district announces closure ahead of severe weather LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – A Mississippi school district is expected to be closed Monday due to severe weather. The Lawrence County School District announced that all schools and offices would be closed Monday “out of an abundance of caution” due to any impacts that might result

‘We got your drugs’: Warrant coming Monday for speeding driver in Yazoo County YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – A driver who was seen throwing a bag of marijuana out of a car window on Saturday can expect to be arrested this week. That’s the message the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department posted on social media on

Banks files motion for ‘severance of defendants’ in Jackson bribery case JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A former Jackson city councilman charged in connection with a bribery scheme to bring a convention center hotel to the city wants to be tried separately from his co-conspirators. Amid a flurry of briefings filed last month, an attorney for

Motorcyclist dies after going over side of Biloxi-Ocean Springs Bridge, police say BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – A motorcyclist was killed Saturday night after crashing on the Biloxi-Ocean Springs Bridge, according to the Biloxi Police Department. Police said the crash happened around 10:30 p.m., and no other vehicles were involved. Officials said it appeared the driver

Rankin County sees rise in marijuana DUI cases, issues reminder on state law RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – The Rankin County Prosecutor’s Office says they have seen an increase in DUI cases involving marijuana. With Mississippi’s medical cannabis program now in place, the department says it is important for the public to understand how state

Nearly 90 attend beekeeping course at Mississippi Ag Museum JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Eighty-seven people gathered at the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Museum Saturday to learn how to keep bees, as organizers work to recruit new beekeepers amid what experts are calling the worst honeybee die-off on record. Between last June and March, beekeepers nationwide