Alex Love

COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. - Jail administrators across Mississippi are forming a unified organization to improve how detention facilities operate, addressing challenges from mental health care to staff retention.

Mississippi leads the nation in heart-disease deaths, according to the National Blood Clot Alliance.

RANKIN CO., Miss. — The family of Alex “Buddy” Cooper is speaking publicly for the first time since he died after a crash while driving a school bus in Rankin County, sharing what drove his legacy beyond portraying Santa Claus for children in need and troops.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - State leaders are working to give police departments and sheriff's offices more ways to grow their forces with full-time certified staff by revising how part-time officers can get certified to work full-time.

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi fourth graders have led the nation in gains in reading and math scores, but eighth graders and high schoolers sit near the bottom in certain categories. Lawmakers and educators have drawn up plans to prevent setbacks but need help from parents.

New neighborhood watch groups are being formed to close the communication gap between residents and law enforcement.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Traffic lights have been out for at least a month at multiple Jackson intersections, and residents say they are worried someone will get hurt.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Jackson Association of Neighborhoods is hosting its first “neighborhoods night” at the Westside Community Center Friday in an effort to unite the city against crime.

SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. — Two deputies with the Simpson County Sheriff's Office are under internal investigation following accusations of sexual harassment and misuse of evidence access.

Trameaka Coney had just left the store when the shooting occurred. She said she heard gunshots after arriving home.