Courtney Ann Jackson

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A new set of state laws took effect July 1, bringing changes to public employee retirement requirements and teacher pay that could affect thousands of Mississippians' paychecks.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A new Mississippi law now in effect expands the circumstances under which juveniles bypass youth court and are tried as adults in circuit court.

Hickory Pit BBQ is gearing up for what owner Alex Frisbee calls the restaurant’s biggest day of the year, the Fourth of July.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Part of Mississippi's youth court confidentiality law expired July 1, triggering uncertainty across courts and agencies over what information can legally be shared—and prompting the Mississippi Supreme Court to issue a temporary order to keep operations running.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson said campaign finance reform legislation failed to advance in the most recent legislative session, despite renewed attention brought by the Jackson bribery scandal.

Mississippi’s debate over mobile sports betting has resurfaced after Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann posted a warning on X urging the Senate to reject the measure.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The parents of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old whose body was recovered near Horn Island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Monday, held a press conference alongside Rev. Al Sharpton and attorney Ben Crump as national attention on the case continues to grow.

Mississippi's debate over mobile sports betting has resurfaced after Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann posted a warning on X urging the Senate to reject the measure.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Mississippi's artificial intelligence regulation task force opened its first day of hearings Monday, taking testimony from utility representatives, public service commissioners, and community advocates on the costs and consequences of the state's data center industry growth.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -A state task force examining data center development heard from local mayors and industry representatives Monday, with several city leaders urging lawmakers not to impose new regulations on projects already moving forward under local oversight.