JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag selected a final design to be included for a vote on the November 3 ballot. The vote was 8-1 in favor of the R…

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A California woman who was caught on camera yelling and swearing at a Black Lives Matter protester has issued an apology for what she called a moment of “an…

Want to see the Christmas Star? Here are some tips from NASA to help you view and photograph the once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon.

DALLAS (NEXSTAR) — Nike announced Sunday morning it will close all of its retail stores in the United States and a few additional countries in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s 60-day moratorium on new oil and natural gas leases and drilling permits is prompting widespread concerns in New Mexico, where spending on education a…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson State University’s Sonic Boom of the South announced it accepted the invitation of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to pe…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Patients at the flagship hospital in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region are dying amid shortages of life-saving drugs and oxygen, according to health officials. At leas…

UPDATE 2/23/2020 10:18 a.m. YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Authorities said weather may have contributed to a gas leak in Sataria on Saturday. They said the ground may have shifted due to the r…

Greenville High football play Jeremiah Williams dies from injuries received during a football game one week ago tonight

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) – Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West bought all the tickets at a Mississippi movie theater to provide community members with a free showing of the movie “Just Mercy.” The c…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Smilow Prep’s 6th grade science teacher Darian Holt is a brother of brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. One day in class, his students couldn’t …

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court says it will not remove NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent wel…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Walmart pledged $2.4 million over the next three years to Jackson State University (JSU). According to officials, the funds will be invested in case studies, an execut…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – An alternative version of Mississippi flag is now flying alongside the United States Flag on the top of the Lamar Life Building in downtown Jackson. According to Matti…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)- A national grassroots movement called The Confess Project brought 20 Mississippi barbers together to train them on how to be mental health advocates for their clients.  …

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Wednesday, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy received an endorsement from former President Barack Obama. “Mike Espy has a great chance to win this el…

A 103-year-old Massachusetts man who has lived through the Spanish flu and the polio outbreak received the COVID-19 vaccine this week.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Friday, the Mississippi State Medical Association called on all school districts in the state to mandate masks in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. This latest …

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)- The Mississippi Legislature passed a resolution to remove the confederate battle flag from the Mississippi state flag. The procedural hurdles required a two-thirds majority i…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Wednesday, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba signed an COVID-19 executive order that requires city employees to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination by no later than…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy won the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi on Tuesday, setting up a rematch with Republican Sen. Cin…

The white woman at the center of the Emmett Till saga, Carolyn Bryant Donham, has died. Megan LeBoeuf, chief investigator for the Calcasieu Parish coroner’s office, confirmed Donham’s death. The 88…

FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV)- If you are a lover of doughnuts and a fan of football then The Dapper Doughnut just may be up your alley! The Dapper Doughnut is now open for business in Lakeland Common shop…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi Senate Minority Leader Derrick T. Simmons has joined Mississippi House Leader Robert Johnson in calling for Gov. Tate Reeves and other lawmakers to take be…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – There’s no place like home for Columbus native, Jasmine Williams, who’s creatively-inspired move to Austin, Texas, became short-lived after spending time explori…

Asa Newman, one of the last living Tuskegee Airmen, turned 102 on Thursday.

Ninety-five animals rescued from deplorable conditions begin the long road to recovery in Jones County

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Asya Branch, the first Black Miss Mississippi to win Miss USA, will compete for the title of Miss Universe on Sunday. The 69th Miss Universe competition will take place at the…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – State Representative Alyce Clarke (D-Miss.), Fannie Lou Hamer, Bob Moses, Rose Elizabeth Howard Robinson, Louise Marshall and Albert Powell can be seen on the Council …

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Incumbent Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) was re-elected as the U.S. Representative for the Second District of Mississippi in the November 8 General Election. Thompson defeated Re…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Dollar General Corporation announced its plans for senior customers to have the first hour to shop. On Tuesday, Dollar General is strongly encouraging that t…

PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A woman, who deputies say was hoarding fuel in her trunk, caught on fire after a crash in Pickens County. A Pickens County Sheriff’s Office deputy saw a 2007 Pon…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – SGA president Jordan Jefferson, a senior political science major at Jackson State University, has been named as a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship and is moving on …

A new poll suggests that three out of four truck drivers would fear for their personal safety if police departments were disbanded or defunded.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – As the Delta variant sweeps through Mississippi, local pastors are calling for the government to do more. Pastor FL Blount and Pastor Greg Divinity held a news confere…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Mississippi State University student-athlete was honored for his fight for change Wednesday at the Hinds County Chancery Court. Kylin Hill, a junior and running back…

Grand Rapids police could be facing a lawsuit after a traffic stop led to an officer throwing punches.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Friday, Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs issued a statewide health order for the isolation of individuals who have been diagnosed with COVID-19. In…

Study after study details how expanding Medicaid will create jobs, grow the state economy and provide a boost to Mississippi’s beleaguered hospitals. The issue of expanding Medicaid will be hotly d…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson State University has been named a 2019-2020 Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leader for the second consecutive year. Th…

A Jackson State University graduate student is changing the way we drink water, with a straw.

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Six white former Mississippi law officers pleaded guilty to state charges on Monday for torturing two Black men in a racist assault. A plea hearing was held at t…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson State University (JSU) is ranked as a top 20 Historically Black College and University (HBCU), according to U.S. News and World Report. “These rankings serve a…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – In an effort to commemorate Emmett Till on his birthday, TempStaff covered admissions to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History. &n…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)- Celebrity hairstylist JStayReady called in via Facetime to talk exclusively to 12 News’ DeAngelo Marquise about his humble beginnings until now. J, who is from San Anto…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Jackson State Tigers are preparing to face-off against Southern Jaguars at the Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, April 3. For the first time since 1989, JSU&#…

DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Singer Lizzo provided meals to the employees at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Desoto County on Monday. Lizzo provided the meals to the hospital for helping take c…

D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort has been recognized as the first casino in the country with a 100% vaccination rate. This comes after all associates and applicable emp…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Legislature voted to adopt a new Mississippi state flag that will no longer carry the Confederate emblem. The Senate finalized the decision with a majo…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – According to the Institutions of Higher Learning, Jackson State University President Dr. William B. Bynum has resigned effective immediately. This comes after Bynum wa…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Deion Sanders has reportedly been hired as the next head coach for the Jackson State University football team. According to HBCU Sports, Sanders will be named the new …

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)- Family members of Emmett Till held a press conference on Friday, March 11 at the State Capital Building to call truth, justice and accountability for his brutal lynching. Mem…

LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) – Governor Tate Reeves surveyed the damage from the Easter Sunday storms on Friday, along with acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf and U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – After accepting more than 100 different namesake nominations and choosing six semifinalists, Power APAC Elementary School in Jackson has a new namesake. According to R…

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office has a Lieutenant that resembles, well … THE Rock. Now they’ve invited him to visit.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Jackson native opened a new restaurant near Jackson State University (JSU) with the goal of uplifting the community. Carlton Brown was born in Canton, but he grew up…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Jackson State football team won the 2021 SWAC Championship game on Saturday, December 4, 2021. The Tigers defeated the Prairie View A&M Panthers 27 to 10 at Ve…

A police officer who arrested a 73-year-old woman with dementia, pushing her to the ground and handcuffing her, after she walked away from a store without paying for about $14 worth of items last y…

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The number of people receiving doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in Mississippi is increasing as numbers of new cases surge in the state. Around 53,000 people received either a fi…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Baptist Memorial Health Care is requiring all employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine by Wednesday, November 1, 2021. The decision comes after “the growing threat …

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Tuesday, the Mississippi Association of Educators (MAE) announced its endorsements for the 2020 election cycle. MAE’s political action committee, the MAE Fund for C…

video credit: Mary Ellen Rogers via Storyful UPDATE: According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, the pilot has crashed and he is alive at this time. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Walmart in Tupelo, …

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The moves from Governor Tate Reeves to no longer require mask mandates from the state level have caught the attention of the White House. President Joe Biden had stron…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Dozens of protesters rallied outside the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson against the Mississippi Department of Corrections. During the first day of the 2020 sessi…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mike Espy, former Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, donated $25,000 to the William and Elise Winter Education Endowment. The funds will be used…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will answer questions under oath about the misspending of federal welfare money in Mississippi, where public money intended to help some of…