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Elections

Scott Colom gives victory speech at Tougaloo College

Scott Colom gives victory speech at Tougaloo College

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By WLBT Staff and Quentin Smith
Senator-elect Scott Colom gave his victory speech Wednesday night on the Tougaloo College campus.

National

FILE - The SS United States is towed down the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New...

Historic ocean liner is sunk to make largest artificial reef off Florida’s Panhandle

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By The Associated Press and JOHN HANNA and STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press
An ocean liner that is longer than the Titanic and was once the fastest on the seas is headed to a final home on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico.

National

Okaloosa County is moving up the deployment of the SS United States as the World's Largest...

GONE: SS United States sinks into the Gulf to become world’s largest artificial reef

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By WALA Digital Staff
The ship rolled over shortly before 9 p.m. and sank into the Gulf.

Elections

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Scott Colom speaks during a news conference, Tuesday,...

Mississippi Republican chairman issues statement on Colom’s win

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Tristyn Stoop
Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Mike Hurst issued a statement following Scott Colom’s winning of the U.S. Senate seat.

Studio 9 with Tanya Carter

With November being Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Tara Adams, spoke on how early detection is key.

Wellness Wednesday: Ways to detect lung cancer early

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Tristyn Stoop
With November being Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Tara Adams, spoke on how early detection is key.

Elections

FILE - Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves delivers his State of the State address to the...

Gov. Reeves releases statement on Scott Colom’s win in U.S. Senate race

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Emma Nisbet
Gov. Tate Reeves released a statement regarding Democrat Scott Colom’s win over Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

News

Screen time in the classroom

Alabama survey: Parents, teachers support screens in class, with limits

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Morgan Hightower
A preliminary survey of more than 6,700 Alabama teachers, parents, school leaders and IT staff found most want limits on classroom screens while still seeing value in them, according to results presented Tuesday to Gov. Kay Ivey's Commission on Screen-Based Instruction, which plans to deliver its report Dec. 1.

Mississippi

DeSoto County Mississippi Elections Commission is still counting votes after a prolonged...

DeSoto Co. Mississippi still counting votes as Democrat Scott Colom defeats Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Michaela Redmond
DeSoto County Mississippi Elections Commission is still counting votes after a prolonged ballot counting process.

Local

An urn was found in the woods behind an Alcorn County, Miss. apartment.

Man finds urn in woods behind apartment

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Nick Pirozzi
A man found an urn in the woods behind his apartment near Corinth.

Elections

Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith congratulated Democrat Scott Colom on his U.S. Senate...

Hyde-Smith congratulates Colom on US Senate victory

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Zac Carlisle
Cindy Hyde-Smith congratulated Scott Colom on his U.S. Senate victory.
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7-Day Forecast

Local

In Tupelo, a ceremony took place at Veterans Park on Wednesday morning, with retired Command...

Events honor veterans around the area

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Avery Hilliard and Alvin Ivy
From Tupelo to West Point, veterans were honored locally and across the nation.

Elections

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Scott Colom speaks during a news conference, Tuesday,...

Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state’s first Black US senator since Reconstruction

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By BILL BARROW and SOPHIE BATES
Mississippi has elected its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction and delivered Democrats a major upset in a rocky midterm election for the GOP.

Elections

2026 U.S. Senate (MS) candidates Cindy Hyde-Smith (left) and Scott Colom

CNN projects Colom to win US Senate race

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Zac Carlisle
CNN projects Democrat Scott Colom will win Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race.

News

Ashley Furniture sign

Man dies in Pontotoc County workplace accident

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Zac Carlisle
Authorities are investigating the death of an individual at the Ashley Furniture plant in Ecru.

Mississippi

Shad White.

State Auditor Shad White announces run for governor

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Wayne Hereford
Mississippi State Auditor Shad White announced Monday that he is running for governor.

Elections

Cindy Hyde-Smith, Scott Colom

Scott Colom leads with over 4,400 votes ahead of Cindy Hyde-Smith in U.S. Senate race

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Emma Nisbet
An estimated 98.6% of the votes are in.

Local

Photograph of President Ulysses S. Grant, by Mathew Brady, c. 1870-80.

$10 million donated to presidential library in Mississippi

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Tristyn Stoop
A $10 million gift is being made to a presidential library in Mississippi.

News

Regional Rehab Center speech therapist Bethany Reed works with 4-year-old Luci Fikes.

Celebration of Hope: 4-year-old finds her voice with help from Regional Rehab Center

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Daniella Oropeza
Four-year-old Luci Fikes’ family found an answered prayer at the Regional Rehabilitation Center.

Mississippi

Debris that was thrown onto the field is in a small pile at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium during an...

Mississippi fined $250K after fans threw trash on field during loss to Georgia

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
Ole Miss is not having alcohol sales banned for home games at this point, though the SEC reserves the right to do so in the future.

Local

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History visited the site where more than 200 Civil...

Work continues at site where Civil War-era cannonballs found

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Tristyn Stoop
Work continues after the discovery of more than 200 Civil War-era cannonballs.

News

CREATE Foundation president Mike Clayborne

CREATE Foundation’s longtime president stepping down next summer

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Zac Carlisle and Tanya Carter
The CREATE Foundation’s longtime president, Mike Clayborne, plans to step down soon.

Junior Weather Authority

WTVA is excited to add Ryker to the Junior Weather Authority team.

Ryker joins the WTVA Junior Weather Authority

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Zac Carlisle
WTVA is excited to add Ryker to the Junior Weather Authority team.

National

Former NFL coach Rex Ryan facing charges after truck allegedly hit pedestrians in Nashville,...

Former NFL coach Rex Ryan accused of hitting 2 people with his truck, running over their feet, police say

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Akim Powell and Caleb Wethington
Former NFL coach Rex Ryan is accused of running over the feet of two pedestrians while driving a pickup truck in Nashville.

Alabama

File photo of Landline phone

AT&T authorized to begin discontinuing landline service in parts of Alabama

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By WSFA 12 News Staff
AT&T can begin shutting off traditional copper landline service in dozens of Alabama towns starting Sunday, Nov. 15.

National

Joe Biden says he didn’t know he had cancer while president and would not have sought...

Would Biden have sought a second term if he’d known he had cancer? Here’s what he says

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By BILL BARROW Associated Press
Joe Biden says he didn’t know he had cancer while president and would not have sought reelection in 2024 if he had known.

Local

Tanner Newman, Tupelo’s director of development services, looks at plans for Garfield Commons.

City approves nearly $91 million redevelopment project

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Ta'Niya McQueen
A nearly $91 million redevelopment project is moving forward in Tupelo.

Elections

Colom’s lead grows to just over 3,000 votes as Mississippi Senate race continues

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Verlecia Gavin
Votes are still being counted in Mississippi’s Senate race more than a week after the midterm elections.

National

Five thousand American flags, representing the American veterans who die each year from lung...

Veterans Day discounts: Here’s where to find deals

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Amanda Alvarado
See the 2026 Veterans Day deals list, including free meals, restaurant discounts, retail offers, free admission and other military promotions.

Mississippi

Silad Kauakahi during his service as a Navy Seabee.

Gulfport Seabee’s overdose death sends three to federal prison

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Noah Noble
Three people have been sentenced to federal prison for their role in the 2022 overdose death of a Navy Seabee in Gulfport.

National

FILE -- JoBe Cerny, the voice behind the Pillsbury Doughboy, has died at 78. The actor also...

Pillsbury Doughboy voice actor JoBe Cerny dead at 78

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Debra Worley
JoBe Cerny, the voice behind the Pillsbury Doughboy, has died at 78. The actor also appeared in “My Best Friend’s Wedding” and “Road to Perdition.”

Elections

Incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom are vying for...

Colom leads Hyde-Smith by more than 2,800 votes as Mississippi awaits final Senate result

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 10:33 PM EST
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By WLBT Staff
County clerks have until Friday to certify results.

Local

Mississippi State student Rush Ault unloads items from the back of a vehicle.

App connects residents with students seeking work

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 9:53 PM EST
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By Michelle Martin
An app called Spare Hands Students is connecting people who need help with tasks with students looking to earn money.

News

Zachary's restaurant in Columbus, Miss.

Fundraiser supports city’s warming shelter

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 8:56 PM EST
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By Shawanda Jones
Meals purchased at a restaurant are supporting the Golden Triangle Regional Homeless Coalition’s winter shelter.

Local

Keys to a jail cell.

County to build new jail and storm shelter

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM EST
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By Madison McCarter
A new multimillion-dollar jail will be built in Webster County, with a public storm shelter on the property.

News

There's outrage at the University of Mississippi after doorbell camera video showing two...

Woman apologizes after racist gestures caught on camera outside Ole Miss students’ apartment

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM EST
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By Hannah Kozlowski and Imani Williams
Alaina Kunes has been identified as the woman who apologized after racist gestures were caught on camera outside an apartment where Black Ole Miss students live.

National

FILE - Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth waits to welcome Britain's Defense Secretary Wes...

House Republicans quash effort to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM EST
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By The Associated Press and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, BEN FINLEY and JOEY CAPPELLETTI, Associated Press
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is condemning the impeachment effort against him as “a political spectacle, a personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment.”

News

Marion Xavier Carter has been arrested and charged with capital murder and attempted murder in...

Police make capital murder arrest in Eutaw homicide investigation

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 6:18 PM EST
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By Bryan Henry
Authorities said they have arrested 25-year-old Marion Xavier Carter on capital murder and attempted murder charges.

Local

Baptist Behavioral Health-Golden Triangle and Baptist Memorial Hospital hosted a free recovery...

Baptist hosts free recovery resource fair

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM EST
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By Kevion McGee
An event offered health screenings and conversations with healthcare providers.

Elections

The Lee County Election Commission has begun reviewing affidavit ballots cast in last week’s...

Lee County commission begins reviewing affidavit ballots

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 5:47 PM EST
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By Jake Holcomb
The Lee County Election Commission has begun reviewing affidavit ballots cast in last week’s election, with about 1,500 affidavits to consider.

Local

The Junior Auxiliary of Tupelo is calling on the community to help stock its Clothes Closet...

Clothing donations sought for the winter

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM EST
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By Alvin Ivy
A nonprofit is working to make sure students stay warm and comfortable this winter.

Elections

Colom expresses confidence in Mississippi Senate race as he holds a 2,700-vote lead

Colom expresses confidence in Mississippi Senate race as he holds a 2,600-vote lead

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 5:45 PM EST
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By A'Darius McCormick and WLBT Staff
Democratic challenger Scott Colom says he is confident he will win Mississippi’s closely watched U.S. Senate race as election officials continue counting affidavit ballots.

Mississippi

Esmeralda Torres-Marques and Fernando Cid are facing drug trafficking charges after being...

Rankin Co. traffic stop leads to two arrests, seizure of 18 kilograms of cocaine

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM EST
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By WLBT.com Staff
The suspects had not made their initial appearances as of Tuesday afternoon.

News

Terry Shirley receives therapy at the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS.

Celebration of Hope: Regional Rehab Center helps stroke survivor regain independence

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 5:32 PM EST
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By Michelle Martin
A medical emergency can change someone’s life in an instant, but the road to recovery can take months, and sometimes, the entire family is along for that journey.

News

Christopher Davis

Inmate found in shed after attempted escape at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 5:25 PM EST
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By WLBT Staff
The Mississippi Department of Corrections is investigating an attempted escape at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County on Monday night.

National

FILE -- The Trump administration has proposed a rule that could cut food stamp benefits for...

Trump moves to cut SNAP benefits for 6.3 million people

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 4:01 PM EST
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By Akim Powell
The Trump administration has proposed a rule that could cut food stamp benefits for 6.3 million people.

Elections

Cindy Hyde-Smith’s campaign releases statement as Senate race remains undecided

Cindy Hyde-Smith comments on tight Senate race against Scott Colom

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 3:54 PM EST
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By WLBT Staff and A'Darius McCormick
On Tuesday, Cindy Hyde-Smith was asked about the historically close Mississippi Senate race against Scott Colom by reporters.

News

Twin brothers in ICE custody in Pickens County

Twin brothers transferred to ICE custody after being detained during traffic stop in east Alabama

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM EST
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By WBRC Digital Staff and Marcos De Paula
The brothers were heading back to their university, Wallace State Community College, after spending the weekend with their parents in Georgia.

News

As of Tuesday afternoon, Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by...

Colom leads Hyde-Smith as ballot count continues, deadline looms

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM EST
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By WLOX Staff
As of Tuesday afternoon, Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by 2,575 votes.

Alabama

(Left) Lane Kiffin during LSU's game against Alabama on Nov. 7, 2026. (Right) Paul Finebaum on...

‘We’re friends, aren’t we?’: Finebaum dishes on rocky relationship with Kiffin

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 1:53 PM EST
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By Ashlee Winborne
Finebaum went as far as to outright say Kiffin simply can’t beat Alabama.

News

Wreck (File Image)

2 injured in Tuesday morning wreck

Updated: Nov. 10, 2026 at 1:34 PM EST
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By Zac Carlisle
A wreck in Nettleton sent two people to the hospital.
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