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Local

Antonius Bean, Virginia Schauer, and Mariah Vanderwal are going to federal prison following...

Three sentenced in connection to 2025 murder

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Tristyn Stoop
Three people are going to federal prison following guilty pleas to accessory after the fact in connection with a 2025 murder.

Local

The NEMS FORGE Your Path Career Expo brought students together for a day of exploring...

Students explore construction and skilled trades

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Alvin Ivy
Hundreds of eighth-grade students got a hands-on look at their future careers in northeast Mississippi.

Alabama

Meet the candidates running to be Alabama's next U.S. Senator: Everett Wess (left) and Barry...

Meet the candidates: Alabama’s race for U.S. Senate

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Jessica Umbro
Alabamians will soon pick a new U.S. Senator to represent the state in Washington, D.C. Meet the candidates looking to replace Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor.

Local

Gavel, Graphic Date: 01/02/2020

Man to pay $30,000 for taking timber from national forest

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Tristyn Stoop
A Ripley man was sentenced in federal court for taking timber from a national forest.

Local

Evidence in relation to Harvey Savior.

Man found guilty of trafficking fentanyl

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Tristyn Stoop
A Louisville man has been found guilty of trafficking fentanyl.

Local

An absentee voting sign.

Mississippi Senate race draws national attention as absentee voting climbs

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Shawanda Jones
Nearly 30,000 absentee ballots were returned before rallies, Mississippi's secretary of state reports.

News

One dead, multiple injured after two-boat collision; Reservoir Police investigating

Judge finds probable cause in deadly Rankin County boat collision that killed 23-year-old

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Lauren Harvey and A'Darius McCormick
During Tuesday’s hearing, Rankin County Judge David Morrow Jr. found probable cause to send both cases to a grand jury.

News

(L-R): Scott Colom, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Ty Pinkins

Who’s on the ballot? Mississippians to vote Nov. 3 in federal, judicial races

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Zac Carlisle
Mississippians go to the polls on Nov. 3 to vote in several important federal and judicial elections.

National

FILE - Summit County officials will name Ted Bundy as the killer in a 1974 Utah cold case,...

Serial killer Ted Bundy linked to another 1970s homicide

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
Serial killer Ted Bundy is linked to another Utah teenager’s 1974 murder through new DNA testing, prosecutor says.

Local

The Calamity Club by Mississippi native Kathryn Stockett.

Tupelo Reads announces 2027 book selection

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Kevion McGee
A local event that brings the community together through books announced its book selection for 2027.
7-Day Forecast
7-Day Forecast

Mississippi

Dr. Cory Uselton

DeSoto County superintendent named Mississippi Superintendent of the Year

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Jacob Gallant
Uselton has served DeSoto County Schools since January 2016.

Local

Stephanie Jeanine Williams Machado.

Man scammed by fake life insurance agent following sister’s death

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Jake Holcomb
A man says he was scammed by someone shortly after the death of his sister.

Alabama

Pickens County investigators say they've launched an investigation to determine who stole two...

2 A/C units stolen from Pickens County church

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Bryan Henry
Thieves reportedly stole two air conditioning units from Hebron Baptist Church in Pickens County, and no one has been arrested, Sheriff Jordan Powell said Tuesday.

News

Firefighters battling Clinton nursing home fire

Deadly Clinton assisted living center fire started by ‘smoking materials,’ authorities say

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By WLBT Staff
The State Fire Marshal’s Office has determined the cause of a fire at Brookdale Senior Living in Clinton that happened on Wednesday, October 21.

Local

School bus.

“I think they all need to be fired:” Parents say students forced off bus, walk home

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Michelle Martin
A Guntown couple is demanding answers after they say their 11-year-old daughter’s school bus driver told her to get off the bus and walk home.

Alabama

University of Alabama defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick, Jr. was arrested on charges of harassing...

Kirkpatrick Jr. dismissed from Alabama football team

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By WBRC Digital Staff
Defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. is no longer a part of the University of Alabama football program.

Studio 9 with Tanya Carter

Horror at the Fairgrounds will be Oct. 29 at 6 p.m.

Interview: Horror at the Fairgrounds

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Tristyn Stoop
Horror at the Fairgrounds is combining thrills, chills, and more with Halloween excitement, with a mission close to home.

Local

Clay County Sheriff's Office in West Point, Mississippi

Man killed in crash while on way to work

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Tristyn Stoop
A man was killed while heading to work on Monday.

Alabama

Cpl. Dakota Lee Davis of the Prattville Police Department died from injuries he sustained in a...

‘Devastating’: Police department mourns death of officer in off-duty crash

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By WSFA News staff and Jordan Gartner
A police officer in Alabama has died in an off-duty crash on Monday.

News

Mississippi State Auditor Shad White

Shad White expected to announce governor campaign soon

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Tanya Carter
State Auditor Shad White will announce his run for governor soon.

Mississippi

Judge eyes house arrest for mother, son in state’s largest welfare scheme

Judge eyes house arrest for mother, son while they await federal sentencing in state’s largest welfare scheme

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Quentin Smith
A Hinds County judge says she plans to sentence Nancy and Zachary New to house arrest in the state’s welfare fraud case, frustrated that the mother and son have waited more than four years to be sentenced.

News

23-year-old pedestrian killed on Highway 80 in Jackson

23-year-old pedestrian killed on Highway 80 in Jackson

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Lauren Harvey
The driver was on the scene when accident investigator Kelly arrived. Citations were issued to the driver; however, no arrest has been made.

News

McGruff the Crime Dog partnered with Richard Schwartz & Associates to teach Tupelo students...

McGruff the Crime Dog, law firm teach students Halloween safety

Updated: 18 hours ago
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By Wayne Hereford
The firm partnered with McGruff the Crime Dog to go over trick-or-treating do’s and don’ts.

Mississippi

4 kids vandalize community building, cause over $10k in damage, police say

4 kids accused of vandalizing community building in Coldwater, cause over $10k in damage

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Joel Moore
The Coldwater Police Department is investigating after four children vandalized a community resource building over the weekend, causing more than $10,000 in damage.

News

Fire in Nettleton, Mississippi, on Oct. 26, 2026

Police urge public to take burn ban seriously after late-night blaze damaged property

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Zac Carlisle
Police issued a warning following an overnight fire in Nettleton.

National

Jacob Morley escaped Northwest Correctional Complex in Lake County, Tenn.

Manhunt underway for convicted murderer who escaped from prison, officials say

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Joel Moore, Kaitlyn Miller and Debra Worley
Jacob Morley escaped Northwest Correctional Complex in Lake County, Tenn. Authorities search for stolen Ford F-350 with plate 138BBQV. Call 911 with tips.

National

Noah Wyle poses in the press room during night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday,...

‘The Pitt’ star Noah Wyle named People’s 2026 Sexiest Man Alive

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Emily Van de Riet
Actor Noah Wyle, 55, has been named People’s 2026 Sexiest Man Alive. He discussed the honor, his family and his life away from Hollywood.

Mississippi

EXCLUSIVE: WLBT’s one-on-one interview with President Donald Trump

EXCLUSIVE: WLBT’s one-on-one interview with President Donald Trump

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 10:30 PM EDT
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By Courtney Ann Jackson
WLBT 3 On Your Side’s Courtney Ann Jackson captured an exclusive interview with President Donald Trump during his visit to Corinth, Mississippi, Monday.

Alabama

Meet the candidates for Lieutenant Governor: John Wahl (left) and Phillip Ensler (right).

Meet the candidates: Alabama’s race for Lieutenant Governor

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM EDT
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By Jessica Umbro
Alabama’s Lieutenant Governor position is up-for-grabs, and two candidates are vying for votes on Nov. 3.

News

13 students injured during school bus collision in Ridgeland

13 students taken to hospital after Mississippi school bus collision

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 5:19 PM EDT
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By WLBT Staff and Gray News staff
Multiple students were taken to a hospital after a Mississippi school bus was involved in a collision Monday morning, authorities said.

News

Wreck (File Image)

1 killed, 1 injured in weekend crash

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 4:31 PM EDT
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By Zac Carlisle
A weekend crash in Alcorn County killed one person and injured another.

News

Tupelo Police Department in Tupelo, Mississippi

1 injured in Sunday night shooting

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 1:11 PM EDT
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By Zac Carlisle
A shooting in Tupelo seriously injured one person.

National

FILE -- Star Trek actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, has died at 90 in North...

‘Star Trek’ actor Walter Koenig dies at 90, reports say

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 1:01 PM EDT
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By Debra Worley
"Star Trek" actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, has died at 90 in North Hollywood, reports say.

National

Eric Bauza poses in the press room during night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on...

Cause of death revealed for Eric Bauza, the modern voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and more

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT
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By Gray News staff and Emily Van de Riet
Eric Bauza, the Emmy Award-winning voice actor who was the modern voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and many more Looney Tunes characters, died suddenly at the age of 46, his family said.

News

President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Crossroads Arena, in Corinth, Miss.,...

Trump campaigns in Mississippi, highlighting Republicans’ challenges

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 11:12 AM EDT
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By BILL BARROW, SOPHIE BATES and JILL COLVIN
President Donald Trump campaigned Monday in Mississippi, as he continues a closing midterm rally blitz that highlights Republicans' challenges ahead of an election that could drastically shift power in Washington and statehouses across the country.

News

No street closures planned for Trump Rally in Corinth

No street closures planned for Trump Rally in Corinth

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 10:38 AM EDT
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By Joel Moore
President Donald Trump will visit Corinth today as he campaigns for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Congressman Trent Kelly.

News

Missing man found dead in Canton

Missing man found dead in Canton

Updated: Oct. 25, 2026 at 3:53 PM EDT
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By Christopher Fields and Emma Nisbet
A man who was reported missing was found dead in Canton Sunday.

News

The crash, which occurred at the intersection of State Highway 106 and 430th Lane, is still...

Lowndes County coroner identifies woman killed in Friday crash

Updated: Oct. 25, 2026 at 12:07 PM EDT
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By Ta'Niya McQueen
A Crawford woman was killed Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash.

Local

The crash, which occurred at the intersection of State Highway 106 and 430th Lane, is still...

Lowndes County coroner identifies woman killed in Friday crash

Updated: Oct. 25, 2026 at 11:57 AM EDT
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By Tristyn Stoop and Ta'Niya McQueen
A Crawford woman was killed Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash.

News

The Dudie's Burger Festival was held Saturday at Tupelo's Oren-Dunn Museum.

Dudie’s Burger Festival draws crowds to Tupelo museum

Updated: Oct. 25, 2026 at 12:12 AM EDT
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By Jake Holcomb
The Dudie’s Burger Festival was held Saturday at Tupelo’s Oren-Dunn Museum.

News

Motorcycle wreck (File Image)

Coroner investigating fatal motorcycle wreck in Saltillo

Updated: Oct. 24, 2026 at 11:17 PM EDT
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By Jake Holcomb
The Lee County Coroner’s Office is investigating a motorcycle wreck that killed a man Saturday night.

News

Police said 24-year-old Kendell Catron is in custody and faces four counts of aggravated assault.

Memphis event center shooting leaves six hurt, one in custody

Updated: Oct. 24, 2026 at 10:54 PM EDT
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By Jared Thomas
A shooting outside an event center in Oakhaven left six people hurt early Saturday, and police have one man in custody.

Local

Elizabeth Smart was the keynote speaker at the Mississippi University for Women's annual Welty...

Kidnapping survivor speaks at gala fundraiser

Updated: Oct. 24, 2026 at 12:17 AM EDT
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By Shawanda Jones
A kidnapping survivor spoke at a gala fundraiser.

Sports

A touchdown for Oxford on Oct. 23, 2026.

WTVA Friday Night Fever Week 9 Highlights and Scores

Updated: Oct. 23, 2026 at 11:55 PM EDT
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By Patrick McCabe
Booneville rolled over Alcorn Central to clinch the 3A-Region 1 district title in our Week 9 Game of the Week

Alabama

Meet the candidates running to be Alabama's treasurer: Rosilyn Houston (left) and Young Boozer...

Meet the candidates: Alabama’s race for Treasurer

Updated: Oct. 23, 2026 at 11:11 PM EDT
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By Jessica Umbro
Alabamians will soon decide between an incumbent and a new face for the state’s Treasurer. Two candidates are vying for votes on Nov. 3.

News

The Senatobia police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking...

Senatobia officer resigns as his body cam video in Kohen Wiley shooting is released

Updated: Oct. 23, 2026 at 10:46 PM EDT
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By Joyce Peterson and Stuart Rucker
The Senatobia police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking lot in June has resigned from the force, attorneys for the Wiley family told Action News 5.

Mississippi

An Action News 5 investigation found Foster was named in at least two prior excessive force...

Former Senatobia officer who shot Kohen Wiley named in previous lawsuits

Updated: Oct. 23, 2026 at 10:43 PM EDT
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By Joyce Peterson and Stuart Rucker
The attorney for former Senatobia Police officer Hunter Foster said his client had no choice but to open fire in the shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.

Mississippi

Inflation strains Mississippi churches as need for help grows

Inflation strains Mississippi churches as need for help grows

Updated: Oct. 23, 2026 at 10:41 PM EDT
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By Courtney Ann Jackson
Faith-based organizations across Mississippi are feeling the effects of inflation as rising costs for gas and groceries affect both church donations and the number of people seeking help.

High School

Tupelo High School runner Andrew Brown is six seconds away from the fastest time ever recorded...

Tupelo runner sets Watson Classic record

Updated: Oct. 23, 2026 at 10:07 PM EDT
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By Alvin Ivy
Tupelo High School runner Andrew Brown is six seconds away from the fastest time ever recorded by a Mississippi high school runner in the 5K.

Local

Hootie is WTVA’s Pet of the Week for Oct. 23.

Pet of the Week – Hootie

Updated: Oct. 23, 2026 at 9:58 PM EDT
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By Tristyn Stoop
Hootie is WTVA’s Pet of the Week for Oct. 23.
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