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Saltillo Mayor Copey Grantham told WTVA he is running for Northern District Transportation...

Saltillo mayor says he will run for Northern District transportation commissioner

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Jake Holcomb
Saltillo Mayor Copey Grantham told WTVA he is running for Northern District Transportation Commissioner next year.

National

President Donald Trump acknowledges the Iran war impacted the midterm elections but says he's...

Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky files resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
Facing an expected impeachment resolution in Congress, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he’s eager to litigate the policy choices that he and President Donald Trump have made in Iran and Venezuela.

National

FILE - A portion of border wall is under construction in the Big Bend region, Sept. 23, 2026,...

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to resume building border wall in Texas’s Big Bend

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for the Trump administration to resume border wall construction in the Big Bend region of Texas for now, a blow to bipartisan opponents who had argued the project is a waste of money that threatens the unique landscape.

National

FILE - Dolly Parton poses at the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Ceremony in New York, on Oct....

Judge dismisses case from Dolly Parton’s manager alleging her nephew threatened her estate

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
A Tennessee judge has dismissed a case involving Dolly Parton’s longtime manager and her nephew.

News

Mustard Seed restaurant in Saltillo, Mississippi

Mother opens restaurant for her son and other adults with disabilities

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Ta'Niya McQueen
The Mustard Seed Lunch Company, a family-owned restaurant in downtown Saltillo, employs four people with disabilities.

News

Michael Wayne Wages arrested in Prentiss County, Mississippi

Sheriff: Man arrested for theft of county property

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Zac Carlisle
A local man faces charges in connection with the theft of Prentiss County property.

National

Lindsay Clancy sits in Plymouth Superior Court, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, during a hearing set...

Judge’s ruling could clear way for Lindsay Clancy to be tried again in deaths of her 3 kids

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By The Associated Press and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press
A judge denied a motion to dismiss charges against Lindsay Clancy in the deaths of her three young children, potentially clearing the way for a retrial in the case next year.

News

Joseph Peters arrested in Lafayette County, MS

Pennsylvania man arrested for home burglary

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Zac Carlisle
Law enforcement arrested a Pennsylvania man in connection with a home burglary.

News

Manhunt for burglary suspects in Ridgeland called off

Manhunt for burglary suspects in Ridgeland called off

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By WLBT Staff
A manhunt in Ridgeland Monday afternoon has been called off.

National

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Actor Donnie Dunagan, original voice of Bambi in classic Disney film, dies at 92, reports say

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Emily Van de Riet
Donnie Dunagan, who voiced young Bambi for the original 1942 Disney classic, has died. He was 92.
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Elections

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

Colom leads Hyde-Smith by more than 2,500 votes as Mississippi awaits final Senate result

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By WLBT Staff
County clerks have until Friday to certify results.

News

Second Lady, Usha Vance (left) and First Lady, Melania Trump (right)

First Lady Melania Trump to visit Fort Rucker

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Ty Storey
The visit marks a rare occurrence where a member of the first and/or second families have visited the southeast Alabama Army post.

National

FILE - Custodian Ray Keen inspects a clock face before changing the time on the 100-year-old...

Trump pushes for permanent daylight saving time: ‘It’s so dark outside, so early’

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Tyria Goines, The Associated Press and Gray News staff
President Donald Trump renewed his call to end the twice-yearly clock change by making daylight saving time permanent.

News

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

Ole Miss student’s doorbell camera video sparks outrage

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By ABC News
There's outrage at the University of Mississippi after doorbell camera video showing two students making a racist gesture went viral.

News

Shad White announces run for governor

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By WLBT Staff
On Monday, State Auditor Shad White officially announced his intentions to run for Mississippi governor in the 2027 race.

National

Comedian and actor Russell Brand, accompanied by his wife Laura Brand, arrives at Southwark...

Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 1/2 years in a British prison for rape and sexual assault

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison for raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others.

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Mississippi man creates an app for ladies.

Mississippi man creates an app designed to help people locate clean restrooms and feminine products

Updated: Nov. 8, 2026 at 11:53 AM EST
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By Ta'Niya McQueen
Joshua Hughes created an app designed to help people locate clean public restrooms and feminine hygiene products.

News

Boutique owner says event is usually her busiest weekend of the year

Downtown Amory businesses hold holiday open house

Updated: Nov. 7, 2026 at 11:58 PM EST
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By Shawanda Jones
Businesses in downtown Amory participated in a holiday open house this weekend, with Christmas about a month and a half away.

News

GFX - Dog Fighting

8 Mississippi residents among 27 arrested in Georgia dogfighting investigation

Updated: Nov. 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM EST
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By Jas N Smith
Eight Mississippi residents are among 27 people arrested in connection with an alleged dogfighting operation in northeast Georgia that resulted in the seizure of 26 dogs, including three that were found dead.

News

New beauty addition in Houston

The Lux Lounge opens in Houston with beauty services, job opportunities

Updated: Nov. 7, 2026 at 11:28 AM EST
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By Ta'Niya McQueen and Alvin Ivy
The Lux Lounge, a new beauty business in Houston, held its grand opening Friday evening. The business offers beauty and personal care services and could create job opportunities for local residents.

News

Titus Lester

Suspect in connection with Memphis armed robbery, aggravated assault captured

Updated: Nov. 7, 2026 at 9:48 AM EST
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By Shayna Norwood
A suspect wanted in connection with an armed robbery and aggravated assault in Memphis has been captured and taken into custody.

Mississippi

Groups raise concerns about public view of affidavit ballot count in 3 Mississippi counties

Groups raise concerns about public view of affidavit ballot count in 3 Mississippi counties

Updated: Nov. 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM EST
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By Kristina Baca
Local groups are raising concerns about how affidavit ballots are being counted in DeSoto, Harrison and Madison counties.

Mississippi

Colom meets Jackson voters as Senate ballot count continues

Colom meets Jackson voters as Senate ballot count continues

Updated: Nov. 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM EST
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By Holly Emery
Democrat Scott Colom spent Friday meeting voters at three stops in Jackson, days after Election Day, as thousands of ballots remain uncounted in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race.

News

Woman injured after fleeing from police, crashing at Canton car dealership, chief says

Woman injured after fleeing from police, crashing at Canton car dealership, chief says

Updated: Nov. 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM EST
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By Christopher Fields
A police chase that started in Gluckstadt ended in a crash in Canton, and the driver was hurt and faces several charges, Gluckstadt Police Chief Barry Hale said.

News

Multiple agencies responding to school bus accident with injuries

Multiple agencies respond to school bus accident with at least one injured

Updated: Nov. 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM EST
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By Emma Nisbet
Multiple agencies are currently responding to a school bus accident.

Mississippi

Cindy Hyde-Smith, Scott Colom

Scott Colom’s lead increases to over 2,000 votes ahead of Cindy Hyde-Smith in Senate race

Updated: Nov. 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM EST
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By Emma Nisbet
An estimated 96.8% of the votes are in.

Alabama

Ronald and Sarah Flack

Court records: 4 children removed from Northport home after parents assaulted 2 teen sisters, 1 of whom has cerebral palsy

Updated: Nov. 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM EST
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By WBRC Digital Staff and Morgan Hightower
A Northport mother and father are in jail, and their four children have been removed from the home, after investigators say the parents assaulted their two teenage daughters and left bruises on their faces.

National

FILE - White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles listens during a cabinet meeting at the White...

Trump says Susie Wiles is out as Chief of Staff. Here’s who is replacing her

Updated: Nov. 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM EST
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By Emily Van de Riet
Susie Wiles will no longer be President Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff.

News

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

Colom, Hyde-Smith remain confident in Senate victory

Updated: Nov. 6, 2026 at 1:41 PM EST
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By Zac Carlisle
Scott Colom and Cindy Hyde-Smith remain confident they’ll win Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race.

News

Arrest made in deadly Jackson nightclub mass shooting

JPD: Alleged Hideaway shooter paid guard $20 to enter party with a gun

Updated: Nov. 6, 2026 at 12:21 PM EST
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By Lauren Harvey, Verlecia Gavin and Anthony Warren
Collier is being charged with two counts of capital murder and seven counts of aggravated assault.

News

Tupelo Police Department in Tupelo, Mississippi

No evidence of shooting Friday morning in Tupelo

Updated: Nov. 6, 2026 at 11:03 AM EST
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By Zac Carlisle and Michelle Martin
Police found no evidence of a possible shooting Friday morning in Tupelo.

National

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex leave after a service of...

Meghan Markle’s father arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material, AP sources say

Updated: Nov. 6, 2026 at 10:43 AM EST
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By The Associated Press
Thomas Markle, the father of Prince Harry’s wife Meghan, was arrested Friday morning by federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

Mississippi

SpaceXAI to build 2 more AI data centers in Southaven

SpaceXAI is building 2 more AI data centers in Southaven

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 11:48 PM EST
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By Joyce Peterson and Lydian Coombs
Elon Musk said SpaceXAI is building two more data centers in Southaven adjacent to Colossus 2 right across the state line in Memphis. This will make six SpaceXAI data centers operating in the Memphis metro area.

Sports

WTVA Thursday Night Thunder Week 11 Highlights and Scores

WTVA Thursday Night Thunder Week 11 Highlights and Scores

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 11:47 PM EST
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By Patrick McCabe
Starkville rolled over Little Egg Bowl rivals Oxford 55-28 in the TNT Game of the Week

Alabama

Michael Shannon Taylor

Alabama executes man convicted of 1991 double murder

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM EST
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By Shane Trail
The state of Alabama carried out the execution of 54-year-old Michael Shannon Taylor Thursday night for the 1991 murders of an elderly Etowah County couple.

Elections

Secretary of State explains affidavit ballot process in Mississippi Senate race

Secretary of State explains affidavit ballot process in Mississippi Senate race

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 10:36 PM EST
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By Courtney Ann Jackson
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson estimated that between 12,000 and 20,000 affidavit ballots remain uncounted in the state’s Senate race.

Local

Tony Rogers resigned from being the Shannon Police Department chief on Nov. 5.

Shannon police chief, two others resign

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM EST
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By Tristyn Stoop and Shawanda Jones
Three people have resigned from the Shannon Police Department.

News

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker was on the Mississippi Gulf Coast Thursday.

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker reacts to shift in power in the senate

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 8:22 PM EST
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By WLOX Staff
WLOX caught up with the senator to ask his opinion on the shift in power in the Senate and what that means for his role leading the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Alabama

Liyah Stewart was connected with her four-legged companion through an organization called K9s...

‘Someone has my back’: How a service dog helped an Army Veteran conquer PTSD and graduate from Auburn

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 8:13 PM EST
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By Simon Schuessler
Liyah Stewart got two awards when she graduated from Auburn’s Harrison College of Pharmacy in May. One for her, another for her furry friend: a Labrador mix named Johnson.

Elections

Election equipment in Lee County, Miss.

Confusion grows over affidavit ballots in Mississippi

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM EST
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By Shawanda Jones
Confusion is growing among some Mississippi voters who cast affidavit ballots in Tuesday’s election and are concerned their votes will not be counted unless they take additional steps.

Mississippi

Fatal crash generic (Northern News Now)

3 victims, including DeSoto Co. juvenile detention officer, killed in crash

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM EST
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By Lydian Coombs
An officer of the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Detention Center is dead, and another is seriously wounded following a crash Wednesday.

Mississippi

The last day of One Loud Voice brought together child welfare leaders for a discussion panel.

Mississippi’s new response to child abuse investigations highlighted during Biloxi conference

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM EST
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By Noah Noble
The 13th Annual One Loud Voice Conference, hosted Nov. 3–5 at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino by Children’s Advocacy Centers of Mississippi (CACM), represents the largest multidisciplinary child protection summit in the state.

Elections

2026 U.S. Senate (MS) candidate Scott Colom spoke to supporters in Jackson, Mississippi, on...

Colom campaign calls Hyde-Smith’s affidavit ballot separation, preservation demand ‘unlawful attack on voter privacy’

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM EST
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By WLOX Staff
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom’s campaign is responding after Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith’s legal team sent a letter to all 82 counties in Mississippi, demanding that county election commissioners and circuit clerks separate, secure and preserve any affidavit ballots cast in the midterm elections in the state.

Junior Weather Authority

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

Josiah joins the WTVA Junior Weather Authority

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 6:48 PM EST
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By Zac Carlisle
WTVA is excited to add Josiah to the Junior Weather Authority team.

Local

Houston High School students spent two days doing mock interviews with local professionals...

Seniors test their interview skills

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM EST
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By Alvin Ivy
Seniors were able to put their interview skills to the test.

Local

Aberdeen Police Department in Aberdeen, Mississippi

Man recovering after being shot in the back

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 4:40 PM EST
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By Tristyn Stoop
An Aberdeen man is recovering after being shot Sunday night.

Elections

U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is a Republican from Mississippi.

Representatives of Cindy Hyde-Smith send letter to counties, demanding preservation of all affidavit ballots

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM EST
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By Emma Nisbet
Lawyers representing Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s campaign sent a letter Thursday to election commissioners and circuit clerks demanding “the immediate separation, secure custody, and preservations of all affidavit ballots cast” in Tuesday’s general election.

Mississippi

Campfire, Photo Date: Nov. 11, 2013

Active Mississippi burn bans

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM EST
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By Zac Carlisle
Burn bans are in effect for many Mississippi counties as of Nov. 9.

Local

A table for the Harmontown Food Pantry at the Oxford Community Market.

Market partners with nonprofits to support food pantry

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 3:48 PM EST
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By Avery Hilliard
The Oxford Community Market is expanding its reach beyond city limits to collect food for the Harmontown Food Pantry ahead of the holiday season.

Elections

MS Republican Party discusses undecided Senate race

MS Republican Party discusses undecided Senate race

Updated: Nov. 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM EST
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By WLBT Staff and Christopher Fields
The Mississippi Republican Party is expected to host a press conference at 2 p.m. on Thursday in front of the Hinds County Courthouse.
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