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LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Emergency management officials in the Pine Belt are warning neighbors to be prepared for severe weather on Wednesday, April 10. James Smith, director of Lamar County Emergency Management, expects flooding in areas near creeks and rivers due to heavy rain. Before the storm, neighbors are encouraged to pack an emergency [...]

DURANT, Miss. (WJTV) - A Durant man was sentenced to 44 months in federal prison for bank robbery. Prosecutors said Curtis Lee Williams, 22, was also ordered to pay $6,506.00 in restitution to the bank. According to court documents, Williams robbed a Durant bank on July 7, 2022. The same day, one of the $50 [...]

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CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - A mother of a student who was allegedly assaulted in Canton wants justice. Catanna Francois, 15, is a student at Nichols Middle School. The teenager said she was physically and verbally assaulted on Thursday, April 4 by the school's resource officer. Francois claimed she was cursed at, choked, and dragged down [...]

YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Yazoo County authorities said neighbors in one subdivision should evacuate immediately. On Wednesday, the Yazoo County Sheriff's Office posted on social media that the Eastbrook subdivision on Highway 16 should evacuate as soon as possible. According to the sheriff's office, the levee is about to break on the lake, and [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - People in North Jackson lost power overnight. Some people were stuck inside their homes because fallen trees blocked roadways. Some neighborhoods near Jackson Academy experienced damage because of the strong winds and heavy rain. “It got extremely intense, only probably 10, 15 minutes. But that 10 or 15 minutes was incredibly [...]

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison police announced Highway 51 from Olympic Way to Green Oak Lane will be closed until 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday as Entergy crews work to replace downed power lines. Police said the same stretch will be closed starting at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 11 until its completion. Damage was [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities are searching for a former Jackson police officer in connection to a homicide. Detective Tommie Brown said the homicide happened at Tapestry Northridge Apartments on Parkway Drive in Jackson early Tuesday morning. The victim was identified as 25-year-old Carlos Collins. The Hinds County coroner said Collins had been shot multiple [...]

PORT GIBSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A gas station employee in Port Gibson has been accused of assaulting a customer. Port Gibson police said the incident happened at the 5-Star gas station, located on U.S. 61, on April 5, 2024. After reviewing video of the incident, police determined that Mohamed Al Mardahi, 35, and a juvenile [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Due to the possibility of severe weather on Wednesday, April 10, some school districts announced closures. The following school districts will be closed: Click here to keep up with the Storm Team 12 forecast. This list will be updated if other school districts decide to close.