WLBT-TV (Jackson, MS)

WLBT is a television station that operates on virtual channel 3 and UHF digital channel 30, serving as an NBC affiliate in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. This station is owned by Gray Television, which is based in Atlanta. Gray Television also manages WDBD, a Fox affiliate on channel 40, and WLOO, a MyNetworkTV station on channel 35, both through shared services agreements (SSAs). WLOO's license is held by Tougaloo College, but American Spirit Media runs the station under a separate joint sales agreement (JSA), while Gray offers some engineering assistance to WLOO. All these stations share their studios on South Jefferson Street in downtown Jackson, with WLBT's transmitter situated on Thigpen Road, southeast of Raymond, Mississippi.

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English

Television

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#54229

United States

#11612

Arts and Entertainment/TV Movies and Streaming

#385

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Hero tells mother inside burning apartment: ‘Drop the baby... I am going to catch her’

1 day ago | wlbt.com | Brittany Wier |Amanda Alvarado

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - A mother had to make a desperate decision to save her baby’s life when their apartment building caught on fire in Ohio. Thankfully, a group of people, including Reginald Barnes, were there to help. “I was like, ‘Drop the baby. Let her go. I am going to catch her,’” Barnes said. He said he was in the parking lot of the apartment complex Monday afternoon when he heard an explosion.
The New Orleans Pelicans trade up to the 13th pick to take Derik Queen

2 days ago | wlbt.com | Nathan Lee

NEW ORLEANS, La. (WLBT) - The New Orleans Pelicans continued to make moves in the NBA Draft, acquiring the 13th pick from the Atlanta Hawks to select Maryland center Derik Queen. The Pelicans came into the draft with the 7th overall pick, where they selected Oklahoma guard Jeremiah Fears, and the 23rd pick before trading that away, as well as a 2026 unprotected first-round pick.
The New Orleans Pelicans take Jeremiah Fears with the 7th overall pick

2 days ago | wlbt.com | Nathan Lee

NEW ORLEANS, LA. (WLBT) - The New Orleans Pelicans add young depth to their backcourt with the selection of Oklahoma guard Jeremiah Fears with its first pick of the 2025 NBA Draft. In the 2024-25 season for the Sooners, Fears averaged an impressive 17.1 points, 4.1 assists, and 4.1 rebounds a night. Fears was considered one of, if not the biggest riser in this year’s draft due to his abilities all around the court.
Longtime Southern Miss Women’s Basketball Coach Joye Lee-McNelis dies at 63

3 days ago | wlbt.com | Nathan Lee

Southern Miss women's basketball icon Joye Lee-McNelis died Tuesday.(Southern Miss Athletics Facebook)Published: Jun. 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM CDT|Updated: moments agoHATTIESBURG, Miss. (WLBT) - Longtime Southern Miss women’s basketball coach Joye Lee-McNelis has passed away at 63. Southern Miss announced her passing on social media Tuesday. McNelis had battled her third stint of lung cancer through her last two seasons with the team.
Ole Miss men’s golfer Michael La Sasso selected to Team USA for 50th Walker Cup

3 days ago | wlbt.com | Nathan Lee

OXFORD, Miss. (WLBT) - Ole Miss golfer Michael La Sasso will represent Team USA at the 2025 Walker Cup at Pebble Beach in September. On June 20th, the USGA announced La Sasso along with Auburn’s Jackson Koivan and Virginia’s Ben James earned places as the top Americans in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. La Sasso is now the second Ole Miss Rebel to earn a Walker Cup spot for the United States, joining former Rebel star Braden Thornberry.
Jackson State’s Earl Sanders selected to College Baseball Hall of Fame

3 days ago | wlbt.com | Nathan Lee

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - On Monday, the College Baseball Foundation announced the induction of former Jackson State baseball star Earl Sanders, along with 20 others, in the 2025 class of the College Baseball Hall of Fame. Sanders played three years at Jackson State before he was drafted in the first round of the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. At Jackson State, Sanders was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hitter of the Year and the Pitcher of the Year.
First Alert Forecast

1 week ago | wlbt.com | Dave Roberts

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - This is our first weekend of Summer. Heat Advisories continue for many areas where it will feel more like 105 degrees. If you are not under one of the advisories, don’t worry, you will not miss out on the heat. While heat is becoming the biggest story in our First Alert Forecast, rain will still make a few special appearances. Scattered showers and t-storms will be possible both Saturday and Sunday, with more widespread storms possible by Sunday.
Former Pearl PD Chief has passed away, public outcry for JXN man in custody of ICE, and HIV prevention med approved.

1 week ago | wlbt.com | Cara Shirley

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Please click here to report it and include the headline of the story in your email. Copyright 2025 WLBT. All rights reserved.
Homicide at JXN apartment, Masked man wanted for McComb armed robbery, and a 7-foot alligator causes a crash in Jones County.

1 week ago | wlbt.com | Cara Shirley

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Please click here to report it and include the headline of the story in your email. Copyright 2025 WLBT. All rights reserved.
First Alert Forecast

1 week ago | wlbt.com | Dave Roberts

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Friday is the official start to summer (9:42pm), and it will feel like it! With just a few scattered showers expected, highs will warm to the low 90s and feel more like the triple digits. We might see mid-90s by Saturday, and heat stress will become an even greater factor. A heat index or feels like temperature of 105 degrees is possible Friday, prompting a Heat Advisory.