Jackson MS

RIDGELAND, Miss. (WLBT) - Now that the Jackson Water Authority bill has been signed into law, the water authority board is beginning to take shape. The Board of Aldermen in Ridgeland picked its representative Tuesday night. They have selected city engineer Paul Forester to represent Ridgeland on the board. He...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A man died after being tased more than 80 times by Jackson police, and more than three years later, the three former officers charged in his death have yet to stand trial. Keith Murriel’s death was ruled a homicide by the state medical examiner, but the...

CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) – A bear was recently spotted in a Clinton neighborhood. On Friday, Bill Miley got a camera alert on his phone. When he checked it a few minutes later, he saw a large, furry animal strolling through his backyard. “Sitting on the couch, and I said, ‘Susan, look at this picture. You […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Jackson woman was arrested Wednesday on three counts of felony arson, according to Jackson Fire Department Chief of Investigations Charles Felton. The JFD Arson Division arrested the suspect, identified as Tamekia Tomsiano, on both first-degree and third-degree arson charges for setting multiple fires at a structure located at 5443 Queen Mary Lane.

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Five inmates were hospitalized after an incident at a Mississippi prison, according to officials. According to a spokesperson for the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), the incident occurred at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility (CMCF) in Rankin County on April 20, 2026, and involved multiple inmates. Officials said five inmates […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - After a fairly quiet stretch, our weather pattern is turning more active heading into late week and the weekend. While exact rain coverage is still uncertain, the overall setup is trending wetter, with increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms and a return of higher humidity. A few storms could become strong to severe at times, and some locations could see locally...

VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — A fugitive who ran from police early this morning is in custody this evening after an all-day effort by law enforcement. At about 7:45 p.m., Warren County Sheriff’s Deputies and Hinds County Deputies apprehended and placed in custody the fugitive who had eluded capture for most of the day. At about 9 a.m., a black Ford F250 was stolen...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A person of interest has been questioned and released in connection with a recent threat made against the Hinds County Circuit Court building. That’s according to Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones, who says authorities are continuing to investigate the three threats made against county facilities so far this year.

Mississippi doesn’t always make the front page of national insurance stories the way Florida does. But the numbers tell a story that Gulf Coast homeowners in Gulfport, Biloxi, Pascagoula, and D’Iberville know firsthand. Gulfport homeowners pay an average of $7,920 per year for homeowners insurance, according to 2026 data from NerdWallet. That is more than three times the national average. Jackson homeowners pay $4,570...

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. Stephanie George was about to find out how little evidence the Jackson Police Department had when it charged her son with capital murder. Sitting on a wooden bench in an austere Hinds County courtroom, Stephanie gripped her father’s...