Jackson MS

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann talks about accomplishments in the 2026 legislative session; Jackson Mayor John Horhn talks about the shortfall in the city budget.

The Clinton Lady Arrows already owned the state record in the 4×400-meter relay. On Friday, they shattered it. Competing at the Woody Barnett Invitational on April 10 at Pearl High School, the Lady Arrows’ quartet of Kamiah Mounger, Khamrin Harper, Cailtyn Magee, and Makenzie Holiday blazed to a new state-record time of :3:52.89, putting an exclamation mark on a standout...

In a little garden nook beside a grandmother’s house, flowers bloom and hummingbirds fly, competing with one another for the bright red feeders full of sweet nectar. The birds, their iridescent feathers glittering in the sun, swoop and sway as spring turns to summer. This type of hummingbird paradise...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Jackson Medical Mall Foundation (JMMF) announced it was awarded Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding through the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS). Officials said they funds will provide youth development and workforce training services for Jackson and surrounding area residents. This will include expanding opportunities for youth and […]

Ex-law clerk: "All three (Jackson) men shared a deep love for Mississippi despite leaving or contemplating leaving at various points."

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Hinds County man sentenced to life in prison in connection with the 2021 shooting death of Steven Woods is getting a new trial. On Tuesday, the Mississippi Court of Appeals reversed the conviction of Michael Greene and remanded the case back to Hinds County Circuit Court for a new trial.

JACKSON, Miss. — The glass panels of the Lynching Victims Monolith are simple, etched with the names of more than 600 victims of documented racial killings in Mississippi, along with the attackers' motives.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Businesses along Ridgewood Road are tired of illegal dumping at a long-vacant building near them. A volunteer organization that cleans the area won’t return and wants the city to help them stop wasting their efforts. About six months ago a parking lot behind an empty...

MISSISSIPPI — A man was shot while sleeping in his bed early Tuesday morning after gunfire was directed into a home, according to police. Officers with the Jackson Police Department responded to a residence on Summit Drive around 2:40 a.m. Police said multiple shots were fired into the home while the victim was asleep. The […] The post One person injured after being shot while...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Jackson city councilman is calling on the administration to end a parking agreement with SP Plus Parking, saying the contract isn’t living up to its promise. At a budget meeting on Monday, Ward One Councilman Ashby Foote raised concerns about the city’s contract with...