Jackson MS

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A man was shot during a verbal altercation in Jackson. The Jackson Police Department said it happened in the 2000 block of Castle Hill Drive early Tuesday morning. The unidentified victim received non-life-threatening injuries. It is unknown if any arrests were made, as the shooting is...

JACKSON — Police are asking the public’s help to identify a woman seen on camera break out panes in a window in what appears to be a home. In the video, it appears that the woman uses a piece of a brick to break out at least four panes of a window in a home.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson Mayor John Horhn would like to impose a new contract for Jackson’s new police chief, Dr. RaShall Brackney. However, the contract remains a point of contention between the City Council and the current administration. The contract asked for a certain provision that includes a financial guarantee of an undisclosed amount […]

FLORENCE, Miss. — Mississippi homeowners can now save up to $10,000 on roof repairs starting in July. The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Act makes that possible and was approved today by Gov. Tate Reeves. Even after three years, some homes along McCullough-McLin Road in Florence still aren’t fully repaired from...

Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday vetoed spending recently passed by lawmakers that included a hotel redevelopment project in Tupelo, infrastructure upgrades to the Jackson Municipal Airport and upgrades to a golf course in Jackson. “I am for infrastructure investments – as that is a core function of government,” Reeves wrote...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A controversial water authority act has been signed into law. On Monday, Governor Tate Reeves signed House Bill 1677, the Metro Jackson Water Authority Act. The measure will create a new governing authority to take over Jackson’s water and sewer systems once the federal receivership ends....

BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) – Rankin County’s Dancing with the Stars will be held at Brandon City Hall at 6:00 p.m. on April 30, 2026.

The 17th-ranked Northwest Mississippi Community College softball team fell in both games of a doubleheader against 19th-ranked Hinds Community College on Saturday.

As America's semiquincentennial nears, museums throughout Mississippi are confronting the state's complicated history head-on. The adjoining Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, collectively called the Two Museums, have become essential to the state's America 250 celebration. As the monumental birthday approaches, the museum has created...

JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV)- Members of the WXXV News 25 team were recognized for their work Saturday night at the 2026 Excellence in Broadcasting Awards, put on by the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters. WXXV News 25’s Megan Fayard was recognized as one of the rookies of the year for broadcasting in...