Jackson MS

Kyla Shaw, a Belhaven University alumna, shares how her education prepared her for a career in accounting and her ongoing pursuit of the CPA credential.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens says his office had its “best year yet” in 2025, citing the number of cases prosecuted and the number of guilty verdicts handed down. Owens held a press conference Thursday, where he delivered his 2025 annual report, telling...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson’s search for a new police chief could be over, according to sources. Multiple sources have told 3 On Your Side that Mayor John Horhn has tapped Dr. RaShall Brackney to be the city’s next top cop. Brackney is the former chief of the...

C Spire has pledged $5 million to support construction of a new Mississippi Cancer Center and Research Institute, a project aimed at expanding cancer treatment, research and patient care across the state. The state-of-the-art, five-story facility will be built adjacent to UMMC’s campus in Jackson and is designed to...

JACKSON — Fifteen people have been indicted and arrested following a federal and state investigation into an organized drug trafficking operation in central Mississippi. The arrests were announced by FBI Jackson, which worked alongside the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and multiple partner law enforcement agencies...

The City of Jackson has cut its police chief search down to two finalists, but will not say who they are. City spokesperson Nic Lott confirmed Tuesday the list has been narrowed from four candidates to two but declined to release the names, saying only that an announcement will be made by Jackson Mayor John Horhn...

Jackson police announced Feb. 5 that officers arrested a woman for making a mass shooting threat to a local Christian school in South Jackson. Jackson Police Public Information Officer Tommie Brown said Hillcrest Christian School received a threatening call Feb. 4 from an individual who stated there would be a...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A man released from jail last week after a grand jury failed to indict him in connection with a shooting after the Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade is back behind bars. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones confirmed Marquavius McLeod was re-arrested Wednesday night and taken...

RIDGELAND — A brand new 1-million-gallon, $9.6 million water tank and well project on the west side of town that will increase pumping capacity by 20 percent is slated for completion in early May. The water tower currently under construction near Business Communication Inc. on the Highland Colony Parkway...

Initial steps for a brand new 50,000-square-foot Madison County Conference Center next to Topgolf in Ridgeland move forward despite some dissent from members of the county board. The conference center will be owned by Madison County and if approved, financed through the issuance of revenue bonds, Thad Varner, an...