Jackson MS

BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) – The City of Byram is doing what it can to expose people to the many avenues of the performing arts. The Academy of Music, Performing Arts, Entertainment and Drama (AMPED) is located in the New Beginning Church. The academy is open to students of all ages where they will learn skills […]

Mississippi authorities say they are actively searching for a shooting suspect they have described as “armed and dangerous”. Brandon Police are searching for a man they have identified as a suspect in a homicide that occurred on Gayden Street. Matthew Brian Kidd, 35, of Brandon, should be considered armed and...

Mississippi awarded Jackson $35.6 million in matching federal funds for its water and sewer systems but has withheld the money without explanation, SPLC says.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police are investigating after a woman was found deceased. The incident occurred in the 6000 block of Interstate 55 near Beasley Road around 2:00 p.m. on August 28, 2025. Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Police Department (JPD), said a white woman was found deceased at the...

The Jackson, Mississippi, journalism community is grappling with shock after the sudden death of Celeste Wilson, the weekend anchor for 16 WAPT News. Wilson, only 42, passed away from a heart attack, according to the station. Her death comes just months after joining WAPT, where colleagues said her professionalism...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Romanian woman pled guilty to a wire fraud scheme that defrauded grocery stores in Central Mississippi. According to court documents, a supermarket chain observed Loredana Sava, 36, and an accomplice execute a “quick change” scheme on May 7, 2025, which involved a wire transaction to steal...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Louisiana woman was sentenced in federal court for her role in connection to an automobile dealership fraud conspiracy. According to court documents, Anna Waldei, 27, of New Orleans, Louisiana, conspired with Paul Anthony Robinson, Sarah Elizabeth Calderon, Joshanique Elouise Bailey and...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - It was another quiet and relatively comfortable day across the area today with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and low humidity. I hope you had a chance to enjoy it, because changes are on the way tomorrow. Things will start off mild on...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (JMAA) reported a strong peak summer travel performance during the May to July period at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN). A total of 342,580 passengers were served at the airport. For the first seven months of...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - We are currently two days from the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. “Just a total gut punch,” said Henry Barbour, who remembers Hurricane Katrina. Barbour discussed how strategically his uncle, Gov. Haley Barbour, was thinking in those...