Jackson MS

RANKIN COUNTY – A suspect wanted in Arkansas was found and arrested in Rankin County during a joint fentanyl investigation by local law enforcement. According to the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office and Pearl Police Department, deputies and officers conducted a controlled purchase of fentanyl and suboxone on Sunday,...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson residents shared their thoughts on a bill that would create a new board to manage the capital city’s water system. The opinion on House Bill 1677 was divided among Jackson residents and the City Council. Many said they’re frustrated, arguing there’s been a lack of transparency...

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) is expanding access to specialty surgical care in the Jackson-metro area with the opening of Colony Park North, a new hospital outpatient facility designed to make surgical and clinical services more accessible. Located on the west...

JACKSON — A man was shot multiple times early Monday and drove himself to a gas station on East McDowell Road before calling 911, authorities said. Officers with the Jackson Police Department responded around 12:50 a.m. to a gas station in the 300 block of East McDowell Road after receiving a report of an aggravated...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Jackson Police Department is investigating after a vehicle fled the scene after fatally hitting a pedestrian in a wheelchair. According to JPD, the pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at the 410 block of East McDowell Road. Emergency services received the call for assistance around...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Interim Third-Party Manager Ted Henifin drew a chorus of boos on Monday when he said that JXN Water is doing a good job with its billing system, but that people just don’t want to pay. “There’s a culture here of folks,” he said, throwing his...

Attorneys for the family of Crystalline Barnes, killed by Jackson police on Jan. 27, 2018, are demanding to know the names of officers who shot Jacksonians in incidents over the last several months. They believe the same officer, whom they have identified as Rakasha Adams, may have shot and killed a man on Nov. 15,...

JACKSON — Stephanie Rolph was a graduate student at Mississippi State University in the mid-2000s when she found a collection of reel-to-reel audio recordings of the Citizens Forum, a broadcast once helmed by the segregationist Citizens Council. She flipped through the accompanying index cards that described each...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson Mayor John Horhn offered more details on Monday on his decision to back a controversial water authority bill currently being considered by lawmakers. “The city council made a tough decision three and a half years ago. The question now is whether the city council is...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A man was taken to a local hospital after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds in Jackson. The Jackson Police Department spoke with the victim at a gas station on East McDowell Road near Interstate 55. When JPD arrived at the scene, officers learned that a victim shot...