Jackson MS

In a mid-September ruling, Rankin County Circuit Judge Bradley Mills granted a directed verdict in a payroll fraud case against former Richland Mayor ‘Pat’ Sullivan. A 2023 WLBT ‘3 On Your Side’ investigative report of the fraud had resulted in a case against Sullivan, who resigned from office in December of 2023,...

CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) – Clinton firefighters responded to a hotel fire. The fire occurred around 7:00 a.m. on November 20, 2025, at the Best Western on Springridge Road. According to officials, the incident was initially reported as a grass fire, but when crews arrived, they discovered the fire had extended to the...

A Youth Citizen Police Academy summer camp run by the Jackson, Miss., Police Department just completed its third year. Participation numbers have grown steadily for the program, and this year saw a new record number of young people participating. The idea originated with a former captain and is now spearheaded...

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - The West Rankin Parkway is set to open for traffic following a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday. This according to MDOT Public Information Officer Michael Flood. The roadway is located 0.4 miles south of Flowood Drive, and will connect the cities of Pearl and Flowood. The...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - More than 250 properties in the capital city have been deemed public nuisances and could soon be torn down or cleaned up. That’s according to Mayor John Horhn, who provided more details about the council’s decision to approve designating the sites as “menaces to the public health” at its...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -The Central Mississippi Planning and Development District’s Aging Division is holding its annual “Santa for Seniors” event. The program collects items to distribute to senior citizens in Central Mississippi. Items needed include robes, blankets, bed linens, pajamas, toiletries, and Ensure. Dr....

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A federal judge sentenced Daniel Callihan, 38, to two additional consecutive life sentences. He was convicted of killing a Loranger mother and her daughter. The Wednesday sentencing adds to two life sentences issued in Jackson, Mississippi and Tangipahoa Parish, bringing his total to six...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Today marks a new beginning for Jackson firefighters and one fire station that was decades old and in need of repairs. Agreements between the city and the Jackson Fire Department gave Local 87 Union first responders more confidence when putting their lives on the line for residents.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A 5-year-old boy in Jackson accidentally shot and killed himself. This according to Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard. Howard said his father took him to a hospital around 2 a.m. on Monday with a gunshot wound to the head. The child did not survive. Howard said...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – In South Jackson, concerns are growing as more businesses close or relocate, including the anticipated closure of the Food Depot on Terry Road. Jackson City Councilwoman Lashia Brown-Thomas, Ward 6, said she and other leaders have met with the store’s owner, but with the closure likely, the...