Farish Street Baptist Church continues to stand on the shoulders of more than 130...
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Ada Miller-Robinson is sitting in a pew at Farish Street Baptist Church, the same church where her mother cooked meals for Freedom Riders. The same church where she taught Freedom School upstairs as a teenager. The same church where history has been made for 133 years.
Several suspects involved in North Jackson apartment shooting, one victim dead
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - One person is dead and a second person is injured after an apartment shooting Thursday. The Jackson Police Department responded to reports of the shooting located at The Grove Apartments on Woodway Drive. According to JPD officials, two victims were injured during the shooting and both...
SWAT responds after man assaults woman, barricades himself inside Pearl home
PEARL, Miss. (WLBT) - A man has been arrested for assaulting a woman and barricading himself inside a Pearl home, resulting in a SWAT team responding to the scene. According to the Pearl Police Department, officers responded to a report on Thursday of a domestic assault at a home on Oak Park Drive.
Person of the Day | Winique Orelus: Jackson Transplant ‘Finds Opportunity,’ Opens Little Haiti...
Haiti-born Winique “Willie” Orelus recalls that when his father Maxis Orelus fell ill and died in the mid-1990s, his family couldn’t hold a proper funeral because they barely had money for clothes, let alone burial costs. Days after his death, a group of neighbors came together and helped to collect Maxis’ body from...
Woman arrested without incident in connection with Brown Street shooting death
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - A woman has been arrested in Adams County in connection with a February 9 homicide in Jackson. On Thursday, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 28-year-old Tatyana Shardee Johnson, who was wanted by the Jackson Police Department on a murder charge.
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Bill would create board for Jackson’s water system
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – There could soon be a new state law that would create a board to run the City of Jackson’s water system. A bill passed the Mississippi house on Wednesday that led to the Jackson City Council calling a special meeting. The council is not on board. The bill would put a […]
Man leaves ‘suspicious notes’ on doors at Hinds County courthouses; authorities investigating
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Authorities are investigating after a man left “suspicious notes” on doors at the Hinds County courthouses. Hinds County Sheriff and Jackson Police Chief Tyree Jones said Thursday morning that the Hinds County Circuit and Chancery Courthouses in downtown Jackson have been secured. Sheriff...
12-year-old arrested for online threats to Clinton schools
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) – Clinton police announced a 12-year-old was arrested for making social media threats against two schools. Robert Chapman, director of Communications for the Clinton Public School District, said administrators at Clinton Junior High and Sumner Hill were made aware of the social media posts on...
Madison Station bomb threats still under investigation
MADISON — No arrests have been made in multiple bomb threats that shut down Madison Station Elementary School for three consecutive days last week as federal agencies collaborate. Lt. Micah Taylor with the Madison Police Department said the investigation is “active.”. The Mississippi Office of Homeland Security and...
