Jackson MS

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson Mayor John Horhn has invited faith groups to attend the 2026 All City Call to Prayer and Jackson. The event seeks to bring religious organizations into action for the Jackson community. This year’s theme, “Faith in Action for a Rising Jackson,” will have a focus on working together and...

On New Year’s Day, Jackson-based child care provider Cantrell Keyes said several of her colleagues in the business called her to ask if it was true: The federal government had decided to freeze funding that helps low-income families pay for child care – and keeps hundreds of Mississippi day cares like hers afloat.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A vacant business and a vacant house in Jackson caught fire overnight. According to the Jackson Fire Department, the business, which was Platinum Storm Custom Apparel, located on Robinson Road, caught fire around 3:48 a.m. on Monday, and the house, located on Archer Avenue, caught fire around...

FLOWOOD — Mississippi Blood Services is encouraging residents to donate blood Monday by offering a free Starbucks coffee as a thank-you to donors. Officials said all donors who give blood on Monday, Jan. 5, will receive a Starbucks gift card for a free coffee. The promotion is aimed at boosting donations at the start...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Overnight temperatures will cool into the upper 30s to low 40s under overcast skies. Sunshine will start to break through on Sunday as temperatures start out in the low 40s and warm into the 60s once again for the afternoon. The work week will be much warmer.

JANS – Rahim Lockhart has been tapped to lead The Piney Wood School’s newly created Government and African American Studies program. A third-generation legacy graduate (Class of 1996), Lockhart follows in the footsteps of his grandmother, Ruby McAfee, who graduated from Piney Woods in 1927. Lockhart brings more...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Sunday’s temperatures will be near average if not slightly warmer as highs range from the upper 50s to low 60s across the area. We will see mostly cloudy skies give way to sunshine as the afternoon approaches. Dry conditions and partly cloudy skies will continue for...

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Attorneys representing the families of Dustin Pope and Jakob Kindt announced both cases concluded with confidential settlements. Both Pope and Kindt, along with Cal Wesolowski, died when a medical helicopter crashed in Madison County on March 10, 2025. “We are grateful to have reached...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot and killed this weekend. The shooting occurred in the 3600 block of Lee Drive on January 3, 2026. According to police, the unidentified victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. Police have not released any suspect information. Anyone...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A night of celebration turned into a tragedy for some families in Jackson. According to the Jackson Fire Department, a total of three house fires resulted from the use of fireworks. Those fires took place on Valencia Street, Audubon Park Drive, and Ash Street. Charles Felton,...