Ward 1 Councilman Ashby Foote, the lone Republican on the Jackson City Council, decided to run for reelection as an ...

Jackson police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection to a February fatal shooting that left one dead.

Capitol police showed a heavy presence Monday night on Greenway Drive near Highway 18 in west Jackson. 16 WAPT crews on scene ...

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba hasn't filed a campaign finance report since 2021, though state law requires them to be filed annually.

Catch up with the latest from the Mississippi legislative session with our weekly recap from the politics team.

The program provides each eligible child $40 a month in grocery assistance. It was estimated the program would have brought ...

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The reigning SWAC Championship and Celebration Bowl Championship-winning Jackson State Tigers have released its 2025 football schedule.

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A convicted felon, a current mayor under indictment, and two contractors tied to the city’s lawsuit against Siemens U.S.A. are among the nearly two dozen hopefuls submitting ...

The University of Mississippi Medical Center opened a new facility in the Metro to see patients. The Departments of Internal ...

The annual Dixie National Parade will be held on Saturday, February 8 at 10:30 a.m. in downtown Jackson. The event traditionally kicks-off rodeo competitions and will ...

A Vancleave, Miss., man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison and three years on post-release supervision after a crash ...