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

State Rep. Zakiya Summers discusses with Mississippi Today's Anna Wolfe, Maya Miller and Geoff Pender some of the issues the ...

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.

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Mississippi state Sen. Angela Burks Hill introduced a bill that would end diversity, equity, and inclusion ideology in the ...

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

President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting all environmental litigation and ongoing consent decrees.

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 ...

Medicaid expansion is one of the biggest topics of the 2025 Mississippi Legislative Session with a push coming from both ...