10+ hour, 53+ min ago   (111+ words) WAPT Jackson police are investigationg a shooting at Wood Village Apartments Police are working to gather what caused the shooting on Sunday Jackson police are investigating a shooting at Wood Village Apartments. Officers responded to the scene around 5 p.m. When our…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (118+ words) The Vicksburg Police Department is investigating a shooting Saturday morning at a gas station on Halls Ferry Road. Officers responded around 10:51 a.m. to 2607 Halls Ferry Road after receiving a report of a man who may have been shot. When officers arrived,…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (176+ words) Jackson Ward 4 Councilman Brian Grizzell is apologizing for his role in a heated exchange during this week’s City Council meeting. The argument happened during a discussion about naming a street in honor of Dr. Little. Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes challenged…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (247+ words) The family of Claiborne County Deputy Terrian Bailey is mourning his sudden death in the line of duty on Labor Day, as a growing memorial at the county courthouse honors his service and sacrifice. "We're just going through a tough…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (405+ words) At 83 years old, "Mr. Blue" has lived a remarkable life, and now he works at the Chick-fil-A on Highland Colony Parkway in Ridgeland, where he continues to connect with people and build community. "We are in the chicken business, but…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (492+ words) A federal appeals court recently ruled that access to clean drinking water is not a Constitutional right when it rejected a lawsuit from Jackson residents. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued the ruling Sept. 4 in response to the lawsuit filed…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (286+ words) Temperatures will fall into the lower 70s by tomorrow morning before returning to the 90s during the afternoon. Tropical moisture will build across the region, pushing real feel values above 100 degrees for most communities. Afternoon pop-up showers and thunderstorms will also return....

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (169+ words) A Jackson City Council meeting on Tuesday turned tense during a discussion about renaming Wood Street in honor of Jackson State University band director Dr. Roderick Little. The debate escalated when Councilman Kenneth Stokes, who proposed the renaming, called Councilman…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (178+ words) Authorities are continuing their search for the person or people responsible for the shooting death of Claiborne County Deputy Terrian Bailey. Deputies were called to Michael Dean’s Convenience Store on Highway 18 shortly after midnight Monday to break up a large…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (208+ words) 16 WAPT meteorologist Nick Lacour has your midweek weather outlook on a brief break from the muggy weather before odds for rain return later in the week. Drier air is filtering in across Mississippi right now courtesy of a high pressure…...