A restaurant fire in downtown Jackson is being investigated as arson. Taste of the Island Caribbean on E. Capitol Street ...

Five years after a 16 WAPT report, Erin Pickens revisits the East County Line Road corridor and talks to a community leader ...

On Thursday, the library system released its 2025-2030 Strategic Plan that was developed with input from community members, stakeholders, and staff. The plan focuses on six priorities: revitalizing ...

Ali Shamsiddeen requested that a judge be appointed to preside over a petition appealing the decision to take him off the Municipal Primary Election ballot. The petition claims the City of Jackson ...

The JSU tennis and softball teams also both won the 2024 SWAC Championships. JSU Sonic Boom Drum Majors Ariel Woods and Christian Houghton were among the many students honored to be recognized for ...

WAPT'S KENNEDI COOPER JOINS US LIVE AT THE MISSISSIPPI COLISEUM WITH MORE KENNEDI SCOTT, THE COMMERCIAL BEEF HEIFER SHOW ...

BELIEVE HE-- OR THE OWNERS OF THE COMPANY HE WAS DRIVING FOR-- KNEW ABOUT THE ILLEGAL CARGO. JACKSON POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A MAN ACCUSED OF BEATING WOMAN TO DEATH AT A HOTEL. POLICE SAY 24-YEAR-OLD ...

JACKSON, Miss. — Capitol Police are investigating a shooting. Officers were called to a home on Jones Avenue Thursday just before noon, where they found a man shot in the leg. The victim was taken to ...

WE START OFF TONIGHT WITH BREAKING NEWS - THERE'S A HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE ON GREENWAY DRIVE IN JACKSON. THAT'S WHERE WE FIND 16 WAPT'S CRYSTAL TISME - CRYSTAL WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? WELL, WE'RE STILL ...

A tree fell on Old Canton Road near Fairway Drive, blocking traffic and causing outages in nearby neighborhoods. Sign up for ...

WEBSITE AT WAPT.COM. >> SPEAKING OF ANIMALS, TODAY THE JACKSON ZOO OFFICIALLY KICKED OFF THE FIRST EDITION OF ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THEY’RE CALLING IT THE ADOPT AN ANIMAL ...