10+ hour, 20+ min ago   (234+ words) Simpson County deputies investigate shooting at vehicle on Highway 541 North The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a late-night shooting where someone reportedly fired multiple rounds at a moving vehicle on Highway 541 North. Deputies responded shortly after 11 p.m. on September…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (140+ words) Lt. Col. Jerry Don Dickerson Jr., Joe Ferguson among the victims Two Mississippians were among those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks at the Pentagon. Lt. Col. Jerry Don Dickerson Jr., 41, was inside the Pentagon when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (131+ words) Jackson police are investigating a Sunday night homicide. Authorities responded around 11 p.m. to a gas station on Terry Road in reference to a reported shooting. There, a detective found 42-year-old Adrian Nunnery unresponsive and lying on the floor with multiple gunshot…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (776+ words) An Illinois mother had become "very invested" in the high-profile Lindsay Clancy murder trial before prosecutors say she killed her 2-year-old son on Tuesday, according to witnesses cited in court documents. EDITOR'S NOTE: This story includes graphic and disturbing details....

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (110+ words) WAPT Jackson police are investigating a homicide after a man died after he was found in a ditch. Officers were called at about 12:20 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, to the 2700 block of Pine Tree Drive, where they found a 36-year-old man unresponsive in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (57+ words) WAPT The Jackson Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying individuals connected to an ongoing case. Anyone with information about the people pictured or the case is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS (8477). Information leading to an…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (180+ words) A woman living at a Jackson apartment complex whose air conditioner was stolen had it replaced as soon as a police report was filed, according to complex management. Sonia Bolden first contacted 16 WAPT News after she said the outside condenser…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (85+ words) Belzoni police have made a third arrest in the shooting death of 16-year-old Humphreys County football player JaKamryn Price. Police arrested J’Quandarius Winn after finding an active warrant during a traffic stop, according to authorities. Price was killed Aug. 21 while…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (242+ words) The Southern Poverty Law Center launched a database tracking deaths in custody across Mississippi jails and prisons. The project is designed to make information about in-custody deaths more accessible to the public. The SPLC said records about these deaths can…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (87+ words) A 16-year-old was injured in a shooting Tuesday evening in the 300 block of Calhoun Avenue, Police Chief Joseph Daughtry said. Officers were dispatched around 6:20 p.m. after a hospital called 911 to report that a shooting victim had arrived. Officers found the 16-year-old…...