There is currently no estimate of how long it will take for traffic to return to normal flow and is motorists are asked to avoid the area. Read More

A multi-vehicle wreck on eastbound I-10 in Jackson County has slowed traffic on the Pascagoula River Bridge to a crawl. Read More

Construction will start next month and is scheduled to conclude toward the end of 2028. Most road closures are expected to occur at night and on weekends to minimize traffic disruption. Read More

A 25-year-old D'Iberville man was killed early Sunday after his vehicle left Interstate 10 and struck a pole in Jackson County. Read More

A driver told Jackson police officers that she struck a man who was walking across Interstate 20 near Gallatin Street. Read More

A longtime fixture near Interstate 55 and Woodrow Wilson Avenue in Jackson is coming down as crews demolish the former Mississippi Department of Public Safety headquarters. Read More

While traffic is backed up near the crash, it is still moving. Read More

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A North Jackson resident has called for action, saying the road leading to her home has been neglected for years. There are multiple potholes, trash and dead trees lining Old ... Read More

Two separate crashes snarled traffic Thursday on Interstate 10 in Jackson County. Read More

A 37-year-old Gautier man was killed Wednesday night in a crash in Jackson County. According to Mississippi Highway Patrol, Thirty-seven-year-old Kirk Lowry of Gautier was driving a motorcycle east on ... Read More

For years, copper wire thieves have left Jackson-area drivers navigating in the dark - stripping the city's interstate lighting system and costing the Mississippi Department of Transportation nearly ... Read More

The Interstate 55 northbound ramp to Interstate 220 in Madison County has reopened ahead of schedule. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), ... Read More

Jackson County deputies are searching for a Vancleave man accused of fleeing from them after they tried to stop a stolen car in St. Martin. Read More

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Earlier this week, WJTV 12 News shared the story of Ashlee Sumrall, 17, who lost her life in a crash on Highway 49 and Cynthia Road in Jackson. Some residents said the ... Read More

MDOT reports a significant decrease in copper thefts on interstates this year following the installation of a light pole security system. Read More

One teen has died and two other teenagers were seriously injured following a two-car collision around 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Read More

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A crash blocked all northbound lanes on Interstate 220 in Jackson. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), the crash occurred on I-220 N. at Medgar ... Read More

The tractor carrying the candy bars disconnected from the cab and rolled onto the westbound lane of the interstate. Read More

The crash occurred near the Daniel Lake Boulevard exit ramp. Read More

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Panhandling in Jackson is legal with a permit through the city, according to Jackson ordinances and recent city discussions. For one woman along Highway 80, what started as a ... Read More

The suspect, who is wanted on multiple warrants, is still at large. Read More

Jackson fire investigators say a woman confessed to setting a massive fire Tuesday at a storage facility on Highway 80 in Jackson. Read More

The Mississippi Department of Transportation is reporting that the right eastbound lane of Interstate 10 is closed in Jackson County. At 3:03 p.m. MDOT reported a crash just past the Gautier-Vancleave ... Read More

MISSISSIPPI (KTVE / KARD) - Interstate 55 in Jackson (Hinds County) will have overnight ramp closures beginning at 9 p.m. on March 3, 2026, and continuing through Wednesday, March 4, 2026, to allow ... Read More

The wrecks occurred in the westbound lanes between mile markers 64 and 66 in Jackson County. Read More

Source: MGNJACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)-First responders are working a fatal vehicle accident on Highway 90 in Jackson County near Haleys Circle. According to Mississippi Highway Patrol, one person ... Read More

The head-on collision happened on Old Spanish Trail between Westlane and Shell Landing Boulevard. The crash killed Chase Andrew Snow, 39, of Chunchula, Alabama, Jackson County Coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. Read More

A traffic collision near District Blvd at the I-55 North overpass left at least one person injured Monday morning and | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this ... Read More

The statement comes after two tornadoes touched down in Jackson County Sunday morning, causing heavy damage to businesses and homes on and near Highway 90. Read More

Byrd was transported to a local hospital, where she later died, authorities said. Nolan sustained injuries and taken to hospital ... Read More

A man pled guilty in connection to multiple felony counts that stemmed from a high-speed chase in Jackson that left an innocent driver critically injured. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens ... Read More

J ACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Sunday night, Mississippi Highway Patrol State Troopers responded to a multi-vehicle wreck that caused lane closures on I-10 in Jackson County. MHP says all westbound ... Read More

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Two people were killed on Thursday in two separate crashes in Jackson. According to the Jackson Police Department, a pedestrian was hit and killed around 11:15 p.m. on Thursday ... Read More

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WKRG) - An 88-year-old Vancleave man was killed in a crash Monday morning in Jackson County, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol. An MHP news release said John Kowal was ... Read More

One person is dead after a multi-vehicle accident on Highway 57 at Bunker Hill Road in Jackson County Monday morning. The accident was a head-on collision involving a dump truck. The crash is under ... Read More

JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) - Three people died on state highways over the Labor Day travel holiday period. The Mississippi Highway Patrol reports the deadly accidents happened in Lowndes, Bolivar, and ... Read More

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Two people were transported to the hospital after a wreck on Highway 63 in Jackson County Sunday afternoon. The wreck, which happened around 10:00 a.m., involved an ... Read More

At least one person died in a crash involving two 18-wheelers in Attala County. The crash happened Friday on Highway 12, WLBT-TV in Jackson reported. The crash involved three vehicles, including the ... Read More

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Jackson Police Department is investigating a fatal 4-wheeler accident in Jackson. According to JPD, the call came in at 4:16 a.m. Two people occupied the 4-wheeler. Two ... Read More

State troopers said the driver was airlifted from the scene after he was initially trapped in the wreckage. The 18-wheeler tractor trailer rig was wedged under the bridge. Westbound traffic had been ... Read More

Forrest County deputies are investigating after a woman was injured during a hit-and-run. The incident occurred in Rawls Springs near Highway 49 just before ... Read More

One person was killed and others were injured during a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 220. It happened around 2 a.m. on Monday near the Watkins Drive exit. Both southbound lanes of I-220 were ... Read More

Jackson police are directing traffic near the Gallatin exit on Interstate 20 in Jackson. There was a crash involving multiple vehicles. 16 WAPT is waiting to get more details from the JPD on how the ... Read More

A pedestrian was hit and killed on Interstate 55 in Jackson. The incident occurred on I-55 South between Beasley Road and County Line Road on Monday, May 26. The ... Read More

RANKIN CO., Miss. (WLBT) - A woman was taken to a Jackson hospital after she was involved in a crash with an 18-wheeler on Highway 49. According to Florence Fire Chief Richard Wilson, the collision ... Read More

According to Detective Tommie Brown, at 10:03 p.m., a black male was walking westbound in the eastbound lane of I-20 and Robinson. Read More

Demolition began on the old Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Jackson. Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said the plant, located on Highway 80, will be the site of a new ... Read More

A Jackson man was arrested after a chase from Rankin County almost to Newton County. On April 2, 2025, Richland police said they attempted to stop a motorcycle on Interstate 20 near Highway 49 around ... Read More

An 18-wheeler fire stalled traffic for hours Friday morning. Emergency crews responded before 5:30 a.m. to the scene of a crash on Interstate 20 West between Brandon and Pearl. The big rig crashed ... Read More

A Capitol police officer returned fire after someone inside a vehicle began shooting at him, striking his patrol vehicle, wounding a K-9 inside. Read More

A K-9 was injured during an officer-involved shooting in Jackson. The incident happened in the area of Interstate 55 and McDowell Road on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Read More

BYRAM, Miss. (WLBT) - Two 18-wheelers were involved in a crash on Monday on Interstate 55. According to Byram Police Chief David Errington, it happened between the Siwell Road and Wyndale Road exits ... Read More

An off-duty Jackson Police Department officer was arrested Wednesday night after a domestic disturbance led to a multi-vehicle crash. Read More

The university, in a statement earlier, confirmed that the helicopter was not carrying any patients when it crashed in Madison County, north of the capital of Jackson ... the risks Mississippi's first ... Read More

Nearly 60% of MS law enforcement agencies are not submitting ... died Feb. 27 after being fatally shot in the head Shands Street off Interstate 55 Frontage Road in South Jackson. According to Wade, ... Read More

Mississippi (WAPT) - A fire broke out at a junkyard in Jackson on Wednesday. The fire spread into the woods, creating huge plumes of black smoke that were seen floating across Interstate 220. Read More

(WTVA) - An overnight crash in central Mississippi killed an Arkansas woman. The crash happened Friday morning, Feb. 21 at approximately 2:30 on Interstate 20 in Brandon, WLBT-TV in Jackson reported. Read More

Jackson police arrested a Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) trooper on a sexual battery charge. Detective Tommie Brown said Zachary McCroy, 29 was arrested on Thursday3. He appeared in court and ... Read More

Here's what you need to know about the history of plane crashes in Mississippi. Here's what the NTSB says about where, when, why flight safety failed. Read More

Jackson police said a woman was injured after she fell from a vehicle on Interstate 55. The incident occurred on I-55 South at Savanna Street just around 4:45 p.m. on ... Read More

MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) - Mississippi Department of Transportation crews are preparing roads in South Mississippi for winter weather. A convoy of trucks was spreading salt brine across Interstate 10 today, ... Read More

A north Mississippi police officer whose pursuit ended in a crash that killed three people has been suspended from duty without pay. Byhalia aldermen voted on Wednesday to suspend William Langham ... Read More

Troopers with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) arrested a man after he tried to flee from a traffic stop, officials said. The incident occurred on Interstate 55 South between Elton Road and ... Read More

An 18-wheeler overturned on Interstate 55 in Madison County. Troopers with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said the crash occurred on I-55 North near the ... Read More

Jackson, MS - Central Mississippi faces a weekend of turbulent weather as severe thunderstorms, strong winds, and dangerously cold temperatures are expected starting Sunday. Residents along Interstate ... Read More

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - If you drive an electric vehicle, you could soon have more charging options in downtown Jackson. On Tuesday, the city council approved an agreement with Adopt A Charger, Inc., ... Read More

Some places in downtown Jackson are in for a few upgrades, which are disrupting the flow of traffic this week. The Pascagoula Street tunnel is being repainted. It is closed daily this week from 6 ... Read More

(AP) - Six people died after a pickup truck traveling the wrong way on a Mississippi highway collided ... shortly before 3 a.m. Friday on Interstate 55 in Jackson, police said. Read More

Mississippi, including children, according to local reports. At 2:45 a.m. Friday, the Jackson Police Department, Jackson Fire Department and American Medical Response were called to the scene of the ... Read More

A man who fled from an accident in Pearl has died after being transported to a local hospital, authorities said. Pearl police said the crash occurred in the 2300 block ... Read More

Ridgeland Chief Brian Myers said the officer was on the shoulder of I-220 northbound when he was hit by a brick-laying truck. The officer had to be ex ... Read More

Earlier today, Biloxi police were chasing a suspected stolen vehicle on I-10 eastbound. Mississippi Highway Patrol was assisting. Authorities in Mississippi terminated the chase in Jackson County when ... Read More

Seven people were killed and dozens were injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 on Saturday morning, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol. Read More

Authorities responded to the crash in Mississippi's Warren County at around 12:40 a.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol said in a news release. The bus was traveling westbound on Interstate 20 when it ... Read More

A passenger bus crashed in Warren County early Saturday morning. The accident killed seven passengers and injured many more. A total of 37 passengers were taken to different hospitals nearby, a report ... Read More

The crash occurred on Interstate 20 near Bovina around 12:40 a.m., according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP). Man found dead in Jackson community pool Troopers said a 2018 Volvo commercial ... Read More

Mississippi, authorities said. Among those killed in the crash on westbound Interstate 20 were siblings who were 6 and 16 years old, Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey said. Thirty-seven passengers ... Read More

(AP) - Seven people were killed and dozens were injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 on Saturday morning ... were taken to hospitals in Vicksburg and Jackson. The ... Read More

Copiah County Coroner Ellis Stuart said the crash happened around noon on Spitchley Road, south of Hazlehurst. Details about the crash ... Get the latest Jackson, MS, news. With top local, national, ... Read More

B ack in 2010, Chief Executive Jay Allison of publicly traded Comstock Resources decided to sell a small oilfield in the town of Laurel, Mississippi. It was a modest operation, decades past its heyday ... Read More

A single-vehicle crash in Leake County Sunday afternoon resulted in fatalities of two Brandon residents. Edward Pinter, 56, of Brandon was driving a 2016 Chevrolet Corvette south on Highway 25 when ... Read More

Early Friday, July 26 morning, a tragic incident on Rainey Rd claimed the life of 15-year-old Zanya Arianna Cotton and | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this ... Read More

A Mississippi man who was able to locate his stolen vehicle by tracking the AirPods inside it discovered that it was one of many stolen vehicles recovered on Marydale Drive in South Jackson. WLBT ... Read More

The Gluckstadt Police Department says a vehicle was going the wrong way on I-55 near the Gluckstadt exit when it hit another vehicle head-on. Authorities say 48-year-old Tyra Small Jackson, of Canton, ... Read More

A segment of Mississippi Highway 19 in the southeast corner of Neshoba County ... plus the Choctaws' huge resort casino to the west. Jackson, the state capital, is 90 minutes away. Tracing the civil ... Read More

Jackson, MS (June 17, 2024) - On Saturday, June 15, at around 7:04 p.m., a fatal multi-vehicle crash occurred on I-20 West near the 21-mile-marker. A 2006 Toyota 4-Runner, driven by Samantha Mann, 40, ... Read More

Detective Tommie Brown said the incident occurred around 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 9 on Interstate 20 Frontage Road. Brown said the victim is an adult male. He has not been identified. According to ... Read More

HURLEY, Miss. (WLOX) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol is responding to a two-vehicle wreck on Highway 614 at Slider Road in Hurley. According to MHP Trooper Cal Robertson, two people have died as a ... Read More

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - All lanes going westbound on I-10 in Moss Point are currently blocked off at mile marker 72 due to a crash involving two 18-wheelers. Jackson County EMA Director Earl ... Read More