Westbound I-10 Traffic is at a near standstill Saturday evening after three multi-vehicle crashes happened on the on the Pascagoula River Bridge. Read More

Westbound I-10 Traffic is at a near standstill Saturday evening after three multi-vehicle crashes happened on the on the Pascagoula River Bridge. 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

The longtime administrator of a Mississippi county detention center is facing misdemeanor charges after being arrested over the weekend on suspicion of driving under the influence. The Tunica County ... Read More

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The jail administrator for Tunica County, Mississippi was charged with DUI 1st offense and careless driving Saturday night. Reginald Boykin was pulled over and arrested at 10:46 by a ... Read More

COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Crystal Springs man died during a crash in Copiah County, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP). The crash occurred on Interstate 55 South near the 51-mile ... Read More

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

NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A driver was hospitalized after a crash in Adams County. The crash occurred at the intersection of U.S. Highway 61 North and U.S. Highway 84 before 11:30 p.m. on August 5, 2026 ... 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

Special to Wesson NewsOne person was killed and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 55 in Copiah County, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.The ... Read More

MDOT is reporting it could take up to an hour for traffic to return to normal flow and is advising motorists to avoid the area. Read More

Two crashes involving 18-wheelers on Interstate 20 in Mississippi over the past two days have left several people injured and caused traffic delays. Read More

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

Just off Highway 603 in Kiln, flooding remains a serious concern as the Jourdan River keeps rising, pushing water into homes and keeping nearby roads at risk. 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

Officials in Stone County have closed Highway 49 in Stone County. 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

A wild video of cars and trucks traveling through floodwaters on a Mississippi interstate has gone viral. A film crew from WDSU in New Orleans captured video of cars and ['] ... Read More

Eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 near the Gautier-Vancleave Road exit are backed up following a crash between an 18-wheeler and a passenger vehicle Sunday morning. Read More

At least one person was taken to a hospital and MDEQ was called to the scene after the early morning crash. Read More

At least one person was taken to a hospital and MDEQ is on the way to the scene after the early morning crash. Read More

Eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 near the Gautier-Vancleave Road exit are backed up following a crash between an 18-wheeler and a passenger vehicle Sunday morning, according to the Mississippi Highway ... Read More

At least one person was taken to a hospital and MDEQ is on the way to the scene after the early morning crash. Read More

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving a U-Haul truck towing a vehicle Saturday afternoon. Read More

After an accident on I10 near Biloxi, Mississippi, a trucker rescues the driver and her 1-year-old granddaughter, and puts out flames with his fire extinguisher. All footage is caught on the trucker's ... Read More

At 4:43 p.m., MDOT reported a crash at the Gautier-Vancleave Road exit (Exit 61). MDOT cameras show traffic at a near standstill. The backup stretches nearly seven miles to the Mississippi 613 ... 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

A pair of twin brothers from Mississippi shot an on-duty officer when the cop attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the suspects' car. According to the police, the suspects refused to slow down, ... 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

Six people were taken into custody following a police chase that ended with a crash at I-55 and Stateline in Southaven Thursday night. MPD said around 7:15 pm, officers responded to a suspicious ... Read More

According to JCSO, 27-year-old Andrew Dilyn Hebert was arrested Friday and charged with receiving stolen property, felony fleeing, motor vehicle theft and three counts of auto burglary. Read More

Drivers on Highway 98 in Greene County, Miss., might notice something different during their commute, and it's hard to miss. A white cross stands 120 feet tall just off Highway 98 between Lucedale and ... Read More

A traffic accident has shut down southbound lanes of Interstate 59 in Poplarville. The closure extends from MS-53 at Exit 27 to Savannah-Millard Road at Exit 19. Drivers traveling southbound are being ... Read More

The wreck happened in the southbound lanes near mile marker 22 around 3 a.m. 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

LOWNDES COUNTY , Miss. (WTVA) - A plane crashed Sunday afternoon in Lowndes County leaving the pilot dead according to Sheriff Eddie Hawkins. The crash happened near the Alabama-Mississippi state line ... 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

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police said a man was arrested for firing shots at a vehicle occupied by several juveniles. Officers responded to the shooting in the 100 block of Roseland Drive ... Read More

Investigators say the man allegedly fired at the juveniles' vehicle as it drove away, and the vehicle later became disabled because of the gunfire. Read More

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its findings on a May 2025 incident when two barges struck a bridge over the Mississippi River. On May 1, 2025, NTSB ... Read More

TO MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT WHERE CONDITIONS ARE STARTING TO IMPROVE AFTER DAYS OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING CAUSED CONCERN AND MANY ROADS HAVE REOPENED. BUT SOME AREAS ARE STILL DEALING WITH HIGH WATER. Read More

Gulfport police are investigating after two people were killed and one was injured during a shooting. The shooting occurred at a Walmart gas station on Highway 49 around 1:30 ... Read More

The Harrison County coroner identified the two people shot dead in a targeted attack outside the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Gulfport off Highway 49. Read More

A military jet crashed Tuesday in a field off Highway 45 near Shuqualak. Read More

Officials with the Gulfport Police Department are investigating after a shooting at a Highway 49 gas station on Tuesday. Read More

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

An 18-wheeler carrying about 11,000 pounds of Kit Kat bars overturned Monday on Interstate 20 in Mississippi. Advertisement. About Our Ads ... Read More

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

Petal authorities are investigating after a woman drowned in a creek near Walmart. According to Petal Fire Chief Marion Sims, a vehicle was swept into a creek through a culvert around 3:30 p.m. on May ... Read More

The Birds and Blooms summer camp is back for year three at the Community Arts Center. On May 27, 2003, Nissan rolled its first vehicle off the assembly line at its $1.4 billion plant in Madison County ... Read More

The Air Force is creating an '?inspection process'? to study the T-38 fleet after last week's crash in Mississippi, during which a Japanese trainee pilot broke his leg. Following the crash of a T-38 ... Read More

LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - A 20-year-old woman is dead after being struck on Highway 59 by a vehicle on Sunday night. Renita Amauri Lane-Pruitt was walking along the highway looking for her phone that she ... Read More

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly two-vehicle crash in Simpson County.Troopers responded just after 8 a.m. Monday on Highway 49 North near Cox Road.Investigators said a Dodge ... Read More

A Republican state representative from Hernando, Mississippi, was recently arrested on multiple charges, including driving under the influence and reckless driving. He has apologized since and ... 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

A Picayune woman was killed Thursday in a crash on Interstate 59, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol. Britney Kennedy, 35, was pronounced dead at the scene in Pearl River County after her ... Read More

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened on I-59 in Pearl River county on Thursday morning. According to MHP, a vehicle was traveling south on I-59 around 6:00am ... Read More

The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash in Pearl River County Thursday, May 14. According to the MHP, 35-year-old Britney Kennedy of Picayune, Mississippi was killed in the crash. Read More

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

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced there will be temporary ramp closures on Interstate 55 in Pike County. According to MDOT, the closure will affect the I-55 S. exit ramp ... Read More

Drivers on Interstate 55 in Canton got an unexpected sight Thursday when a horse was spotted running loose along the highway. Read More

Video shows several trees toppled and blocking parts of a highway near the intersection of US 84 and Interstate 55 in Brookhaven, after a violent tornado tore through southwest Mississippi. 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

A billboard standing on Interstate 55 southbound as you cross the Tennessee state line and enter Mississippi from Memphis is sending a grim message to those coming into the state. DeSoto County ... Read More

Video shows several trees toppled and blocking parts of a highway near the intersection of US 84 and Interstate 55 in Brookhaven, after a violent tornado hits area. Read More

A Louisiana man is dead after a Friday crash on I-10 near the Harrison-Hancock county line. Mississippi Highway Patrol officials say 43-year-old Wilmer Rodriguez of Kenner, Louisiana was driving ... Read More

Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a motorcycle and pickup crash on Highway 61 South near Mammy's Cupboard in Natchez; no serious injuries have been reported. Read More

Indian Cuisine and Curry Pizza, also known as I-10 Dhaba, opened in Gulfport in September and has become a local favorite around the intersection of Interstate 10 and Highway 49. It's landed a ... Read More

A new round of grant money is targeting human trafficking in Mississippi as reports of the crime have climbed in the last five years. Read More

COAHOMA CO. Miss. (WMC) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving a tractor-trailer that left one person injured early Tuesday. Coahoma County fire officials said they were ... Read More

A man was killed and two people, including a child, were injured during an Adams County crash. The crash occurred on Highway 61 just before 4:00 p.m. on April 22, 2026. According to the Mississippi ... Read More

The driver of a red Kia can be charged only with misdemeanors after running a car off the road on Interstate 10 in Harrison County into a water-filled canal, where the three teenagers inside could ... Read More

The driver of a red Kia Soul has been identified more than a month after a wreck on I-10 that left three Bay High teens with injuries -- some of them serious. Read More

A public safety alert has been issued in Mississippi after a lorry carrying rhesus monkeys overturned on Interstate 59 near Heidelberg, releasing several of the animals into surrounding woodland. Read More

A motorcyclist died after a crash on a Hattiesburg interstate. The crash occurred on Interstate 59 near mile marker 66 on April 15, 2026. According to Hattiesburg ... Read More

DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. (WMC) - One man is dead after a shooting on Interstate-55 on Monday morning. The Southaven Police Department says the incident involved two vehicles shooting at each other on I-55 ... Read More

A crash shut down parts of Interstate 55 in Southaven on Friday morning, according to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). Read More

The crash happened Wednesday on Highway 90 in front of the Ocean Springs Police Department. Here's what we know. 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

A man was injured after crashing a motorcycle into another vehicle on Highway 90 at Shaw Drive around 2:40 p.m. Wednesday, Gautier police said. Read More

Five people were killed and one survivor was taken from the scene in a helicopter on Friday. Read More

Sheriff Stewart said there were six people in the van at the time of the crash. Read More

Roughly 200 customers in downtown Hattiesburg are without power. The Mississippi Power outage map shows the areas affected. Police officers are directing traffic in the area. WDAM 7 has reached out to ... Read More

There will be temporary road closures on Interstate 55 South in Pike County. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), the I-55 S. exit ramp at ... Read More

Travelers should expect moderate delays and use caution when driving through the area. Read More

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that killed a pedestrian in Adams County. Read More

A large fire Tuesday morning impacted traffic for hours on a major roadway in Southaven, authorities said. According to the Southaven Police Department (SPD), a "structure" affected traffic on Church ... Read More