Plans to transform West Jackson Street, which extends between U.S. Highway 51 and I-55 in Ridgeland, into a central, walkable downtown named the Railroad District have taken a step forward. Read More

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - During the Jackson City Council on October 6, 2026, councilmembers discussed the future of a surplus land parcel near the Pearl River and Interstate 55. They debated a ... Read More

Road closures begin at 7:45 a.m. Interstate 55 from Lakeland to Fortification Street and part of Woodrow Wilson Avenue will be closed for about 30 minutes. Crews say the area is not safe once road ... Read More

Almost $700 million worth of infrastructure projects will bring detours and construction to major Mississippi highways. 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(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

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

JACKSON - According to Mississippi Today, Mississippi lawmakers are spending ... 160 million for work to improve Highway 7 in Lafayette County. 90 million for work on Interstate 55 in DeSoto County ... Read More

YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - Traffic is moving again following a crash involving two 18-wheelers in Yazoo County. The wreck occurred around midnight in the I-55 Southbound lanes near the Vaughan exit. Read More

A vehicle collided with a Jackson Public School District (JPS) school bus on Tuesday, January 23. The crash happened on the Interstate 55 South ramp to Interstate 20 ... Read More

Hutton said the suspect led officers on a chase into the city limits of Jackson where a Pearl Police cruiser crashed on Interstate 55 at the Waterworks Curve. The officer received injuries from the ... Read More

A nearly $900,000 project bridge project is underway in Jackson. Drivers who typically get to Interstate 55 South from Old Canton Road will ... leave a little earlier," said Michael Flood, with the ... Read More

Dexter Wade, 37, died after he was hit by an off-duty Jackson Police Department officer while crossing Interstate 55 in Jackson on March 5, according to authorities. Read More

A Black man who died after he was hit by a police SUV in Mississippi was buried in a pauper's cemetery ... killed by a Jackson Police Department vehicle as he crossed Interstate 55. An investigator ... Read More

According to officials, a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu was traveling southbound on Interstate 55 Saturday evening when it ran off the road and collided with a tree. Read More

Back in March, Dexter Wade left his residence and was fatally hit by an officer-driven SUV while walking across Interstate 55 in Jackson, Mississippi. The incident was ruled accidental and, not long ... Read More

Jackson, MS (October 11, 2023) - A collision on northbound Interstate 55 near Siwell Rd ... The incident happened on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Based on initial reports, it remains unclear the number ... Read More

The Byram-Clinton Parkway is a proposed multi-lane route between Byram at Interstate 55 South, extending northwest to the Norrell Road interchange at Interstate 20 in Clinton. Read More