Top Jackson Area Local News Stories
Source: WAPT.com - Local New
Police say a man was killed and two other people shot during in Crystal Springs.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:06:10 CDT
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres says she is impressed by Constance McMillenÂ’s courage in her fight to bring her girlfriend to an Itawamba County prom.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:09:55 CDT
WAPT's Ethan Huston explains the unique tradition of the Sweet Potato Queen and her wannabees.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:53:17 CDT
The Rebels beat Memphis 90-81 after decisive second-half run in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament on Friday night.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:07:42 CDT
Gov. Haley Barbour signs a bill specifying a 5 p.m. filing-day deadline for presidential candidates who want their names on the Mississippi ballot.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:28:00 CDT
Attorney General Jim Hood says heÂ’ll run for re-election, ending speculation that he may run for governor.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:15:58 CDT
A man sentenced to life in prison in 1997 for the death of a Warren County jailer has been granted parole, according to the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:34:21 CDT
Jackson police are investigating a shooting that left a 17-year-old hospitalized.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:27:25 CDT
A jury finds Jennifer Wardle not guilty of murder in the 2002 shooting death of University of Southern Mississippi student James Neal.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:16:32 CDT
Former Vicksburg police Officer Kevin Dewayne Williams, who was convicted of taking bribes to protect what he thought were shipments of cocaine into the city, asks a federal judge to throw out his sentence.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:00:37 CDT
An episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” that was shot in Hattiesburg, will air Sunday at 7 p.m. on 16 WAPT.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:57:04 CDT
Mississippi joins several other states in filing a challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's finding that greenhouse gases are great enough to threaten public health and should face restrictions.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:41:51 CDT
Mississippi casinos won $222.3 million from players in February, which is a 15 percent increase from January.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:38:33 CDT
Iron Chef and Jackson native Cat Cora says sheÂ’s outraged over a prom controversy in Mississippi involving a lesbian student.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:58:52 CDT
Furloughs have been approved for employees of the Department of Public Safety, State Tax Commission, Department of Agriculture and Commerce and the Department of Human Services.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:12:52 CDT
Keifer’s will be featured in an upcoming episode of the Food Network’s “The Best Thing I Ever Ate.”
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:41:42 CDT
The city of Natchez will use $2.5 million in state and federal funds to develop a hub facility for public and private transportation providers from nine Mississippi counties.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:08:07 CDT
A Moss Point firefighter says he found a “hangman’s noose” in his living quarters at the Fire Department.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:52:35 CDT
Jackson police arrest one middle school student and are searching for two more teens in connection with a beating that left a boy unconscious.
Published: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:27:19 CDT
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