The mayor of Mississippi’s capital said Thursday “he will continue to handle the business of the city,” after he pleaded not ...

Funding for blight elimination and fire protection tops the city of Jackson’s 2025 legislative wish list. Last week, the ...

Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens II and Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba vow to fight federal corruption ...

Bribery and conspiracy charges against the mayor are the latest shock to Mississippi’s capital, where a federally appointed ...

Gov. Tate Reeves spoke one-on-one with 16 WAPT’s Scott Simmons about the lingering impacts the Jackson bribery scandal could ...

I certainly did not suspect they were connected to the FBI.” Now, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, who invited her ...

The city of Jackson, Mississippi faces a pivotal moment as Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba confronts federal corruption charges ...

In 1998, a longtime preacher and friend approached the then-city councilman seeking his support for a zoning request for a ...

Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks all pleaded not guilty last week.

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city, the top prosecutor in the state’s largest county and a Jackson city council member ...

These neighborhoods in Jackson are deemed rampant with criminal activity. Chief Wade said police are not sitting idly by as ...

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city says he has been indicted in an alleged bribery operation, and he said it is a ...