WAPT-TV (Jackson, MS)

WAPT, also known as channel 16, is a TV station located in Jackson, Mississippi, and is part of the ABC network. The station is owned by Hearst Television and has its studios and transmission equipment situated on Channel 16 Way, just off MS 18 in the southwestern part of Jackson.

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English

Television

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Global

#87900

United States

#17109

Arts and Entertainment/TV Movies and Streaming

#535

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Canton mayor seeking $1M to beef up police force in wake of rash of violent crime

1 day ago | wapt.com | Crystal Tisme

Canton Mayor William Truly said he will ask the city’s Board of Aldermen for $1 million to invest in the police department and the safety of residents. Truly made the announcement Tuesday, the day after another fatal shooting in Canton. The homicide is the second in three weeks at the Canton Estates Apartments on Ricks Drive. Truly’s plan is to bring a real-time command center to the city, in addition to putting up more cameras and hiring more officers. State Rep.
JPS, JSU celebrate inaugural cohort of Jackson Middle College students

1 day ago | wapt.com | Crystal Tisme

The Jackson Public School district honored the academic achievements and milestones of scholars from the Jackson Middle College program's first graduating class.
Florence K-9 Officer helps in drug bust

2 days ago | wapt.com | Allie Ware

On April 25, 2025, at approximately 7 p.m., a Florence Police Department K-9 officer was observing traffic on Highway 49 South near Gunter Road, when a vehicle with no tag passed. The officer then got behind the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr announces retirement

3 days ago | wapt.com |

The New Orleans Saints have lost their starting quarterback weeks before the regular NFL season. More on Derek Carr's injury | Derek Carr addresses injury during church service | Who is Tyler Shough?
Community members file injunction against proposed Entergy power plant

4 days ago | wapt.com | Crystal Tisme

Homeowners along West County Line Road came together Friday, to discuss a proposed Entergy natural gas power plant in the area. This comes after Ridgeland city leaders granted Entergy a conditional permit to conduct research on the land to see if it will fit the requirements for a plant. Entergy leader said the plant would meet the growing demand for electricity throughout the state. Community members aren't on board and have filed an injunction against the project.
NAACP criticizes Rankin County leader for comments on lawsuit victims

5 days ago | wapt.com | Crystal Tisme

The Rankin County NAACP held a news conference to condemn comments by District 4 Supervisor Steve Gaines. This follows a lawsuit settlement involving the Rankin County Sheriff's Department and victims Eddie Parker and Michael Jenkins. Gaines said the department's attorney, Jason Dare, "beat the pants off of those guys — the dopers, the people that raped and doped your daughters.
Soggy pattern stretches into Mother's Day weekend

5 days ago | wapt.com | Christana Kay

The start of the weekend is dry with mainly cloudy skies. Moisture off the coast and a developing low pressure will bring increased rain chances to the area this afternoon and through the weekend. Scattered showers and a few storms will be possible today through Monday. Temperatures will turn cooler Saturday with highs only in the upper 60s to low 70s. Mid to upper 70s return for Mother's Day and Monday next week. Dry conditions and a building ridge arrives Tuesday.
DNA from cigarette packet links former Army private to 1977 murder

5 days ago | wapt.com | Ricardo Tovar

DNA from a packet of cigarettes has linked an Army private stationed at Fort Ord in California to a nearly 50-year-old murder, according to Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Rob Baker. The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged 69-year-old Willie Eugene Sims with the murder of a woman he met in a San Jose, California, bar in 1977. Sims currently resides in Ohio. Sims is accused of strangling Jeanette Ralston, 24, from San Mateo, to death with a long-sleeve shirt on Feb.
Hinds County supervisor holds community meeting

5 days ago | wapt.com | Crystal Tisme

Community members shared their concerns in a meeting held by Hinds County District 3 Supervisor Deborah Dixon."The people that elect us get the chance to see our state, our city, our federal, and our county work together. We need to be together," Dixon said.
Catholic Chicagoans celebrate as native son Pope Leo XIV becomes first American pope

5 days ago | wapt.com | Christine Fernando |Melina Walling

After white smoke billowed Thursday from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a pope had been chosen, students in every classroom at The Frances Xavier Warde School in Chicago had their eyes glued to TV screens. As the image of the new pope, Chicago native Cardinal Robert Prevost, appeared onscreen, cheers erupted through the hallways. Children jumped out of their seats, pumping their hands in the air.