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NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A man has been sentenced for killing the mother of his daughter in Natchez. The Natchez Democrat reported Devonte Jackson was sentenced to 20 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) as part of a plea deal. Jackson pled guilty to the reduced charged of imperfect self-defense [...]

FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A 23-year-old man was arrested after one person was killed and three others were injured after a shooting in Forrest County. Forrest County deputies said 23-year-old Montrell Quinn II was arrested in connection to the shooting. The incident happened in the early morning hours of October 29 at Club 195 [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A former Jackson lawyer and a former Jackson lobbyist were sentenced for conspiracy to defraud investors in a timber deed investment scheme. On October 31, 2023, former lawyer Jon D. Seawright, 51, of Jackson, was sentenced to serve twelve months and one day in prison, followed by two years of supervised [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Three separate police shootings in Mississippi in 2022 were justified, the state Attorney General's Office said Tuesday. In one episode, a woman was hit by a stray police bullet while lying in bed. In another, a woman was shot and killed inside a Walmart after taking an employee hostage. The third [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson woman was hit by a pickup truck while walking to a gas station on Tuesday, October 31. The incident happened near the intersection of West McDowell Road and Raymond Road in Jackson. A witness said the woman landed a couple of feet away from the vehicle after being hit. [...]

RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Firefighters are battling a warehouse fire on East State Street. Ridgeland and Madison firefighters have been working to contain the fire that started as a grass fire between two mobile homes close to the warehouse, acco...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - People across Mississippi will celebrate the holidays with events across Mississippi. WJTV 12 News has compiled a list of events that will take place in 2023. Central Mississippi: Pine Belt:

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi's General Election Day will be on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. The ballot features statewide, state district, county and county district offices. Mississippi voters can visit the My Election Day portal to receive election information tailored to their specific address. Polls for the General Election will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at [...]

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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson is behind on invoices and failing to pay contractors the money they are owed. City Council President Aaron Banks, Ward 6, said the Council has asked for any past-due invoices, but they have only received a small portion. He said there are some vendors, who have done [...]