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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi lawmakers are going back and forth on how to handle public education funding before the 2024 Legislative Session wraps up. The House has not backed down from its Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) alternative that was dubbed the INSPIRE Act. House leadership said the INSPIRE Act will bring more funding [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for a 22-year-old man in connection to a recent homicide. Detective Tommie Brown said an arrest warrant has been issued for Marcus Haynes. He's wanted for murder, and he is considered to be armed and dangerous. The shooting happened on Clinton Avenue near Fryant Avenue on Friday, April 12. [...]

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LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - There are still questions after a Belhaven man's body was found in the Pearl River in Lawrence County on Saturday, April 13. Lawrence County Sheriff Ryan Everett said when Dau Mabil's body was found in the river, they could tell his body had been in the water for a while. [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A bill that closes a campaign finance loophole for Mississippi's Public Service commissioners is now law. The law restricts representatives for renewable energy companies, such as wind and solar, to donate to commissioners and candidates for the office. WJTV 12 News previously reported on questionable campaign donations received by Public Service [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A preliminary autopsy has revealed that the body recently discovered in the Pearl River in Lawrence County is the body of Dau Mabil. The Belhaven man went missing on March 25. Dau's brother, Bul Mabil, said his brother had big plans, one of which was returning to school in the fall [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Many are seeking answers after three different reports were released supposedly containing JXN Water's sanitation revenue. The report shows three different sets of numbers for the dollar amounts collected in sanitation revenue for October through December 2023. Fidelis Malembeka, Jackson's chief financial officer, said he met with JXN Water in January [...]

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Gospel singer Mandisa, who rose to national fame on the competition show "American Idol," died at her Nashville, Tennessee, home on Thursday. She was 47.

NESHOBA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Neshoba County family is working to piece back together their lives following this week's storms. Twenty-two homes were damaged in Neshoba County, including the home of Daniel and Katlyn Sharp. They're expecting their first child in just a few months. They lost nearly everything when a tree fell onto [...]