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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The "Save Our Hospitals" tour made a stop St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson on Monday, October 9. The hospital shut down its Behavioral Health Unit in June due to financial challenges. The closure left more than 150 people unemployed and patients without critical care. Standing outside the hospital on Monday, State [...]

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police arrested a suspect after a man was shot in the arm on Thursday, October 5. Police said the shooting happened just before 9:45 p.m. on Thursday in a parking lot off of Pemberton Square Boulevard. A male victim was found at the location suffering from a gunshot wound to [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) will hold a special called meeting on Tuesday, October 10 at 8:30 a.m. They will discuss a personnel matter concerning the search for the next president of Jackson State University (JSU). The board voted to go into executive session in [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson firefighters responded to a house fire on Hickory Drive on Tuesday, October 10. Crews worked for more than an hour to put out and contain the fire. No injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies are investigating after a Wayne County man was attacked by three pit bulls. The incident happened while the man was delivering a meal to a friend's house on Kitchens Road on Tuesday, October 10. The victim, 39-year-old Nicholas Rigby, told investigators the three dogs from a neighbor's [...]

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - One person was injured after a shooting at a Vicksburg apartment complex. The shooting happened at New Main Apartments on Alcorn Drive just before 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 9. Vicksburg Daily News reported one person was shot in the leg. An occupied vehicle was also struck during the shooting. Police [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Part of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Jackson could be renamed after the late Hinds County Judge LaRita Cooper Stokes. Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3, said he will introduce a vote during Tuesday's City Council meeting for an honorary renaming part of the street as "Judge LaRita Cooper [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police are searching for two suspects after a home invasion. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said the incident happened at a home on Old Canton Road on Sunday, October 8. According to Martin, two suspects entered the home, and the homeowner fired shots [...]

NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Natchez man was arrested for allegedly breaking into a home and attacking a woman. The Natchez Democrat reported the incident happened in the LaGrange area on Friday, October 6. When deputies arrived at the scene, they learned that the suspect broke into the home and assaulted a woman. Investigators said [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 164th Mississippi State Fair is officially underway in Jackson. Officials with the fair announced the events that will be taking place on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds on Monday, October 9 and Tuesday, October 10. Scheduled Activities & Events for Monday, October 9, 2023 Columbus Day Ride Special – Ride Survivor $30 – [...]