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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Medgar Evers Library in Jackson has been closed for months. Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3, said the library needs to be reopened and the air conditioning needs to be fixed. “As we close out the current budget year, the new budget starts October 1s, that we take some [...]

COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Copiah County officials are working to ensure damage from a weekend wildfire does not spread. According to Copiah County Sheriff Byron Swilley, law enforcement officers are still patrolling the area to make sure the fire does not restart and cause more forestry damage. Much of the affected area is along [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after one person was killed and another was hurt during a shooting outside a bowling alley. The incident happened around 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 24 at Metro 24 Bowling Center on John R. Lynch Street. Officer Sam Brown said police responded to the location after two [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson leaders announced new JTRAN bus routes are coming in 2024. Leaders said the new routes will offer simpler service, including more buses on Saturdays and faster routes. There will be direct routes to Northpark Mall, as well as a direct route between Union Station, the Medical Mall, the University of [...]

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A Mississippi Lottery player in Hattiesburg won $100,000 while playing the Powerball. According to the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC), the player matched four out of five white balls plus the Powerball from the drawing on Saturday, September 23. They paid the extra dollar for the Power Play option, which was 2. [...]

BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - Bond has been set for a Biloxi councilman who was arrested in connection to a drug trafficking case. The Sun Herald reported Robert Deming's bond was set at $25,000 on Monday, September 25. WXXV reported Deming was arrested on a federal warrant through the DEA. Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said the councilman [...]

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man has pled guilty in connection to the drive-by shooting death of a 12-year-old in Jackson. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens said Otha Brown, 19, pled guilty to second-degree murder, aggravated assault, and drive-by shooting. Jackson police said 12-year-old Adrian McDougles and 16-year-old Onterrio McDougles were shot as [...]

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WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Warren County deputies are working to find the suspect who robbed a Dollar General store. Deputies said the armed robbery happened at the Dollar General on Tiffintown Road shortly after 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 23. Anyone with information about the suspect or the robbery can contact the Lt. Rollison [...]

Editor's Note: Mississippi DPS corrected the name of one of the suspects. The following story has been updated. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police arrested two suspects after a chase in Jackson. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said officers tried to stop a vehicle near Martin Luther King [...]