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TCHULA, Miss. (WJTV) - One person was killed and six others were injured during a mass shooting in Tchula over the weekend. Tchula Police Chief Kenneth Hampton said the shooting happened after 11:00 p.m. on Friday, September 15 at Damix Pool Hall on Highway 49 South. According to Hampton, one person died at the scene. [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Sobering numbers have come out of the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce. Amidst Mississippi's ongoing healthcare crisis, the state is also facing a shortage of OB-GYNs. According to the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce, there are only five OB-GYN specialists per 10,000 child bearing women in Mississippi. Some counties in the [...]

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A former Old Town Middle School coach has been convicted of one count of sexual battery. Madison County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said Marchenne Nyree Hatchett, 46, engaged with sexual contact with a then 14-year-old student while they were in school on February 23, 2023. Authorities said the child’s mother [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson hotel caught fire on Tuesday, September 19. The fire happened at the OYO hotel on Interstate 55 Frontage Road. According to Jackson firefighters, one unit at the hotel was damaged during the fire. One firefighter sprained an ankle while responding to the fire. The cause of the fire is [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Fourteen human cases of the West Nile Virus (WNV) have been reported in Mississippi in 2023. A report from the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) showed the cases were reported in Grenada, Hinds, Jackson, Lamar, Madison, Panola, Rankin and Sunflower counties. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), West Nile virus [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Attorneys for William "Polo" Edwards have asked the Hinds County Circuit Court to grant a reasonable bond for their client. This comes after a mistrial was declared in Edwards' case. Judge Faye Peterson declared the mistrial on Tuesday, August 29 after the jury could not reach a unanimous decision. Edwards was [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man and a woman have been arrested for child neglect in Jackson. Captain Marco Johnson said John Richardson, 26, and Daejanay Whitney, 21, were both charged with felony child neglect. They were both arrested on Sunday, September 17 in the 2800 block of Teresa Drive. Anyone with any additional information [...]

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Another Hinds County supervisor will challenge the August 8 primary election results. District 4 Supervisor Vern Gavin said he has filed to contest the results of the election. Gavin was in the Democratic primary and lost the race to Wanda Evers. Gavin is not the only supervisor to challenge the [...]

HORN LAKE, Miss. (WREG) --- A woman has been charged after police say she stabbed her father to death in Horn Lake, Mississippi Sunday night. Police say around 9:30 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance among family members inside a suite at the Interstate Crossing business complex on Goodman Road. When officers arrived, they found [...]

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