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COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued an Endangered/Missing Child Alert for 17-year-old Mishayla Jackson, of Hazlehurst. Jackson is described as five foot seven inches tall, weighs 147 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. According to MBI, she was last seen Thursday, September 7 at 2:00 a.m. in the 1000 [...]

PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - A ceremony at Trustmark Park on Saturday honored local veterans of the Vietnam War. Humana held its 50th anniversary commemoration ceremony to honor those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces from 1955 to 1975. “Stand with pride. All of you, each and every one of you. Any of you that [...]

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Many of Hinds County's public services remained offline on Friday, as an investigation continues into a computer security breach. Traffic in and out of the Hinds County Tax Collector's office on Friday was light compared to Thursday. Those who came in still voiced their frustrations that they cannot get or [...]

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Supervisor David Archie, District 2, filed a lawsuit on Friday in the Hinds County Circuit Court. Archie told WJTV 12 News that he's suing the Hinds County Democratic Party, along with many others. This comes after Archie lost the District 2 primary race to Anthony Smith in early [...]

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies said a man and a woman were arrested after a robbery at a Dollar General. The robbery happened on Highway 469 South on Friday, September 8. Rankin County Undersheriff Paul Holley said a masked man entered the store armed with a semi-automatic pistol. Deputies were able to [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are working to find a suspect after a fatal shooting on Saturday, September 9. Officer Sam Brown said the shooting happened on Woodway Drive. When officers arrived at the location, they found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim, who was identified as Travis Burrell, was taken to [...]

Gas prices are defying market expectations this week, falling slightly from where they sat heading into Labor Day weekend. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries announced earlier this week that it would extend cuts to production originally intended to be temporary through the end of 2023. The cuts are a move meant to push [...]

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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) signed an executive order proclaiming a day of official mourning in honor of Mike Griffin, 62. Griffin, a retired Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) trooper and sworn law enforcement officer with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS) died while assisting at a crash scene on Monday, September [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - During a special meeting of the Jackson City Council on Thursday, the budget was adopted for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The budget, which was unanimously adopted by the City Council, was adopted without a millage increase. One of the most notable accomplishments was the pay raise for the Jackson Fire Department [...]