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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - If you travel along Martin Luther King Boulevard in Jackson, you may want to consider an alternate route. P.J. Walker, the pastor of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, wants the bridge near his church on MLK Boulevard to be condemned. It's been an ongoing issue going back for nearly a decade. “We [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 2024 Legislative session will wrap up this weekend. During this session, Mississippi lawmakers adopted a new public education funding formula, passed a measure that aims to stabilize the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) of Mississippi, and nearly expanded Medicaid for working Mississippians. The main focus is on Medicaid expansion and [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Since 2009, New Horizon Church International has been located on Ellis Avenue in Jackson. Now, they're starting the relocation process. Bishop Ronnie Crudup said the decision to put the shopping center on the market took careful consideration. The church plans to purchase Wingfield High School once Jackson Public Schools (JPS) completes [...]

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police are investigating after shots were fired into multiple homes and a vehicle. The incident happened just before 9:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3 in the 300 block of Meadowvale Drive. When officers arrived at the location, they found multiple residences and a vehicle were damaged due to the gunfire. [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are working to find the man who hit a woman in the face and stole her purse. The incident happened in the 6300 block of Ridgewood Court on Monday, April 29. Detective Tommie Brown said the victim was walking from her vehicle to a business at the location when [...]

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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson man was sentenced to 61 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Ronald Gardner, 51, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Jackson. According to court documents, Gardner and his co-conspirator, Anthony Craig Myrick, opened an account at a Jackson bank in [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police are investigating a bank robbery. The robbery happened at Trustmark Bank in the 500 block of State Street in Jackson on Thursday, May 2. Police said a man walked into the bank and passed a note to the teller. The note demanded that the teller put money into a [...]

PETAL, Miss. (WHLT) - A Petal teacher, who received a $25,000 Milken Educator Award in 2022, has been charged with sex crimes. Petal police said they received a report in February 2024 from the Petal School District. In the course of an internal investigation for misconduct, Petal School District officials said they discovered several instances [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Efforts to expand Medicaid to roughly 200,000 Mississippians during the 2024 Legislative Session have died. Negotiations broke down between House and Senate leaders late Wednesday night after the House unveiled a new proposal that would call for a ballot referendum for Mississippi voters to have the final say on Medicaid expansion. [...]