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BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - A former garment factory in Brookhaven went up in flames Monday evening. The fire happened at the old Stahl-Urban building on Main Street in Brookhaven. The Daily Leader reported multiple crews responded to the scene. Crews worked to keep the fire from spreading to nearby structures and trees. There's no word [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, February 26, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) delivered his State of the State address. The governor began his speech by saying it will not include any hot button issues, but that it would be focused on the plan moving forward. A lot of his address focused on the state's economic [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi House Republican leadership unveiled their Medicaid expansion bill on Monday, February 26. This is the latest push to provide coverage for more than 200,000 Mississippians who lack healthcare coverage. The bill was authored by House Speaker Jason White (R-District 48) and House Medicaid Committee Chairwoman Missy McGee (R-District 102). The first section [...]

The son of Mississippi Congressman Michael Guest was arrested in downtown Nashville Friday night after being accused of assaulting an officer.

UPDATE: ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten said the third suspect, Sahmaad Grayson, was arrested Monday evening and brought in by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two Mississippi men have been arrested and one is wanted in connection to a multi-state stolen vehicle ring. On February [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An 18-wheeler overturned on Interstate 20 in Jackson Tuesday morning. The crash happened on I-20 West at the Ellis Avenue exit. There's no word on any injuries. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), crews blocked the left lane while responding to the scene. The cause of the crash is [...]

BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Brandon hosted a development announcement for a new retail area. The retail area will be located on Orleans Way near Home Depot just off of Highway 18 and close to Interstate 20. The property, which will be named Orleans Place, will host a large retail outlet and other [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Multiple pieces of legislation to expand Medicaid for working Mississippians are barreling through the Legislature. House Democrats are advocating for their form of Medicaid expansion rather than the other two that have been released by House Speaker Jason White (R-District 48) and Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R-Miss.). The Democratic plan is a [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man is in critical condition after being shot in the head during a balloon release in Jackson. Detective Tommie Brown said the shooting happened just before 9:00 p.m. in the 3700 block of Lampton Avenue on Monday, February 26. Residents said they were attending a balloon release for someone who [...]

PONTOTOC COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Troopers with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) arrested a driver after discovering 1,200 pounds of marijuana inside a vehicle. On February 25, troopers stopped a vehicle in Pontotoc County for careless driving. The driver told troopers that he was traveling from California to deliver medical supplies to a location in [...]