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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police arrested two teenagers in connection to a fatal shooting in early February. Detective Tommie Brown said 18-year-old Amari White and 17-year-old Jarvis Harolson were both charged with capital murder and aggravated assault. The fatal shooting happened in the 100 block of Covington Park Drive on Friday, February 9. A 20-year-old man, [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) and the Mississippi National Guard held a news conference on Saturday regarding a fatal helicopter crash in the state. Two National Guard members died on Friday, February 23 after their aircraft went down in a wooded area near Baldwyn in Prentiss County. The helicopter was AH-64 Apache [...]

OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - The owner and operator Express Grain in Mississippi pled guilty to wire fraud. According to court documents, John R. Coleman, 47, of Greenwood, altered the company's audited financial statements in order to receive a State warehouse license. He also lied about the amount of debt he owed on grain held at [...]

NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Natchez woman has been charged with second-degree murder after her nine-month-old infant died at a Jackson hospital. The Natchez Democrat reported Chelsea Anding, 38, was initially arrested for felony child abuse on Wednesday, February 21. Police said the infant was taken to Merit Health Natchez with an injury to the [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for two teenagers in connection to a fatal shooting in early February. Detective Tommie Brown said arrests warrants have been issued for 18-year-old Amari White and 17-year-old Jarvis Harolson. They are both wanted for capital murder and aggravated assault. The two teenagers are considered to be armed [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson firefighters responded to a fire that spread from a home to an abandoned apartment complex. A witness said the fire started at a home on Scott Street on Friday, February 23. The witness said the fire spread to an abandoned apartment complex on Madeira Avenue at Oak Street. There was [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Forensic evidence helped identify the skeletal remains that were discovered in Jackson last year. The remains were located in an abandoned home on Cooper Road in March 2023. Investigators determined the remains were male, but his age and other identifying characteristics could not be determined. Last year, Hinds County Deputy Coroner [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Cannabis dispensaries across Mississippi have felt the burn after several products were placed on hold, but they remain optimistic about the future. The dispensaries saw several strands of cannabis products being placed on hold due to levels of pesticides. Some dispensaries have shut down. Uptown Funk Dispensary celebrated its one year [...]

Gasoline prices have flattened this week as a key refinery in the Midwest will reportedly come back online soon. The Whiting, Indiana, BP refinery had a power outage and closed for several weeks for maintenance, pushing up prices at the pump for drivers in neighboring states. AAA spokesperson Andrew Gross anticipates a "slow, wobbly start" [...]

SENATOBIA, Miss. (WREG) --- The mother of a 10-year-old boy who was detained in Senatobia, Mississippi for public urination has filed a $2 million federal lawsuit against the city, police department, and the officers that were involved. The child was detained in August 2023 for public urination after police witnessed him relieving himself in an [...]