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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson City Council will soon make a final decision on which company will collect trash for the capital city for the next six years. Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said the review committee has made a decision and should present it to him sometime this week. "The committee met last [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - It was a historic day at the Mississippi State Capitol on Tuesday, February 13. Longtime Jackson Rep. Alyce Clarke (D-District 69) had her portrait unveiled. Clarke represented the district for 38 years. She was the first Black woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature. Clarke advocated for the establishment of drug courts, [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One main attraction in the City of Jackson is getting some much-needed attention. The Russell C. Davis Planetarium is preparing to make a comeback. “It closed because it frankly was just sort of getting old and tired. But then, there was a storm that took the roof off, and so the [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued Silver Alerts for two Jackson residents. Officials said 16-year-old Samuel Roberts was last seen on Saturday, February 10 just before noon in the 800 block of North Flag Chapel Road. He was wearing a black and white hat, a hoodie with the word "Playboy" [...]

COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - An Endangered/Missing Child Alert has been issued for a six-year-old Copiah County boy. Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) said Caden Newman, of Wesson, was last seen on Friday, February 10 around 3:00 p.m. in the 4000 block of Martinsville Road. He was last seen wearing a charcoal [...]

We're just hours away Super Bowl LVIII. Patrick Mahomes and the AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs will take on Brock Purdy and the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers for the Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET. It airs on CBS. Tens of millions of people around the globe will watch the [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The family of a Jackson State University (JSU) student, who was killed on campus in 2022, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the university. The family of Flynn Brown, 22, of New Jersey, said employees of Jackson State engaged in negligent acts or omissions and/or displayed reckless disregard for the [...]

RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Two adults and two teenagers have been arrested for allegedly firing multiple shots into a Ridgeland home. Ridgeland Police Chief Brian Myers said 19-year-old Jazanea Johnson, 17-year-old Moeshia Paige, 20-year-old Marquerious Martin and 16-year-old Terrence Watson have been charged in the case. The incident occurred in the Hawthorn Green subdivision off of [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) visited Jackson on Friday as Mississippi continues to expand broadband access. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel met with local HBCU presidents about the impacts of Mississippi's digital divide. She said connectivity is needed not only to succeed in education, but in the 21st century. [...]