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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Some South Jackson residents are concerned following reports of numerous utility vehicles in their area. On Friday, February 2, Central District Public Service Commissioner De'Keither Stamps reminded citizens and businesses to call their utility if they smell natural gas. Several crews worked along Raymond Road on Friday. Atmos crews responded to [...]

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – A woman has been sentenced in connection to a murder-for-hire plot in Hattiesburg. Forrest and Perry counties District Attorney Lin Carter announced that Shameka Hall was sentenced to serve 40 years in prison. She was convicted of attempted capital murder. A judge ordered Hall to serve 25 years in prison. After [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - WJTV 12 News has learned that Jackson State's Faculty Senate has issued a no confidence vote on the Office of Academic Affairs. They cited a long list of concerns, including low morale among faculty and a climate of fear and retaliation. For Associate Provost Dr. Brandi Newkirk-Turner, this is her second [...]

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A Lumberton teacher was one of the two victims who died during a crash in Lamar County. The crash happened at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31 on Highway 11 in Lamar County. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said a 2015 Ford F-150 was traveling south on Highway [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The family of a man who was killed in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting spoke out on Thursday. Anthony Davis, Jr., 23, was shot and killed after suspects in two vehicles were firing shots at one another near North State Street and Cedars of Lebanon Drive on Monday, January 29. [...]

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WJTV) - A Meridian police officer was injured during a shooting while escorting a suspect to a court hearing. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said the incident occurred on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Martin said the officer was escorting the suspect to a court hearing when [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you’ll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (February 2-4) around Mississippi. Central Mississippi: Krewe de Cardinal - Jackson - Friday Fleet Feet Coffee Run – Ridgeland – Friday The Four Immortal Chaplains Program - [...]

The "syphilis epidemic is worsening," the CDC said.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County is making a few changes this year, but there are still some questions left. Hinds County Supervisor Robert Graham, District 1, said being efficient and effective is the goal. “We have to have a balanced budget every year. So, we have to start looking at our money early every [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Anthony Fox, a former Jackson police officer, will soon be a free man after the Mississippi Court of Appeals reversed his conviction in the George Robinson case. Fox was initially convicted in the 2019 death of Robinson. Fox was sentenced to five years in prison in August 2022 after a jury found him guilty of [...]