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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson City Council will soon be looking at request for proposals (RFP) to make a final decision on what company will collect trash for the city in the next six years. Leaders have just a couple of months to make a decision. The city is currently under an emergency contract with [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A section of Pearl Street in downtown Jackson will be closed the next several days as crews with JXN Water work to repair a failed sewer line. Officials said the block of E. Pearl Street between President and S. Congress streets will be closed to traffic. Drivers are asked to use Capitol [...]

NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - One of the Hinds County escapees was arraigned in court in connection to a 2021 homicide in Natchez. The Natchez Democrat reported Tayshon Holmes, 17, pled not guilty to the murder of Bill Calvin, Jr., on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Authorities said Holmes, along with Robert Earl Smith, 16, and Jashon [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson mother of five is trying to find a safe place to house her family after last week's storm. A large tree fell on Judy Williams' HUD home on Maplewood Drive, leaving her without water or power. “The next thing we heard was these trees coming through the house. We [...]

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Multiple law enforcement agencies in the Jackson metro area conducted a drug bust operation on Thursday, February 1. Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said the bust happened at a home on Carol Avenue in Florence. Investigators believe the drug operation may be connected to overdoses in fentanyl-related deaths in Rankin [...]

LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 24-year-old Tylertown man was killed during a crash in Lincoln County. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said the crash happened on Interstate 55 on Tuesday, January 30 just after 6:15 p.m. According to MHP, a 2006 Toyota Camry was traveling north on the interstate when it left [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested in connection to a September 2023 homicide in Jackson. Police said Alvino Francis was arrested by U.S. Marshals on Wednesday, January 31. He has been charged with murder. The shooting happened around 1:30 p.m. in the 3400 block of Lampton Avenue on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. When officers [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The first month of the 2024 Legislative Session is nearing a close, and it has been an action-packed start to the year. There have been two special sessions and movement on a ballot initiative bill already, all under new House leadership. House Speaker Jason White (R-District 48) was sworn in on January [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A local DJ lost his life in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting in Jackson. Anthony Davis, known "DJ Choo" to many, has been described as a go-getter with a bright future. Laurel Galloway met Davis in 2018. She learned about his death through a text. Police said Davis was shot [...]