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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police said the shooting that killed two people in 2600 block of Belvedere Drive is now being investigated as a double homicide. Detective Tommie Brown said through further investigation, the case is being investigated as a double homicide instead of a murder-suicide. He said detectives have identified a person of [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Tuesday was a dramatic day in court as lawyers for Dau Mabil's family and his widow grappled over who has the right to request an independent autopsy. Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas ruled that Dau's body would not be released to family members until law enforcement agencies finish investigating the [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi lawmakers will be voting this week on a compromise measure that would expand Medicaid for hundreds of thousands of Mississippians. Facing a critical deadline on Monday, the House and Senate negotiators kept the bill alive, clearing the way for an eventual floor vote this week. The compromise measure would expand [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature will not take final votes on two bills that attempted to restrict legal recognition of transgender people. The bills died quietly when House and Senate leaders failed to agree on compromise versions before a Monday night deadline. Lawmakers were working on several other complex issues at the time. One [...]

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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a body was found in the Pearl River. The incident happened near South State Street and Gallatin Street on Tuesday, April 30. Multiple emergency units responded to the scene in order to recover the body. Detective Tommie Brown said the deceased person is a male. Crews [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - No vote was held on Wednesday on Medicaid expansion in Mississippi. Instead, lawmakers moved to recommit the compromise measure for further negotiations. Lawmakers faced a midnight deadline to get something off of the floor. This action keeps the conference report alive and buys them one more day. They will now have [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One suspect has been arrested and two are wanted for breaking into a woman's home in Jackson. The incident happened on Daniel Circle on Wednesday, May 1. A woman said three young men, who were wearing hoodies, rang her doorbell and asked if she wanted her yard cut. She declined, and [...]

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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A double leg amputee, who was born with a rare birth condition, is planning to walk across the state at Jackson State University's (JSU) commencement. Jahkee Johnson said JSU has offered the best of both worlds for him, allowing him to play the instrument he loves with the Sonic Boom of [...]