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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Jackson Public School District (JPS) announced that sufficient water pressure has been reported all all of their active school sites. In-person learning will resume at all schools on Thursday, January 25.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - JXN Water officials announced the boil water notices for parts of south and west Jackson have been lifted. On Wednesday, operations leadership reported the system was operating with flows matching the summer peak and water demand was manageable.  The now-lifted boil water notices affected 12,000 customers in the zip codes 39209, [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after an infant died. Officer Sam Brown said investigators responded to the 2300 block of Forest Avenue around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 24. They received a call about a deceased infant. When officers arrived at the location, the infant's mother stated she took the child to [...]

MARSHALL COUNTY, Miss. (WREG) — A newborn baby was found alive but alone behind a dumpster Wednesday night near Cayce, Mississippi. Marshall County authorities say the baby, who was two to three weeks old, was found at a mobile home community on Grove Boulevard in Cayce around 7:30. Three men were throwing away trash when [...]

PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - One weather-related death has been reported in Mississippi after severe storms and flash flooding affected the state. The death, which happened on Wednesday, January 24, was reported to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) by the Pearl River County Emergency Management Office. The entire state is at risk for flooding on [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a mother and an aunt in connection to the death of an infant. Deputy Chief Sequerna Banks said investigators responded to the 2300 block of Forest Avenue around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 24. They received a call about a deceased infant. When officers arrived at the location, [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Time is running out for Jackson leaders to choose a vendor for garbage collection. The emergency contract with Richard's Disposal will end on March 31, 2024. Members of the Jackson City Council said they're looking for a solid vendor at a good price that provides services for the citizens of the [...]

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Crawfish, which is a favorite to many in Mississippi, may be harder to get this year. The extreme heat and drought in 2023 caused thousands of acres of basins to dry up, which caused many crawfish to die. With the recent freezing temperatures, new crawfish are growing at a slower pace. [...]

COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Attorneys with Morgan & Morgan announced a lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the victims of a deadly propane explosion in Copiah County. The explosion happened on January 14 at a home on Wilderness Road. According to attorneys Benjamin Wilson and Doug Mercier, four people were killed in the [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, Mississippi lawmakers approved a $10 billion economic development project in Madison County. Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is investing the funds to establish multiple data center complexes in two Madison County industrial parks. The project is a planned $10 billion corporate investment and will create at least 1,000 high-paying, [...]