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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The former city clerk for the City of Marks has been accused of embezzling payments made to the city's water and sewage, court fines and privileged license payments. State Auditor Shad White said Pamela McNutt embezzled payments form November 2017 to April 2021. She was served with a $282,714.58 demand letter [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Jackson Public School District (JPS) announced all schools will resume in-person learning on Wednesday, January 24. Due to continued challenges with their water systems, the following schools will be temporarily relocated: Buses will adhere to their regular routes for scholar pick-up at the usual times. Students will be [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for a man in connection to a November 2023 homicide on Hair Street. Sergeant Danny Hicks said Antonio Young is wanted for murder. The shooting happened in the 1300 block of Hair Street on November 13, 2023. According to police, 22-year-old Quavious Banks was shot once in [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police said a man was shot multiple times after an argument outside of a business. The shooting happened in the parking lot of Cash Saver, located on Raymond Road, Tuesday afternoon. Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said a 37-year-old man was approached by two other men. The three argued before [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) will call for a special session on Wednesday, January 24 to finalize a $10 billion economic development project in Madison County. Reeves said the project will create 1,000 jobs. At $10 billion, this is the single-largest capital investment in state history. “This is a massive moment for [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A pedestrian was injured after being hit by a car in Jackson. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said the pedestrian was truck by a car near South West Street and Capitol Street. Capitol police responded to the location on Tuesday, January 23. Martin said [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was found stabbed to death outside an apartment complex. The incident happened at The Advantages Apartments on McWillie Circle around 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 24. Police said the 57-year-old victim was stabbed multiple times. According to investigators, a silver 2016 Mercedes was missing from [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man died during a shooting at a Jackson gas station Wednesday morning. The shooting happened at the Texaco on Medgar Evers Boulevard around 5:00 a.m. Police said a 57-year-old man was shot multiple times at the location. They believe the man was shot during a fight. The victim has not [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Aaliyah Joseph, 16. According to officials, Joseph was 15 when she went missing from her home in Jackson on July 7, 2023. She has been missing for more than six months now and [...]

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two inmates, who were being held at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility (CMCF), have died. Rankin County Coroner David Ruth identified the inmates as Albert Hickombottom and Janice Mowdy. The deaths occurred on Tuesday, January 23 at local hospitals. Ruth said no foul play is suspected. Their bodies will be [...]