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CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Clinton police are investigating a fatal crash on Highway 80. The crash happened around 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 5 at the intersection of Highway 80 and Morrison Drive. Officials with the City of Clinton said the crash involved one vehicle. The accident remains under investigation. Officials said Highway 80 was [...]

HOLMES COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The search continues for the suspects accused of killing a Holmes County high school football player right before Thanksgiving last year. The mother of 17-year-old Clyzavion Landfair said she has been searching for answers for almost two months after her son was killed. Landfair was a star football player at [...]

Gasoline prices have now fallen below $3 per gallon in most states, with Western states still seeing the highest prices at the pump. Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Arkansas saw the lowest prices this week while California, Hawaii, and Washington had the highest in the nation. After a rocky 2022 marked by geopolitical turmoil and record-high gas [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued rulings regarding House Bill 1020. A list of plaintiffs, including the NAACP, filed emergency motions for an injunction pending an appeal of the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction. In a Thursday ruling, three judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of [...]

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman, who allegedly shot her husband during a domestic violence incident in Vicksburg, turned herself in to police. Investigators with the Vicksburg Police Department said Octavia Wheatley turned herself in on Thursday, January 4. She was charged with aggravated assault domestic violence. Police said they responded to Merit Health River [...]

A George County sheriff's deputy has been wounded and and the suspect they were pursuing has been killed, according to Lucedale Mayor Doug Lee.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The curfew ordinance for the City of Jackson will take effect in less than 30 days. The Jackson Police Department (JPD) will play a vital role in determining what will happen if youth under the age of 18 are found in violation of the curfew ordinance. According to the ordinance, if [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announced mass re-testing of certain medical cannabis products began on Wednesday, January 3. This comes after the products were placed on an administrative hold. According to the Mississippi Free Press, the hold was placed on Rapid Analytics in Natchez. The hold was issued [...]

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 15-year-old was killed and five others were injured during a fire at a deer camp, according to Jefferson County authorities. Jefferson County Sheriff James Bailey said four people were transported to Merit Health Natchez, and one was transported to Jefferson County Hospital. One of the patients taken to Natchez [...]

What a difference a week can make. Now, according to the CDC, 21 states and New York City are experiencing "very high" levels of sickness.