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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was shot and killed in Jackson on Sunday, April 28. The shooting happened on 2100 block of Gordon Street. Detective Tommie Brown said the victim, who was identified as Ceasar Abrego, died at a local hospital. Anyone with information about the fatal shooting can contact the Jackson Police Department [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Silver Alert has been issued for a 23-year-old Jackson woman. Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) said Kyasia Gladney was last seen on Friday, April 19 around 1:00 p.m. in the 2700 block of Greenway Drive. Family members said Gladney suffers from a medical condition that may impair [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson Public School District (JPS) Board of Trustees approved a recommendation to demolish three closed school sites. The Board approved the recommendation from Superintendent Dr. Errick L. Greene and the administration during its regular meeting on April 18, 2024. The following schools will be demolished: After several weeks of deliberation [...]

YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - Yazoo City police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide. Yazoo City Police Chief Terry Gann said officers received a call around 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 28 about a possible missing person. Officers conducted a welfare check at a residence and found Serrelle Bassett deceased with multiple gunshot wounds. Gann said [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 2024 Legislative Session is nearing a close, and state lawmakers began their week with an 8:00 p.m. deadline on Monday, April 29 to fine conference reports. Negotiations around Medicaid expansion remain the headlining issue still being discussed among lawmakers. House Medicaid expansion conferees have sent the Senate another counteroffer amidst [...]

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The woman accused of causing a Hinds County crash that killed a mother and her six-month-old son was back in court for her retrial on Monday, April 29. Beth Ann White is accused of causing the crash that killed Allison Conaway and her six-month-old son, Alex, in November 2021. Conaway’s two other children, [...]

BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - Brandon police are still searching for two suspects who fired multiple shots into a home. The shooting happened just after 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 in the 100 block of Faith Way. When officers arrived at the location, they found numerous shell casings on the ground and bullet holes on [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi lawmakers settled two of the most contentious issues of the entire Legislative Session on Saturday, April 27. A brand new public education funding formula is on its way to Governor Tate Reeves' (R-Miss.) desk. The Mississippi Student Funding Formula would replace the long-standing Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP), if signed [...]

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The woman accused of causing a Hinds County crash that killed a mother and her six-month-old son will be back in court on Monday, April 29, 2024, for her second trial. Beth Ann White is accused of causing the crash that killed Allison Conaway and her six-month-old son, Alex, in November 2021. Conaway’s two [...]