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MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- The use of fireworks on New Year’s Eve caused the field at the Olive Branch City Park to catch fire. Just three minutes after the city started its show on Goodman Road, the grass caught on fire, and the flames spread across the sports fields. The fireworks show was abruptly stopped and [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a 54-year-old man was found deceased. Officer Sam Brown said Arthur Woods, Jr., was found deceased on Monument Street near Capitol Street. He said a citizen reported a vehicle was in a creek with a man inside. When officers arrived at the location, they recovered Woods' [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police said capital murder warrants have been issued for a mother and her acquaintance in connection to the death of the woman's baby. Officer Sam Brown said the warrants were issued for Yolanda Hunter and Herman Arthur Gardner. Jackson police responded to call at Sunset Apartments on Thursday, December 21, where [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Paramedics at American Medical Response (AMR) are urging caution with fireworks ahead of New Year's Eve in Mississippi. Many Mississippi communities have restrictions and penalties on the sale and use of fireworks. The National Fireworks Safety Council warns that certain fireworks are illegal in all 50 states. Those include M-80’s, Silver [...]

SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Scott County deputies are searching for the man accused of killing an elderly woman and burning her body. Investigators said they're searching for Sammy Patrick, who is wanted for capital murder. According to deputies, the unidentified victim was killed on Saturday, December 30. Patrick is considered to be armed and [...]

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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) reported 14 new positive cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The Daily Leader reported it's likely new positives will come in over the next few weeks. The CWD samples, which are submitted by Mississippi hunters, are tested for the disease [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) want you to ring in the new year with safe and sober driving. “Choosing to drive sober is a commitment to the safety of all people on the road,” said Brad White, MDOT Executive Director. “Prioritize the well-being of yourself and others by [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police are searching for a man wanted in connection to the shooting death of a man Thursday afternoon. Police are searching for 25-year-old Felix McClinton. He is wanted for the murder of Willie Earl Ford, Jr. On Thursday, Jackson police responded to a call about a shooting in the 1200 [...]

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WHLT) - The body of a Moss Point man missing since Sunday was found in Alabama. Joseph Ladnier was reported missing by his wife after being last seen on Sunday, December 24, around 8:00 a.m. in Jackson County. The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) was contacted by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office [...]