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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Two people were injured during a shooting in Jackson on Wednesday, December 27. The shooting happened in the 900 block of Metairie Road near Robinson Road around 1:00 p.m. Several Jackson police officers responded to the scene. The two victims were taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) for [...]

SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman who was reported missing was found deceased with multiple gunshot wounds in Mississippi. Simpson County deputies said Tazah Hosey was reported missing by her father on Christmas Eve. Shortly before 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, deputies discovered Hosey's body in a vehicle on Paul Kennedy Road just outside of [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) responded to one fatal crash during the Christmas Holiday Enforcement Period. The fatal crash occurred in Covington County on Saturday, December 23. Troopers said the crash happened on Highway 37 after the vehicle left the road and hit a tree. The victim was identified as 29-year-old [...]

NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Businesses in Mississippi are feeling the impact after the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) placed an administrative hold on certain medical marijuana products. According to the Mississippi Free Press, the hold was placed on Rapid Analytics in Natchez. The hold was issued on December 21, 2023. MSDH received an anonymous [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – JXN Water gave a late Christmas gift to residents who are struggling to pay their water bills.  On Tuesday, December 26, the agency announced the establishment of the JXN Water Customer Assistance Fund at the Community Foundation for Mississippi. The fund is intended to help those who need assistance paying their water bills in [...]

ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested after a chase in Adams County this weekend. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP), troopers were involved in a chase with a man who evaded a checkpoint on U.S. Highway 61 near Powlett Road on Saturday, December 23. Authorities said the driver, who was identified [...]

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CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) – Canton Police Chief Otha Brown says his department has no leads so far as they investigate the shooting death of a Canton man. Officers received a call around 2:15 p.m. on Sunday about a body lying in the brush, off Jewel Williams and East Dinkins Streets. The victim was identified as Levor [...]

Air travel looks very different now than it did just a few years ago when the coronavirus pandemic grounded folks around the world, putting a halt to travel for both leisure and business. In 2020, passenger traffic on U.S. airlines was at its lowest since the mid-1980s, with just 369 million passengers. In 2021, the [...]

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