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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade released additional details Friday relating to the beating death of a one-year-old child on Thursday morning. JPD and AMR responded to a disturbing call at Sunset Apartments, where the toddler was found severely beaten and unresponsive. According to Wade, the child's death marks the 108th homicide [...]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A Mississippi mom says her 10-year-old son is traumatized after being treated like an adult criminal because he had to go to the bathroom. "It’s taken a toll on him. He is at the point where he don’t even want to go anywhere,” Latonya Eason said Wednesday. She spoke a day [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Members of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors are reacting to the State Auditor's scathing 2020 audit of county finances. State Auditor Shad White (R-Miss.) called Hinds County a "walking fraud risk" in an audit that outlined how critical understaffing delays county business. Supervisor Robert Graham, District 1, said he agreed [...]

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Hinds County woman filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, accusing two Capitol police officers of excessive force after a traffic stop in August 2022. Attorney Carlos Moore said Sherita Harris was in a vehicle that was stopped for running a red light. Soon afterwards, a chase ensued, and Harris [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson City Council voted on Tuesday to transfer the Eudora Welty Library to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH). The library is set to become a green space. Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy has been a supporter of the project since its inception. He secured a [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson Public School District (JPS) suffered a tragic loss with the passing of Jim Hill High School's band director. Christopher Little impacted many lives throughout the capital city with his joy of music. On Tuesday, JPS held a celebration of Little's life. Family, friends and former students came together to [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One of the three people who were injured in the Jackson Waffle House shooting has died. The shooting happened at 11:00 p.m. on Friday, December 15 at the restaurant on Highway 18. When officers arrived at the location, they discovered a stolen Kia Rio with multiple bullet holes. Afterwards, Officer Sam [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Jackson Public School District (JPS) voted in favor of an optimization plan for the district. The plan was approved in a 5-1 vote on Tuesday, December 19. Initially, the JPS Board of Trustees considered closing or consolidating 16 schools in the district. The plan was announced in October 2023. In early [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A federal court hearing was held on Tuesday over House Bill 1020, which was signed into law in April 2023. The law allows for the creation of a separate Capitol Complex Improvement District (CCID) court in Jackson with the appointment of judges and prosecutors to serve under it. Lawyers with the NAACP [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With Christmas right around the corner, Circle K is offering an early present to customers in Jackson, Mississippi. Participating Circle K locations will have discounted gas and hot food during its Wednesday, December 20 Circle K Fuel Day Pop-Up. Officials with the company said drivers can get “30 cents off per [...]