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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A coalition of local lawyers and voting rights advocates met with the Hinds County Election Commission on Monday to ask questions and discuss possible solutions after ballot shortages during the General Election. It was a meandering and often confusing two hours that the advocates met with the commission, but both parties [...]

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A woman sleeping in her bed was killed by a bullet fired during a shootout outside her apartment building in coastal Mississippi, according to police. Gunfire erupted at an apartment complex in Gulfport on Sunday night when someone with a rifle began shooting at a group of people outside, Gulfport police [...]

CARROLL COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Carroll County deputies arrested a Memphis man after a chase this weekend. Investigators said deputies were conducting a routine safety checkpoint on Highway 7 in the Avalon area on Saturday, December 16. They said a vehicle approached the checkpoint and stopped. As deputies were speaking with the occupants, they said [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson firefighters responded to a fire at a former elementary school. Assistant Fire Chief Patrick Armon said four portable buildings at Woodville Heights Elementary School on McDowell Road were damaged by the fire. Armon said crews received the first call on Sunday, December 17 just before midnight. They were able to [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An increase in arrests across the capital city has put the Hinds County District Attorney's Office in an unfavorable position. D.A. Jody Owens voiced his concerns at the Hinds County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, December 18. He said with the expansion of Capitol police, his office has seen an [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Shonda Rhimes, an acclaimed TV producer and screenwriter, donated to the Emmett Till Interpretive Center to secure the Seed Barn in Sunflower County, Mississippi. The barn is where 14-year-old Emmett Till was brutally murdered in 1955. The Emmett Till Interpretive Center will work to restore the site. Rhimes made the announcement [...]

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was killed during a crash in Vicksburg this weekend. Vicksburg Daily News said the crash happened on the Halls Ferry ramp to Interstate 20 west around midnight on Sunday, December 17. According to officials, the victim, 34-year-old Eric Phillips, lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree. Phillips [...]

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A U.S. Army Recruiter recently helped save the life of a Hattiesburg man after a crash on a highway. Sgt. 1st Class Corey Engard pulled the trapped Colton Rogers, 22, from twisted metal that was once a functional vehicle. Engard quickly noticed large metal shards had severed Rogers’ left leg from [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after two people were killed and two were injured in separate shootings early Sunday morning. The first shooting happened just after midnight on Ellis Avenue near St. Charles Street. Officer Sam Brown said DeAsia Bracy was killed after being shot inside a vehicle. Two other passengers were [...]

BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - At least two teenagers were injured during a shooting in Brookhaven. The Daily Leader reported the shooting happened on Thursday, December 14. Officers arrived at King's Daughters Medical Center just before 9:30 p.m. Police Chief Kenneth Collins said two teens were being treated for gunshot wounds. He said the shooting happened [...]