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PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Pearl police arrested a 66-year-old woman after she fled an accident scene on Tuesday, December 12. Frank Hutton, the public information officer with the City of Pearl, said there was a two-vehicle crash on Airport Road around 12:00 p.m. When officers arrived at the location, they said Kay Lynn Gregory left [...]

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A new supercomputer for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg has been dedicated in honor of a Medal of Honor recipient. A dedication ceremony was held on Tuesday, December 12 at ERDC's information Technology Laboratory (ITL). The HPE EX 4000 was named in honor of Cpl. [...]

The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will take up a case that could limit the availability of the common abortion pill mifepristone, bringing the issue of abortion back to the court more than a year after the justices ended the constitutional right to one. The court granted a request from the Justice Department and one [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot and killed on Robinson Street. Captain Julian Lonie said officers responded to a call about a shooting on Robinson Street at Inge Street around 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 13. When officers arrived, Lonie said they found a deceased male with multiple [...]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- The 10-year-old boy who was taken to jail in Mississippi for urinating in public was given three months probation and must write a two-page report on Kobe Bryant. Attorney Carlos Moore, who is representing the boy's family, confirmed the information. The incident occurred in August in Senatobia, Mississippi. The child was in [...]

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities identified the man accused of stabbing a Mississippi State University (MSU) employee on campus. Officials with MSU said 38-year-old Gavin Sudduth stabbed the employee, who was inside a parked vehicle on campus near Herbert Hall. They said Sudduth is unaffiliated with Mississippi State. Suddeth is being charged with aggravated domestic [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced the federal approval of the first component of his Medicaid reimbursement reform plan. The governor announced the reforms in September 2023. According to Reeves, the reforms are estimated to generate approximately $700 million for hospitals across the state. “This plan is going to strengthen our state’s healthcare system [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - New leadership is on the horizon for the FBI in Jackson, Mississippi. Jermicha Fomby, the current special agent in charge of the Jackson field office, is set to retire at the end of December 2023. He has spent more than 20 years in public service. Fomby said he's confident in the [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) crews reopened the south frontage road over Hanging Moss Creek in Jackson. “This is a heavily utilized bridge for drivers to get to work, school and church. We are pleased to announce it has reopened for travel,” said Commissioner Willie Simmons, Central Transportation District. “Although the [...]

WASHINGTON (WJTV) - Mississippi's senior senator is among the Republicans who have halted possible aid for Ukraine and Israel. Senate Republicans are holding out for a deal with the White House that boosts security for the southern border. Last week, Republican senators came together and sent a message to President Joe Biden: No aid for [...]