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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - For the 100,000 patients living with sickle cell disease in the United States, there is hope when it comes to finding a cure. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FD) recently approved gene therapies for the inherited blood disorder. Jeanne Tate, the chairperson for the Mississippi Sickle Cell Foundation, lives with [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said any decision made about fighting crime in the capital city will be based on data and discussions with the police department. His comments come after Councilman Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3, said he wants to bring back the city's curfew ordinance. The councilman claims a curfew [...]

COLUMBIA, Miss. (WHLT) - A young boy in Columbia is in critical need of blood donations after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of blood cancer. The family of four-year-old Jaxon "J.J." Shepherd said he was recently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. "He's still not eating that very well. You know, if he eats half [...]

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Voters, candidates and advocates attended a public comment session on Tuesday before the meeting of the Hinds County Election Commission. Commissioners heard from the public for more than an hour, and tempers flared as advocates voiced their frustrations with the November General Election. Ballot shortages caused chaos and confusion on the [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A South Jackson gas station shut down for part of Tuesday morning after a robbery. The robbery happened at the Raceway gas station off of Highway 18. Police said the initial call about the robbery came around mid-morning. Investigators said a masked man walked into the business, demanded cash and fled [...]

NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Two Natchez women were arrested after a chase started in Brookhaven. The Daily Leader reported the two women were suspected of shoplifting at the Walmart in Brookhaven on Monday, December 11. Brookhaven police said an officer instructed the driver to put the car in park in the Walmart parking lot, but [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a 51-year-old man was shot and killed. The shooting happened in the 5800 block of Turner Street on Tuesday, December 12. Officer Sam Brown said Antonio Wilson, 51, was shot multiple times and died at the scene. He said investigators are still gathering information and evidence [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with JXN Water announced a temporary road closure for the installation of a sewer tap. According to officials, the temporary closure for Livingston Road between East Beasley Road and Fairfield Drive will begin on Tuesday, December 12. The closure is expected to last for two days. Northbound Livingston Road drivers [...]

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