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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A charge has been downgraded for a second teenager accused of killing a 14-year-old in Jackson. According to court documents, Maxle Mooneyham, 16, has been charged with tampering with evidence/obstruction of justice. He was previously charged with murder. Mooneyham's bond has been set at $100,000. A charge was also downgraded for [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson family has a message for the community after they lost a loved one to gun violence. Taboris Jefferson was shot on Medgar Evers Boulevard near Coleman Avenue on Sunday, April 21. He was taken to the hospital where he died. Jefferson's aunt, Alberstine Walker, described her nephew as a [...]

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison County residents will soon have more choices for shopping thanks to a new retail town center. Chief Operations Officer Scott Sledge said they have completed Phase 1 of their development project. He said Germantown Village in Gluckstadt is part of Phase 2. "I'm very excited for the revenue that [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi House and Senate Medicaid expansion negotiators are still under immense pressure to get a deal done after they held their first public meeting on Tuesday, April 23. No movement was made during the conference negotiations on Tuesday. Conferees did not meet on Wednesday. One Mississippian, Kathleen O'Beirne, felt compelled to [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Attorneys for the sister of George Robinson said they're rejecting the City of Jackson's settlement offer. On Tuesday, the Jackson City Council unanimously voted to settle with Bettersten Wade in the amount of $17,000. Wade filed a lawsuit against the city saying that her brother was killed by a former Jackson [...]

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – One of the suspects charged in the shooting death of a 20-year-old man in Rankin County appeared in court on Thursday. During his initial court appearance, 20-year-old Ryan Duette received a $500,000 bond. He was charged with second degree murder. Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said the sheriff’s office received [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Tomekia Reed, the head coach for the Jackson State Women's Basketball team, has stepped down. According to a social media post by Charlotte Women's Basketball, Reed was hired as the head coach for the Charlotte 49ers Women's Basketball team. Reed has had a six-year stint as head coach of the Lady [...]

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a Hattiesburg poultry plant for additional safety and health violations. According to OSHA, Mar-Jac Poultry has been cited for: These violations resulted in $46,553 in penalties against Mar-Jac. The poultry plant has been under fire after the death of [...]

RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - A fire damaged eight units at a Ridgeland apartment complex. The fire happened early Thursday morning at Van Mark Apartments on Old Canton Road. When firefighters arrived at the scene, the found flames coming from the roof of the apartment. No one was injured, and the cause of the fire is [...]

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The developer behind a proposed gas station near Lake Caroline has withdrawn plans to allow Madison County to determine the zoning classification on the property. The Madison County Journal reported Mark Jordan, with Lake Caroline, Inc., called for an informational meeting in a letter to talk about a future vision [...]