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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has temporarily delayed ruling on whether to set an execution date for a man on death row for capital murder. The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Mississippi Attorney General’s motion to lift a stay and set an execution date for Willie Jerome Manning, 55, would be held [...]

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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A former Jackson police officer and former Edwards police chief appeared in federal court on Thursday, November 30. According to court documents, Torrence Mayfield has been charged with having sold a firearm to a person he knew to be a convicted felon. Mayfield also faces two counts of sale or disposal [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you’ll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (December 1-3) around Mississippi. Central Mississippi: S.T.E.M. with Snowflakes - Jackson - Friday Christmas by Candlelight Tour - Jackson - Friday Capital City Lights - Jackson [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and co-council Dennis Sweet will represent the family of Marrio Moore. Crump said the 40-year-old Jackson man was beaten to death and buried in the same pauper's field as Dexter Wade without his family's knowledge. Moore's family said they did not learn about his death until [...]

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After ballot shortages in Mississippi’s largest county sowed chaos and confusion on the evening of the November statewide election, the state Republican Party has filed a petition challenging a court order that kept polls open longer than usual. The Mississippi GOP filed papers Tuesday asking the state Supreme Court to dissolve a lower [...]

SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A driver was arrested in Scott County after 80 pounds of marijuana was discovered during a traffic stop. Scott County deputies said the driver was stopped for a traffic infraction on November 29, 2024. During an interview, the narcotics agent said he detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - JXN Water interim Third Party Manger Ted Henifin said the capital city's water system is further along that it was a year ago. Henifin said Jackson's water system will begin seeing the effects from the federal dollars over the next several years. The money will go towards stabilizing the system and [...]

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Local activists are reacting to the release of the new policy changes at the Rankin County Sheriff's Office. This comes after six former officers pled guilty to torturing two Black men in January. The department revamped its patrol policy and procedure manual. Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said many of those policies [...]