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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Silver Alert has been issued for a 47-year-old Jackson woman. According to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI), Tamika Finley was last seen on Saturday, November 18 just after 11:30 a.m. in the 4500 block of Methodist Home Road in Hinds County. She was walking in an unknown direction. Finley [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel holidays in America, and Mississippians will also take to the roads to go spend time with loved ones. Officials with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) reminded drivers to avoid distractions and buckle up. “As Thanksgiving travel numbers increase each year, that means [...]

COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Residents in Hazlehurst saw the extent of Monday night's severe weather once the sun came up on Tuesday. Copiah County was one of the hardest hit areas. There are uprooted trees and broken branches in yards, which have damaged power lines in the area. Four homes were damaged in Copiah [...]

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his brother in Rankin County. The incident happened around 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, November 19 on Florence-Byram Road just east of Hickory Ridge Road. Investigators said one man stabbed his brother, who was taken to a local hospital. Rankin County deputies said the [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after an unidentified man was found dead in a wooded area. Officer Sam Brown said the body was discovered in a wooded area off of Raymond Road near Hidden Valley on Sunday, November 19. The man's cause of death is unknown. Brown said it appears the body [...]

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 17-year-old from Bolton has been arrested in connection to the death of a Brandon teen. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said Darius Jenkins was arrested for the shooting death of 17-year-old James Aaron Rieder, Jr. Jenkins has been charged with murder as an adult. The shooting happened off of [...]

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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A trial date has been set for the woman accused of causing a crash that killed a mother and infant in Hinds County. The trial for Beth Ann White is scheduled to begin on November 27 at 11:00 a.m. in Hinds County Circuit Court. Authorities said White was driving under the influence when [...]

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office announced three teenagers were arrested for allegedly shooting into an occupied home. The suspects were identified as Kadarrian “KD” Johnson, 17; Kenneth Hester III, 18; and Caleb Brown, 16. They are from Jefferson Davis County. Investigators said the teenagers were arrested on Thursday, [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Two Jackson firefighters were injured while responding to a house fire on Sunday, November 19. The fire happened at a home in the 300 block of Elms Court Circle just after 11:00 p.m. Officials with the Jackson Fire Department (JFD) said the two firefighters sustained minor injuries. One received treatment at [...]