JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a body was found in the Pearl River. The incident happened near South State Street and Gallatin Street on Tuesday, April 30. Multiple emergency units responded to the scene in order to recover the body. Detective Tommie Brown said the deceased person is a male. Crews [.]
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - No vote was held on Wednesday on Medicaid expansion in Mississippi. Instead, lawmakers moved to recommit the compromise measure for further negotiations. Lawmakers faced a midnight deadline to get something off of the floor. This action keeps the conference report alive and buys them one more day. They will now have [.]
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One suspect has been arrested and two are wanted for breaking into a woman's home in Jackson. The incident happened on Daniel Circle on Wednesday, May 1. A woman said three young men, who were wearing hoodies, rang her doorbell and asked if she wanted her yard cut. She declined, and [.]
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A double leg amputee, who was born with a rare birth condition, is planning to walk across the state at Jackson State University's (JSU) commencement. Jahkee Johnson said JSU has offered the best of both worlds for him, allowing him to play the instrument he loves with the Sonic Boom of [.]