RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County authorities said a toxicology report showed that a chemical in Kratom was in a driver's system when a fatal crash happened earlier this year. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. on January 19, 2024 on Barnett Bend Circle and Old Fannin Road. After arriving on scene, first responders [.]
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - All lanes were blocked on Interstate 55 South in Hinds County due to a vehicle fire. The incident happened on I-55 South past the Wynndale Road exit on Thursday, April 25. A Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) camera showed a vehicle on fire with black smoke going into the sky. [.]
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Drama erupted at the Mississippi State Capitol on Thursday as lawmakers continued to work on an deal to expand Medicaid for Mississippi's working poor. At the conclusion of Tuesday's first public Medicaid expansion conference negotiations, House Conferee Missy McGee (R-District 102) said she would like to meet again as soon as possible. [.]
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - Brandon police are investigating after multiple shots were fired into a home. The shooting happened just after 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 in the 100 block of Faith Way. When officers arrived at the location, they found numerous shell casings on the ground and bullet holes on the exterior of [.]
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One person was shot and killed on Jefferson Street in Jackson. The shooting happened around 11:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 on Jefferson Street. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said Capitol police responded to the scene and discovered the victim who died from an [.]