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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A new clinic, dedicated to reproductive health, opened at the Jackson Medical Mall on February 12, 2026. Founded by Converge Access, the GetPersonal clinic offers services including STI testing and treatment, contraceptive care, and patient-centered counseling. The new clinic offers free or...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A former Jackson Police officer will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of killing his ex-boyfriend. On Friday, Judge Faye Peterson sentenced Marcus Johnson to life in prison for first-degree murder, and 10 years for shooting into an occupied dwelling. “I’ve...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Authorities are investigating suspicious notes left on multiple downtown Jackson buildings, including both Hinds County courthouses, Thalia Mara Hall, and a Roman Catholic church. Sheriff Tyree Jones said investigators are looking for a suspect wanted for vandalizing several downtown buildings...

A Brookhaven native and student at the Mississippi School for the Arts has received a full-ride scholarship to Belhaven University. Best-selling author Angie Thomas surprised senior Stephanie Hartmann with the […]

The audio version of this story is AI generated and is not human reviewed. It may contain errors or inaccuracies. Visitors in 2025 to the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument described powerful tours from National Park Service rangers, but people who visited the house last month say they walked away puzzled...

FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) – Encompass Health Corp. announced plans to build a freestanding, 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Flowood. The hospital will serve patients recovering from debilitating illnesses and injuries, including strokes and other neurological disorders, brain and spinal cord injuries,...

Nearly two years after former Jackson Police Department officer Marcus Johnson claimed self-defense in the brutal killing of nurse Carlos Collins , that plea remained at the center of his ongoing murder trial. Johnson, now 35, was arrested in connection to the killing of Collins, 25, on April 9, 2024, at Tapestry...

CANTON, Miss.—Johnny Sims has spent the past two years living next to a neighbor unlike any other. Less than 200 yards from his home on the outskirts of Canton, Mississippi, is a sprawling industrial park with a partially completed data center campus—one of two Madison County locations selected by Amazon to store,...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – In honor of the lives and work of Gov. William Winter and First Lady Elise Winter, admission will be free at the Two Mississippi Museums on February 21, 2026. Museum officials said the free admission was made possible by Jones Walker LLP, which acquired Watkins, Ludlam, Winter and Stennis,...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police are investigating after one person was killed and another was injured during a shooting at an apartment complex. The shooting occurred at the Grove Apartments on Grove Circle on February 12, 2026. Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Police Department (JPD), said detectives...