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All of today’s top news stories from WJTV. Get the full analysis behind how media bias impacts breaking news.

Overall, we’ve indexed 1,014 stories from WJTV over the past 3 months.

We’ve assigned a media bias rating of center to WJTV. You can read more about our methodology here.

WJTV’s factuality rating is high. Ground News calculates this rating using a combination of the fact and reliability ratings from Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check.

All of today’s top news stories from WJTV. Get the full analysis behind how media bias impacts breaking news. Overall, we’ve indexed 1,014 stories from WJTV over the past 3 months.

We’ve assigned a media bias rating of center to WJTV. You can read more about our methodology here.

WJTV’s factuality rating is high. Ground News calculates this rating using a combination of the fact and reliability ratings from Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check.

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Abortion · United StatesGOP’s Rosendale hangs anti-IVF posters outside office57% Left coverage: 7 sourcesRep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) has hung posters outside his office in opposition to in vitro fertilization (IVF), his latest public statement against the procedure most Republicans have rushed to express their support for.See the Story

Trains · CullmanPlan for returning Amtrak service to Gulf Coast could be derailed by Alabama city leaders60% Center coverage: 5 sourcesMOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Not everyone is on board with a plan to return Amtraktrains to the Gulf Coast, which would restore passenger service to Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana for the first time sinceHurricane Katrinain 2005. Amtrak’s long-term plan is for trains to run from a station near the convention center in Mobile, Alabama, to New Orleans, with four stops in Mississippi,WALA-TV reported. But much of Alabama’s funding for the plan relie…See the Story

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Family of missing Carthage man demands answers

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

CARTHAGE, Miss. (WJTV) - The family of a missing Carthage man wants answers. On June 18, a Silver Alert was issued for 60-year-old David Todd Stewart. He was last seen in the 700 block of Midway Road, walking in an unknown direction. Family members said they've reached out to the Leake County Sheriff's Office for help multiple times and feels like more could be done. They said there has been very little communication between the family and the s…See the Story

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Suspect arrested after man’s remains found inside burned Mississippi home

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

SMITH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested after human remains were discovered inside a burned Smith County home. Smith County Sheriff Joel Houston said crews responded to a fire at a home on SCR 558 in the Homewood community on May 3, 2024. According to Houston, the homeowner, Frank Black, was unaccounted for and was believed to still be inside the burning structure. After the fire was put out, crews searched the home and discovered Black'…See the Story

Mississippi · Mississippi

‘You’ve ruined your life’: Gluckstadt police chief on deadly DUI crash investigation

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

GLUCKSDADT, Miss. (WJTV) - Gluckstadt's police chief spoke out after a wrong-way crash claimed the life of a Canton teacher. The suspect, Jordan Leah Sullivan, of Louisville, bonded out of jail on Monday, June 25, following the head-on collision. ‘She was a great mother’: Family calls for justice after Canton teacher killed by suspected drunk driver The family of the victim, Tyra Small-Jackson, are continuing to cope with the fact that s…See the Story

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Pearl under boil water notice due to E. coli

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Pearl has been placed under a State Imposed boil water alert after E. coli was found in the city's drinking water. According to the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), water sampling showed the presence of the bacteria. The systemwide notice was issued on Thursday, June 27. New area code rolling out for parts of Mississippi. Here’s where Health officialsstrongly recommendthat all water be bo…See the Story

Medicare · Mississippi

Madison man charged in health care fraud scheme

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - U.S. Attorney Todd Gee announced a Madison man is facing criminal charges in connection to an alleged conspiracy to defraud the United States. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action. Prosecutors said the charges stem from a scheme to pay kickbacks to a marketer in exchange for completed doctors’ orders so the defendant could cause his d…See the Story

Mississippi · Mississippi

Jackson neighbors concerned about Livingston development

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson could see another housing project development. On Wednesday, neighbors attended a meeting to learn more about the project. Robert Gibbs, a team member for the Village of Livingston development, said the four-phase project will develop 50 homes per phase with the homes ranging from $200,000 to $300,000. The housing project was initially discussed during the last Jackson City Council meeting. Councilman …See the Story

Mississippi · Mississippi

Rankin County woman sentenced for possessing, passing counterfeit money

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Rankin County woman was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for possessing and passing counterfeit currency. Mary Glassmire Sessums, 43, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Jackson. According to court documents, authorities in Rankin County identified Sessums and Purvis Dustin Ward as individuals who had been passing counterfeit United States curre…See the Story

Mississippi · Mississippi

18-wheeler overturns on U.S. 49 ramp to I-20 in Rankin County

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - An 18-wheeler overturned on the U.S. 49 ramp to Interstate 20 West in Rankin County. MDOC taking steps to mitigate prison heat conditions The northbound ramp has been blocked at this time. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), crews are expected to be at the scene for a few hours. An 18-wheeler overturned on the U.S. 49 ramp to Interstate 20 West in Rankin County. (Courtesy: MDOT…See the Story

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Family of missing Carthage man demands answers

Suspect arrested after man’s remains found inside burned Mississippi home

‘You’ve ruined your life’: Gluckstadt police chief on deadly DUI crash investigation

Pearl under boil water notice due to E. coli

Madison man charged in health care fraud scheme

Jackson neighbors concerned about Livingston development

Rankin County woman sentenced for possessing, passing counterfeit money

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