Category Archives: WJTV
18-wheeler driver injured in I-20 road rage shooting
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - An 18-wheeler driver was injured during a road rage shooting on Interstate 20. Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Police Department (JPD), said the driver was traveling o...
Feb 10, 2026
Man rescued from grain bin in Yazoo County
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was rescued after being trapped in a grain bin in Yazoo County. The incident occurred at a farm on Whites Lane Road around 3:30 p.m. on February 9, 2026. Yazoo Count...
Feb 09, 2026
95-year-old Collins man killed in two-vehicle crash
COVINGTON COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A Collins man died after a two-vehicle crash in Covington County. The crash occurred on U.S. 84 around noon on February 6, 2026. According to the Mississippi Highway P...
Feb 09, 2026
Jackson City Council, residents react to mayor's pick for police chief
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Last week, Jackson Mayor John Horhn announced the appointment of Dr. RaShall Brackney as the next police chief of the Jackson Police Department (JPD). According to Horhn, Brack...
Feb 09, 2026
Security devices provided to Mississippi domestic violence survivors
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-Miss.) announced, in partnership with Ring (an Amazon Company) and the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence (MCADV), a new community i...
Feb 09, 2026
FBI says it's unaware of Savannah Guthrie talking with her mom's suspected kidnappers
Savannah Guthrie said her family is at their "hour of desperation" in the search for their apparently kidnapped mother, but made no mention of possible ransom in a new video released Monday just hours...
Feb 09, 2026
Woman killed, man injured in Natchez apartment shooting
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman was killed and a man was injured during a shooting at a Natchez apartment complex. The shooting occurred at Maryland Heights Apartments on February 8, 2026. Natchez May...
Feb 09, 2026
6 arrested in Gulfport human trafficking, kidnapping case
GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - Gulfport police announced six suspects were arrested in an ongoing human trafficking and kidnapping investigation. Between January 22, 2026, and February 4, 2026, the Gulfport...
Feb 09, 2026
Former Natchez clerk pleads guilty to embezzlement
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The former Accounts Receivables Clerk for the City of Natchez pled guilty to one count of embezzlement. State Auditor Shad White said Rebekah Turner took cash from deposits mad...
Feb 09, 2026
West County Line Rd. in Ridgeland to close for bridge work
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Ridgeland leaders announced part of West County Line Road will be temporarily closed. The closure will take place between Watkins Drive and Livingston Road beginning February...
Feb 09, 2026