Category Archives: WJTV
Southern Miss baseball hosts Super Regional against Tennessee
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The NCAA Super Regionals are returning to Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field for the second time in program history. The NCAA announced Tuesday, June 6, that Southern Miss ...
Jun 06, 2023
Funeral set for Madison officer killed in Brandon standoff
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The funeral service for the late Madison police officer, Randy Tyler, has been announced. According to the Natchez Trace Funeral Home website, the visitation and service...
Jun 06, 2023
Pickle Fest returns for 2023 at Mississippi Ag Museum
JACKSON, Miss (WJTV) - The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will host the annual Mississippi Pickle Fest on Saturday, June 10. The festival will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the m...
Jun 05, 2023
Southern Miss baseball team advances to Super Regionals
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The Southern Miss baseball team has advanced to the Super Regionals. The Golden Eagles defeated Penn 11-7 on Monday, June 5 in the Auburn Regional. NCAA Auburn Regional Mos...
Jun 05, 2023
Ridgeland police search for sexual battery suspect
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Ridgeland police are searching for a man who is wanted for sexual battery. Police are looking for 32-year-old Joshua Bernard Green. He is six-feet tall and weighs 180 pounds....
Jun 05, 2023
Broken line leads to sewage leak into White Oak Creek
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Crews with the City of Jackson are working to get a sewer situation under control. The city received reports of a foul stench in Northeast Jackson, prompting them to send crews...
Jun 05, 2023
Small plane had mechanical problems before Arkansas crash that killed Mississippi ex-senator
WINSLOW, Ark. (AP) - A small plane had mechanical problems with its autopilot system before it crashed in Arkansas last month and killed a former Mississippi state senator who was flying it, according...
Jun 05, 2023
Lawsuit filed against Mississippi bill restricting protests at state buildings
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A lawsuit has been filed against Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell and Capitol Police Chief Bo Luckey over Mississippi Senate Bill 2343. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit i...
Jun 05, 2023
JPD increases visibility during International Ballet Competition
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Interim Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said there will be a high visibility of police officers during the International Ballet Competition (IBC in Jackson. The IBC will be he...
Jun 05, 2023
St. Dominic announces job cuts, closure of behavioral health services
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson announced the closure of its behavioral health services, as well as job cuts. According to officials, the hospital has faced subs...
Jun 05, 2023