Category Archives: WJTV
Suspect killed in Union County officer-involved shooting
UNION COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A suspect was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Union County, according to authorities. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Saf...
Jun 03, 2023
Two killed after plane crashes near Tupelo airport
TUPELO, Miss. (WJTV) - A plane crashed near the Tupelo Regional Airport on Saturday, June 3, killing two people. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. CBS affiliate WCBI reported the plane crashed after...
Jun 03, 2023
Hattiesburg police make arrest after man shot, killed
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police arrested a suspect after a man was shot and killed. Police said the shooting happened around 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 3 in the 2300 block of West 7th ...
Jun 03, 2023
10 attractions you can visit on the Mississippi Coast
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - There are plenty of places across Mississippi where you can visit attractions that help make each city unique. WJTV 12 News has compiled a list of places that you can visit alon...
Jun 03, 2023
Person ejected from vehicle in Jones County crash
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - One person was severely injured after being ejected from a vehicle during a crash in Jones County. The crash happened on Highway 29 south at Ovett Circle Road around 7:00 ...
Jun 03, 2023
Silver Alert issued for 52-year-old Pearl man
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 52-year-old Raymond Revice Thompson, of Pearl. He is described as six feet tall, weighs 225 pounds...
Jun 03, 2023
Jackson leaders plan to open city pools this summer
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Summer is right around the corner, and leaders with the City of Jackson are looking for lifeguards for the city's pools. Ison Harris, Jr., the director of Parks and Recreation ...
Jun 02, 2023
US judge condemns Mississippi city’s ‘crime cancer’ as he removes state justice from lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice cannot be sued over a state law that requires him to appoint some judges in the capital city of Jackson, a federal judge wrote Thursda...
Jun 02, 2023
Lincoln County man charged with second-degree murder
LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man has been charged with second-degree murder in Lincoln County. The Daily Leader reported Adam McGill, 42, was initially charged with aggravated assault. Madison Cou...
Jun 02, 2023
Tropical Storm Arlene, 1st of season, forms in Gulf of Mexico
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed Friday in the Gulf of Mexico on a track taking the cyclone south toward the western tip of Cuba. Nati...
Jun 02, 2023