Category Archives: WJTV
Woman pleads guilty to money laundering in Mississippi
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A woman from Nigeria pled guilty in Mississippi to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Court document showed that between 2018 and 2022, Uyoyo Mercy Abire, 28, and her c...
Jun 01, 2023
Tracking the Tropics: Hurricane season kicks off with disturbance organizing 'close to home' in Gulf
WATCH: Tracking the Tropics every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. CT. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - June 1 marks the official start of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, and like clockwork, WFLA Meteoro...
Jun 01, 2023
Madison police officer, suspect killed during standoff in Brandon neighborhood
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Madison police officer was killed and a Brandon police officer was injured during a standoff on Thursday, June 1. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the scene aft...
Jun 01, 2023
Report: Mississippi infrastructure is a big expense for drivers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Neighbors in the City of Jackson have been fed up with potholes on the streets for years. City crews have fixed some of the potholes, but the issue remains a concern for driver...
May 31, 2023
Reeves denounces questions about campaign funding from welfare scandal figures
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) pledged again that his campaign would donate contributions from those implicated in the welfare scandal to charity. The governor doubled dow...
May 31, 2023
Man tries to carjack MS family, gets shot by victim: Little Rock police
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Little Rock police said that the man found shot in the River Market parking deck on Memorial Day attacked a Mississippi family before he was injured. According to the Little Rock P...
May 31, 2023
Hinds County supervisors tour Raymond Detention Center
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - After two detainees escaped from the Hinds County Detention Center on Monday, county supervisors are working to find solutions to the issues at the Raymond facility. One o...
May 31, 2023
How is the cancer drug shortage affecting Mississippi patients?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A drug shortage across the country has caused doctors and patients to resort to alternatives when it comes to treatment. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) listed 14 cancer...
May 31, 2023
Video: Car launches over tow truck in Georgia
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) - It looks like a scene from a Hollywood blockbuster. A sedan rockets into the air after driving up the ramp of a flatbed tow truck on a Georgia highway. And the whole crash is caug...
May 31, 2023
Video shows SpaceX capsule in Mississippi skies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Theories abound about the source of a bright light seen streaking through the sky over north Mississippi late Tuesday night. "So..... what was this in the sky a few minutes ago?" Laur...
May 31, 2023