Category Archives: WJTV
Search underway for Hinds County escapee near Highway 18
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A multi-agency search is underway for a Hinds County escapee. Officials with the Hinds County Sheriff's Office said the search is underway in the area of Highway 18 and Mi...
May 31, 2023
Columbia man sentenced for child exploitation
COLUMBIA, Miss. (WJTV) - Marion County Circuit Court Judge Prentiss Harrell sentenced a Columbia man to 40 years in prison for child exploitation. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announce...
May 31, 2023
New picture released of Hinds County escapee
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Hinds County Sheriff's Office released an updated picture of an escapee. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said the new picture shows Joseph Spring with updated tattoos...
May 31, 2023
Man killed, two others injured in separate Jackson shootings
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating two separate shootings, including one where a man died. The first shooting happened on Northside Drive on Tuesday, May 30. When officers arrive...
May 31, 2023
'It was really scary': Clinton mother shaken after armed carjacking at apartment complex
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - A late-night carjacking at a Clinton apartment complex left a woman shaken. Emily Craft said she had arrived at the Reserve At Woodchase Apartment Homes after a drive to soothe...
May 31, 2023
Mother, baby airlifted after Franklin County crash
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A mother and a one-year-old were airlifted to a Mississippi hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Franklin County. The Natchez Democrat reported the crash happened arou...
May 31, 2023
What are the new Mississippi Lottery scratch-off games for June?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Three new scratch-off games will be available in Mississippi Lottery retailers beginning Tuesday, June 6. $2 - Cash Craze: Approximate overall odds are: 1:4.77. Win up to $20,0...
May 31, 2023
Body of missing Missouri doctor found in northwest Arkansas, family says
(KOLR) - The body of Dr. John Forsyth, a Missouri ER doctor who went missing last week, has been found in northwest Arkansas, his family told Nexstar's KOLR Tuesday night. The Benton County Sheriff's ...
May 31, 2023
Mississippi doughnut shop one of best in country, according to Yelp
(NEXSTAR) - Do you "go nuts" for doughnuts? Sure you do. We all do. They're made from fried dough and sugar. We'd be fools not to be interested. But we don't go gaga over just any doughnut. We all hav...
May 31, 2023
MHP responds to three fatal crashes during Memorial Day weekend
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) responded to three fatal crashes during the 2023 Memorial Day Holiday Enforcement Period. During the enforcement period, troopers issued 8,...
May 31, 2023