Category Archives: WJTV

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police announced a man was arrested for attacking two people with a knife. Detective Tommie Brown, with the Jackson Police Department (JPD), said Christopher McClain, 4...

CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Canton police arrested a man on an aggravated DUI charge after a pedestrian was killed. Canton Police Chief Otha Brown said officers received a call on Thursday night about a ve...

PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - One additional death has been reported in Mississippi due to the recent winter storm, bringing the statewide total to 29. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) said ...

The Milan Cortina Olympics opening ceremony kicked off Friday night at San Siro stadium, the main venue for the highly-anticipated spectacle.

YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - Patrick Jaco stepped down from his role as Yazoo City police chief effective February 5, 2026. Jaco accepted the position on December 30, 2025, after serving as an interim c...

AMORY, Miss. (WJTV) - A former North Mississippi teacher, who was convicted on multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child in federal court, is no longer facing state charges. The Daily Journal ...

Hours after Mississippi Today reported Thursday that the National Park Service had removed brochures to the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument that identified his murderer as a racist, t...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Utility linemen working in north Mississippi to restore power reportedly received threats of harm, according to the Yalobusha County Sheriff's Department. The sheriff's department sa...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Provine High School is mourning the loss of an educator and coach. A balloon release was held on Thursday in honor of Terance Jones. He was a football coach and an AP U.S. Hist...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A school choice bill that narrowly passed the Mississippi House last month died in a Senate committee. School choice was a top priority for House Speaker Jason White (R-Miss.),...