Category Archives: WJTV
Man charged with stabbing woman in Kosciusko
KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested in Kosciusko after allegedly stabbing a woman. Breezy News reported the incident happened on Hillview Drive just after 2:30 p.m. on Friday, May 26. Endange...
May 27, 2023
Endangered Child Alert issued for Sunflower County boy
SUNFLOWER COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued an Endangered/Missing Child Alert for one-year-old Nathanuel Sumner, Jr., of Ruleville. He is described as three f...
May 27, 2023
DoorDash order at Zaxby's turns into terrifying ride
HORN LAKE, Miss. (WREG) --- A Southaven, Mississippi man said all he could do was hold on and pray after he saw a teenager jump in his car and try to drive away from a fast food restaurant. But the yo...
May 27, 2023
Wanted Louisiana woman captured in Mississippi
CARROLL COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Carroll County and Madison County deputies worked together to arrest a Louisiana suspect. Deputies said they received a call about a wanted person out of Louisiana. They...
May 27, 2023
Mississippi Democrats improperly excluded candidate for governor, judge says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi could have a Democratic primary for governor in August because a judge ruled Friday that the party improperly excluded a candidate from the ballot. The state Democrat...
May 27, 2023
New superintendent named for Vicksburg Warren School District
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The Vicksburg Warren School District (VWSD) now has a new superintendent. Toriano "Tori" Holloway, Ph.D., has been selected to serve as superintendent beginning on July 1, 20...
May 26, 2023
Reeves faces renewed questions on campaign funds from TANF players
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - In his most recent campaign ads, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) has used footage from a 2019 ad of him in the private school that was once owned by Nancy New. New is one of the...
May 26, 2023
Two employees accused of embezzling $5,000 from Vicksburg store
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police arrested two women who allegedly embezzled from a clothing store. Police said they responded to Rainbow on Pemberton Square Boulevard on Tuesday, May 23 afte...
May 26, 2023
Man arrested after barricading himself inside Edwards home
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested after a standoff in Edwards on Friday, May 26. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said deputies, as well as SWAT and hostage negotiators, responded to a s...
May 26, 2023
Two Mississippians wanted for scamming elderly woman in Texas
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Police in Texas are searching for a man and woman from Mississippi in connection to a pigeon drop scam. A pigeon drop scam occurs when a suspect selects a victim, usually an el...
May 26, 2023