Category Archives: WJTV
IHL selects firm for Jackson State president search
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) selected a firm to assist in the search for Jackson State's next president. The IHL selected Academic Searc...
May 24, 2023
PHOTOS: Remembering Tina Turner, 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll'
(NEXSTAR) - Legendary rock and soul singer Tina Turner has died at the age of 83, her manager confirmed Wednesday. Turner died Tuesday, after a long illness in her home in Ksnacht near Zurich, Switzer...
May 24, 2023
Iconic rock and soul singer Tina Turner dies
(NEXSTAR) - Iconic rock and soul singer Tina Turner has died, a spokesperson for Turner announced Wednesday. The 83-year-old singer died at her home in Ksnacht, near Zurich, Switzerland, after a "long...
May 24, 2023
Warrants issued for suspects in Vicksburg night club shooting
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg Police Chief Penny Jones said warrants have been issued for the individuals believed to be responsible for a shooting that injured four people at a night club. Vick...
May 24, 2023
Jones County man seriously injured in apartment complex shooting
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A man was seriously injured due to a shooting at a Jones County apartment complex, according to investigators. The shooting happened overnight at Lone Oak Apartments in th...
May 24, 2023
18-wheeler carrying chickens crashes in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An 18-wheeler that was carrying chickens crashed in Jackson on Wednesday, May 24. Suspect killed in Marion County officer-involved shooting The accident happened on Interstate ...
May 24, 2023
Teen fights off mom to save sister from being drowned after 2nd sister killed: sheriff
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A mother drowned one of her daughters in their South Carolina home and was trying to kill another child when the oldest daughter was awakened by screams and managed to save her s...
May 23, 2023
Jackson neighbors want interim chief to reduce crime
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson Police Department (JPD) will soon be under new leadership with interim Chief Joseph Wade taking the helm. People in Jackson said they are hopeful that there will be...
May 23, 2023
How would a debt ceiling default affect Mississippi?
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Congressional leaders and the White House are still at odds as to what to do with the nation's debt. While a deal has still yet to be reached, the impact of a debt limit breach...
May 23, 2023
Suspect killed in Marion County officer-involved shooting
MARION COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A suspect was killed during an officer-involved shooting in Columbia. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said the shoot...
May 23, 2023