Category Archives: WJTV
Judge: Mississippi school can make trans girl dress as boy for graduation
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A federal judge says he will not block a Mississippi school district from requiring a transgender girl to dress as boy for high school graduation. U.S. District Judge Taylor McNe...
May 20, 2023
One injured in Indianola officer-involved shooting
INDIANOLA, Miss. (WJTV) - One person was injured after officers responded to a domestic disturbance in Indianola. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), ...
May 20, 2023
Witness: Vehicle driving 'erratically' before Jones County crash
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County firefighters responded to a single-vehicle crash on Friday, May 19. The crash happened just before 10:00 p.m. on Highway 15 south in Ovett. When firefighters ...
May 20, 2023
Vicksburg man shot, killed outside gas station
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police are investigating after a man was shot and killed outside of a gas station. The shooting happened just after 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 20 at the Circle K co...
May 20, 2023
Repairs made to Jackson street riddled with potholes
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Just a few days after WJTV 12 News reported on the massive potholes on Keele Street, the City of Jackson sent crews out to fix the issue. Crews repaired a nearly six-foot wide ...
May 19, 2023
Search for missing Pearl River swimmer hindered by debris, swift current
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, agencies continued their efforts to locate a swimmer after he was reported missing in the Pearl River. Flowood police received a call on Thursday about three swimmer...
May 19, 2023
Jim Brown, legendary NFL running back and social activist, dead at 87
Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has...
May 19, 2023
Mississippi’s unemployment rate reaches another record low
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that Mississippi's unemployment rate reached a new record low in April 2023. South Mississippi prison polluting Leakesv...
May 19, 2023
Veteran reunites with lost bulldog in Jones County
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A U.S. Army veteran reunited with his English bulldog in Jones County after three years. Deputy Regina Newton responded to a call about an aggressive dog on Toombs Road on...
May 19, 2023
Two killed in Copiah County crash
UPDATE: COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Copiah County deputies identified the victims as 20-year-old Felipe Martin Perez and 22-year-old Diego Gomez. COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Copiah County deputies...
May 19, 2023