Category Archives: WJTV
Parts of MS under Flash Flood Watch due to 'potential dam failure' at Arkabutla Dam
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) --- The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Watch in parts of north Mississippi Tuesday due to a 'potential dam failure' at the Arkabutla Dam on the Coldwater River. Th...
May 09, 2023
Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M
NEW YORK (AP) - A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as h...
May 09, 2023
Mississippi's beef cattle industry faces high production costs
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Rising production costs are decreasing the benefit of high market prices when it comes to Mississippi's cattle operations. Brandi Karisch, beef specialist with the Mississip...
May 09, 2023
Man fatally struck by Mississippi Highway Patrol vehicle
TUNICA COUNTY, Miss. --- A man is dead after being hit by a Mississippi Highway Patrol vehicle in Tunica County Saturday. Tunica County deputies responded to the incident on U.S. Highway 61 after 12:3...
May 09, 2023
Four hurt in shooting at Mississippi apartment complex
TUNICA COUNTY, Miss. --- Four people were taken to the hospital Saturday night after a shooting at an apartment complex in Mississippi. According to the Tunica County Sheriff's Office, deputies respon...
May 09, 2023
Highway 80 lane closures in Brandon could last two weeks
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the City of Brandon announced a traffic alert for a busy stretch of Highway 80. According to officials, there will be temporary lane closures on Highway 80 at Wood...
May 09, 2023
Hattiesburg police search for man missing since February
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police are searching for a man who has been missing since February 2023. Man charged in Howard Industries shooting released on bond Police said Dimitri Townes, ...
May 09, 2023
Mississippi Lottery makes April 2023 transfer to state
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Lottery transferred more than $9.4 million to the state for April 2023. According to officials, the lottery transferred a total of $9,468,797.67. The total fisc...
May 09, 2023
One killed in Yazoo County head-on collision
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is investigating a crash that left one person dead. Troopers said the crash happened just after 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9 on Highway...
May 09, 2023
Louisiana man accused of shooting girl playing hide and seek in head
STARKS, La. (AP) - A Louisiana man has been charged with aggravated assault and battery after shooting at children who had been playing hide and seek outside his home, striking a 14-year-old girl, off...
May 09, 2023