Category Archives: WJTV
Deputies in civil rights probe accused of sexual assault
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi sheriff's deputies already under investigation for possible civil rights violations after allegedly placing a gun in a Black man's mouth and firing it are now also be...
May 08, 2023
Pearl police charge two in chase that ended with six teens injured in crash
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - A driver and passenger of a vehicle have been charged in connection to a chase from Pearl to Jackson that ended in a crash, which injured six teenagers. Greg Flynn with the City ...
May 08, 2023
Man charged in Howard Industries shooting released on bond
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - The suspect accused of injuring one person in a shooting outside Howard Industries in Laurel has bonded out of jail. Laurel Police Chief Tommy Cox said Keith Hinton, 21, a...
May 08, 2023
Yazoo County deputies arrest man for allegedly raping teen
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Yazoo County deputies arrested a man on rape charges. Two wanted for child abuse in Virginia arrested in Mississippi The Yazoo Herald reported Willard Bradford, 39, was ch...
May 08, 2023
Hospital safety group releases ratings for Mississippi hospitals
Eleven Mississippi hospitals have received an "A" safety score from nonprofit The Leapfrog Group, while the state's largest hospital received a "C" for the fifth year in a row. The group hands out the...
May 08, 2023
Hinds County Judge LaRita Cooper-Stokes dies
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Judge LaRita Cooper-Stokes died on Monday, May 8. She was 64. Cooper-Stokes was the wife of Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3. She was previously...
May 08, 2023
Teen dead after being trapped under sand at Outer Banks beach
FRISCO, N.C. (WNCT) -- A 17-year-old boy died Saturday after being trapped under several feet of sand at a beach in Frisco, North Carolina, according to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Officials ...
May 07, 2023
Man killed on McDowell Road in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating the death of a 32-year-old man. The incident happened on McDowell Road on Saturday, May 6. Arrest made in Mississippi shooting that killed 1, i...
May 07, 2023
Willie Morris Library to reopen on Monday
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Jackson/Hinds Library System announced the Willie Morris Library, located on Old Canton Road in Jackson, will reopen on Monday, May 8. The library will reope...
May 07, 2023
Jackson councilman calls for removal of interim Public Works director
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3, called for the removal of interim Public Works Director Robert Lee. Stokes said he plans to ask other members of the City Counci...
May 07, 2023