Category Archives: WJTV
U.S. Treasury asked to investigate Jackson water crisis funding
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Treasury on the behalf of Jackson residents against the Mississippi Department of Environme...
May 05, 2023
State corrections reportedly close to reopening Lucedale community work center
LUCEDALE, Miss. (WKRG) - The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) could apparently reopen the community work center in Lucedale four years after its closing, according to the city's mayor. A d...
May 05, 2023
Events happening this weekend in Mississippi: May 5-7
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Take some time to unwind with friends, family or yourself this weekend. Below you'll find a list of some fun events going on this weekend (May 5 through 7) around Mississippi. ...
May 05, 2023
Man charged with Manhattan Road homicide
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a man in connection to a homicide that happened on Thursday, May 4. Police said they responded to the scene on the 5200 block of Manhattan Road just aft...
May 05, 2023
Gulfport man arrested after multi-county chase ends in Carroll County
CARROLL COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Gulfport man was arrested after a multi-county chase on Thursday, May 4. Carroll County deputies said they received a call for assistance Thursday afternoon due to the...
May 04, 2023
Gluckstadt continues to grow two years after becoming city
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A new Madison County city will celebrate its second birthday this year. The doors at the Twisted Turnip restaurant in Gluckstadt have been open for about a month and a h...
May 04, 2023
Olive Branch, MS educator charged with child molestation, sexual abuse, unnatural intercourse
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Mississippi educator was arrested and charged Thursday with two counts of molestation - touching a child for lustful purposes, two counts of sexual battery and one count of unnatura...
May 04, 2023
Man accused of shooting MHP trooper arrested in Rankin County
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The man accused of shooting a Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) trooper in Mound Bayou has been captured. Officials with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS) ...
May 04, 2023
'The children are traumatized now': Pearl mother claims daycare worker abused her child
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - A mother voiced her frustrations and concerns after a Pearl daycare worker was accused of assaulting her three-year-old child. Reneatha Gibbs (Courtesy: Pearl Police Department) ...
May 04, 2023
RECALL: Advil sold at Family Dollar may have been improperly stored
(NEXSTAR) - Family Dollar is recalling several over-the-counter Advil products sold in its stores between the dates of June 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023, over concerns they may have been stored outside...
May 04, 2023