Category Archives: WJTV
Fayette police arrest second suspect in arson case
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Fayette police announced an additional arrest was made in connection to an arson investigation. According to police, Elvis E. Colenberg, Sr., was arrested on April 25 ...
Apr 26, 2023
Hinds County escapee dies after Leake County house fire
UPDATE: LEAKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones confirmed that the remains found in a burned home in Leake County Wednesday morning were those of Dylan Arrington. His cause of de...
Apr 26, 2023
Sheriff: Two women killed in Holmes County shooting after Facebook Live argument
HOLMES COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Holmes County deputies are investigating a shooting that left two women dead after a fight was shown on Facebook Live. The shooting happened around 2:00 p.m. on Emory Roa...
Apr 25, 2023
Mississippi River closed to barge traffic after bridge strike
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - One more more barges hit the Mississippi River bridges in Natchez on Sunday, April 23. The Natchez Democrat reported the incident happened around 10:45 p.m. Officials said the ...
Apr 25, 2023
Chipotle opens first Jackson-area restaurant on Wednesday
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - The first Chipotle Mexican Grill in the Jackson-area will open on Wednesday, April 26. The restaurant is located in Ridgeland at 836 East County Line Road. Officials with Chi...
Apr 25, 2023
'We know that God has the upper hand': D'Lo church members react to murder of pastor
SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The death of a D'Lo pastor in Jackson may be connected to an escapee from the Hinds County Detention Center. According to Jackson police, the suspect in the death of 61-...
Apr 25, 2023
Jackson's Water Sewer Business Administration moving to Pearl
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson's Water Sewer Business Administration (WSBA) will soon have a new home. The Water Sewer Business Administration in the City of Jackson is set to move its ca...
Apr 25, 2023
84-year-old man drowns in Tunica lake
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) --- An 84-year-old man was pronounced dead after his body was recovered from a lake in Tunica, Mississippi, Tuesday. According to the Tunica County Sheriff's Office, they receive...
Apr 25, 2023
Sheriff: Uber Eats driver slain, dismembered making delivery
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man is charged with murder and other offenses in the slaying and dismemberment of an Uber Eats driver who had brought food to the assailant's house, authorities s...
Apr 25, 2023
UMMC seeks participants for immunity supplement study
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A new natural product clinical trial is underway at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson, and researchers are urgently recruiting participants. Dr. Ga...
Apr 25, 2023