Category Archives: WJTV
Statewide Black organizations write Sen. Hyde-Smith to voice support for Colom
Three prominent statewide Black organizations are asking U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to reconsider her decision to block the confirmation of Columbus District Attorney Scott Colom as a federal judge fo...
Apr 20, 2023
Two injured in crash on I-55 in Copiah County
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man and a minor were injured in a crash with another vehicle in Copiah County on Wednesday, April 19. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said troopers ...
Apr 20, 2023
Chase from Pearl ends with crash in Hinds County
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Pearl police said a man will face multiple charges after a chase into Hinds County on Wednesday, April 19. According to Greg Flynn with the City of Pearl, an officer attempted to...
Apr 19, 2023
Pearl man sentenced on sexual battery charge
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Pearl man was sentenced to 25 years for sexual battery. Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said Billy Joe Coker, 67, will serve 20 years of h...
Apr 19, 2023
Stand Your Ground laws raise questions amid shooting incidents
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Stand Your Ground laws are being criticized after a Missouri teenager was shot twice when he mistakenly knocked on a front door looking for his younger brothers. Mississippi ha...
Apr 19, 2023
Jackson State hosts listening sessions in search for next president
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With the search for Jackson State University's (JSU) 13th president underway, members of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) held listening ses...
Apr 19, 2023
Convicted Mississippi murderer could be released on parole
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One Jackson family is pleading for help as the convicted killer of two family members could be released on parole due to a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court decision. James Williams III ...
Apr 19, 2023
Report: No evidence plane failed in Mississippi crash
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - There is no evidence that structural failures caused a March airplane crash in north Mississippi that left one man dead and his son injured, according to a report published Wednes...
Apr 19, 2023
Mississippi woman accused of pulling knife on teacher
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Lee County deputies arrested a Pontotoc County woman after she allegedly pulled a knife on a teacher. Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson said the incident happened at the Headst...
Apr 19, 2023
Autopsy to determine death of Louisiana man found in trunk of car
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The Adams County sheriff said investigators are waiting on autopsy results to determine the cause of death of a Louisiana man. The Natchez Democrat reported the body of Christo...
Apr 19, 2023