Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi man killed his mother, Marshall County sheriff says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- A 48-year-old man is accused of killing his 66-year-old mother in their north Mississippi home. According to the Marshall County Sheriff's Office, Bryan Lee Wells allegedly killed h...
Apr 10, 2023
Willie Mae's Scotch House damaged in early-morning fire
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - A popular New Orleans eatery is picking up the pieces after being damaged in a fire early Monday morning. Just after 3 a.m., the New Orleans Fire Department was called to Willie M...
Apr 10, 2023
Two Mississippi Museums director to retire
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Two Mississippi Museums Director Pamela Junior announced her plans to retire. Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) said Junior took on the rol...
Apr 10, 2023
Louisville bank employee who killed 4, injured 9 livestreamed mass shooting: police
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A 23-year-old bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his Louisville workplace Monday morning, killing four people - including a close friend of the governor - while liv...
Apr 10, 2023
Bodies of missing musician and his son found in Arkansas lake
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KDVR) - After 24 days of searching, the bodies of a band member and his son were recovered from an Arkansas lake. The Benton County Sheriff's Office in Arkansas confirmed on Faceboo...
Apr 10, 2023
One dead, six injured in Byram house fire
BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) - One person is dead and six were injured after a house fire in Byram. The fire happened Sunday, April 9 on Gary Drive. According to Chief Fred Green with the Byram Fire Department...
Apr 10, 2023
Person killed in Lincoln County officer-involved shooting
LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A person was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Lincoln County on Sunday, April 9. Officials with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS) said the incid...
Apr 09, 2023
Woman killed in head-on crash in Warren County
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman was killed, and a man was sent to a hospital following a head-on crash in Warren County on Sunday, April 9. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) sa...
Apr 09, 2023
Jacksonians frustrated with garbage drop-off
BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) - Local dumping sites are being made available for people in Jackson to get rid of their garbage. The ongoing garbage problem has Jacksonians frustrated since the city's contract w...
Apr 08, 2023
JPD investigating after man shot, killed at hotel
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot and killed at a hotel on Saturday, April 8. Mississippi correctional officer accused of smuggling drugs into prison Office...
Apr 08, 2023