Category Archives: WJTV
Hinds County crews face challenges in finding body of Ebony Owens
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Crews continued to search for the body of 36-year-old Ebony Owens on Tuesday, March 21. Her husband, Michael Owens, was charged with her murder. He appeared in court on Mo...
Mar 21, 2023
Jackson mayor plans to re-propose Richard's Disposal for garbage contract
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With just nine days until Richard's Disposal's emergency contract with the City of Jackson expires, Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said he plans to re-propose the company to the City ...
Mar 21, 2023
Tupelo youth pastor faces additional sexual battery charges
TUPELO, Miss. (WJTV) - A Tupelo youth pastor faces additional charges of sexual battery. Lee County Sheriff Jim H. Johnson said Alexander Blackwelder, 27, was charged with two additional counts of sex...
Mar 21, 2023
Gloster man killed in Amite County crash
AMITE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is investigating a crash that killed a Gloster man. The crash happened around 3:45 p.m. on Friday, March 17 on MS 584 in Amite County....
Mar 21, 2023
Free Legal Clinic in Jackson to help low income residents
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Hinds County Chancery Court will sponsor a free Family Law Clinic to assist low income residents with legal matters. The event will be held on Friday, March 24 at 9:00...
Mar 21, 2023
Man accused of killing Biloxi police officer incompetent to stand trial
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - The man accused in the shooting death of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen is incompetent to stand trial for capital murder. The Sun Herald reported Darian Atkinson, 22, wa...
Mar 21, 2023
Jackson police arrest man for shooting death of teen during dice game
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a 39-year-old man in connection to the shooting death of a teen during a dice game. Canton man pleads guilty to robbing church staff member Captain Abra...
Mar 21, 2023
Canton man pleads guilty to robbing church staff member
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Canton man pled guilty to robbing a staff member at First Baptist Church of Canton. Madison and Rankin Counties District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said Oscar Stevenson, 35, pled...
Mar 21, 2023
Canton man shot twice in back while inside vehicle
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Canton police are investigating after a man was shot while inside a vehicle. The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. at Canton Garden Apartments on Martin Luther King Drive. Sea...
Mar 21, 2023
Judge Cooper-Stokes to be transferred to Texas hospital
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Judge LaRita Cooper-Stokes will be transferred to a Houston, Texas, hospital in order to receive specialized care. Cooper-Stokes was taken to a Jackson hospit...
Mar 21, 2023