Category Archives: WJTV
Man arrested after crash involving Warren County deputy
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - An arrest was made after a Warren County deputy was involved in a crash on Sunday, March 5. The crash happened around 7:00 p.m. on Fisher Ferry Road. Vicksburg Daily News...
Mar 08, 2023
Arrest made in Jackson State sexual assault case
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Jackson State University (JSU) Department of Public Safety announced they made an arrest in connection to the sexual assault that happened on campus. Officials...
Mar 08, 2023
Man shot, killed on George Washington Avenue in Canton
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Canton police are investigating after a man was shot and killed early Wednesday morning. Canton Police Chief Otha Brown said officers received a call about the shooting just bef...
Mar 08, 2023
Mississippi Match 5 player hits nearly $71,000 jackpot
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Mississippi Match 5 player hit a $70,966.87 jackpot by matching all five numbers in the Tuesday, March 7 drawing. The ticket was purchased at EZ Quik Stop in Natchez. Accordi...
Mar 08, 2023
Woman hit, killed on I-55 Frontage Road in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities are investigating after a pedestrian was hit and killed in Jackson Wednesday morning. The incident happened on Interstate 55 Frontage Road near Sunny Lane. PHOTOS: ...
Mar 08, 2023
Woman who died in head-on crash on U.S. 98 identified as missing woman from Theodore: ALEA
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) -- The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency identified the woman who died in a head-on crash on U.S. 98 near the Mississippi-Alabama state line on February 20. Tumeka Williams, 47, of Th...
Mar 08, 2023
PHOTOS: JSU releases pics of suspect wanted for sexual assault on campus
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson State University (JSU) Department of Public Safety released surveillance pictures of the suspect wanted in connection to the sexual assault that happened on campus....
Mar 08, 2023
Survivors of deadly Mexico abduction returned to US
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) - A road trip to Mexico for cosmetic surgery veered violently off course when four Americans were caught in a drug cartel shootout, leaving two dead and two held captive f...
Mar 07, 2023
JXN Water holds town hall on proposed water billing rate plan
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Interim Third-Party Administrator Ted Henifin held a town hall meeting at Millsaps College to hear from Jackson residents about his proposed water billing rate plan. Henifin's ...
Mar 07, 2023
Mississippi Senate passes controversial House Bill 1020 with amendments
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - After nearly three hours of debate on Tuesday, March 7, an amended House Bill 1020 passed in the Senate. Two amendments were made to the bill in the Senate. HB 1020 will now mo...
Mar 07, 2023