Category Archives: WJTV
Multiple people injured in three-vehicle crash on I-55 in Hinds County
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Multiple people were injured in a three-vehicle crash in Hinds County on Tuesday, February 28. The accident happened on Interstate 55 near the 76-mile marker just after 6:00 p....
Mar 01, 2023
Three escaped Scott County inmates caught in Newton
NEWTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Three escaped inmates from Scott County were captured and arrested in Newton Wednesday morning. According to the Yazoo Herald, the inmates were all from Honduras and had reporte...
Mar 01, 2023
Surveillance pictures show Jefferson Street homicide suspects
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police released surveillance pictures of vehicle that may have been involved in a homicide that happened on Jefferson Street in Jackson. The shooting happened on Jeffer...
Mar 01, 2023
Jury visits crime scene, hears closing arguments in Alex Murdaugh murder trial
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) - The jury will take a trip to Moselle first thing Wednesday morning to visit the scene of the crimes. Murdaugh is accused of killing his wife Margaret and youngest s...
Mar 01, 2023
Six arrested on separate charges in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police arrested six people on Friday, February 24 during a round up. They said each individual arrested had pre-existing felony warrants for separate charges. The f...
Feb 28, 2023
Taborian Hospital offered care in Mississippi Delta will all Black staff
MOUND BAYOU, Miss. (WJTV) - Let's take a history trip on a medical journey to the Taborian Hospital in Mound Bayou. The facility opened back in 1942 where the entire staff, including doctors and nurse...
Feb 28, 2023
Mississippi governor signs bill to ban youth transgender treatment
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) signed a bill that would ban gender reassignment procedures for Mississippians under the age of 18. House Bill 1125 also bans public ...
Feb 28, 2023
Wednesday marks nine years since Myra Lewis' disappearance
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - March 1, 2023, marks nine years since the disappearance of Myra Lewis. She was two-years-old when she disappeared in Madison County. Authorities said Myra went missing f...
Feb 28, 2023
Mississippi House panel OKs longer Medicaid after births
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi House committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would provide women with a full year of Medicaid coverage after giving birth, just days after Republican Gov. Tate...
Feb 28, 2023
Man convicted in 2019 shooting death of Jockeys Wright
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens announced a man was convicted in the 2019 shooting death of Jockeys Wright. Owens said Stefan Champion entered a guilty plea. He was s...
Feb 28, 2023