Category Archives: WJTV
Clinton to hold vote on medical marijuana on Tuesday
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Clinton will decide if medical marijuana will be sold in their community. On Tuesday, residents in the city will vote on whether Clinton can permit the cultivation,...
Feb 27, 2023
Former JPD officer, fired after man's death, arrested in Ridgeland
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A former Jackson police officer, who was recently fired, was arrested in Ridgeland. Keith Murriel, 41, died on December 31, 2022, while in police custody. Initially, three Jack...
Feb 27, 2023
Brookhaven woman wins $1.1M jackpot at Magnolia Bluffs Casino
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Brookhaven woman became a millionaire over the weekend after hitting a big jackpot at the Magnolia Bluffs Casino in Natchez. Real or fraud? How the winner of a large Powerbal...
Feb 27, 2023
13-year-old charged as adult in Brookhaven shooting
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - A 13-year-old has been charged as an adult in connection to a recent shooting in Brookhaven. The Daily Leader reported the shooting happened on Dixie Road on Saturday, Febru...
Feb 27, 2023
Lafayette prosecutor: ‘Nothing’s happened’ in case of Ole Miss student charged with murder of LGBTQ+ student
OXFORD - A Lafayette County prosecutor said that "nothing's happened" in the case involving the slaying of well-known Black, LGBTQ+ student Jimmie "Jay" Lee since the Ole Miss student charged with his...
Feb 27, 2023
Man accused of killing wife, unborn child in Hinds County
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County deputies arrested a man accused in the shooting death of his pregnant wife. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said the shooting happened Monday morning in the ...
Feb 27, 2023
Teen accused of Costco carjacking that left woman severely injured pleads guilty to all charges
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - Just a year after a woman was carjacked and seriously injured while getting gas at the New Orleans Costco, the man accused of the crime has pled guilty. On Monday, 19-year-old Tyr...
Feb 27, 2023
Police: Teen fatally shot during dice game in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police said a 16-year-old was shot and killed during a dice game on Sunday, February 26. According to Deputy Chief Tyrone Buckley, the shooting happened around 12:30 a....
Feb 27, 2023
Teen shooting victim dies after showing up to Jackson hospital
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating the death of a teenager who showed up to a hospital with a gunshot wound on Monday. Groups protest after Rankin County arrest leaves man hospit...
Feb 27, 2023
'It's a tragic loss': Brookhaven community remembers those killed in apartment fire
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - The cause of a fire at a Brookhaven apartment complex that claimed two lives over the weekend is under investigation. The community of Brookhaven is in mourning after a huge...
Feb 27, 2023