Category Archives: WJTV
Groups protest after Rankin County arrest leaves man hospitalized
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Multiple human rights organizations came together on Saturday to protest against the Rankin County Sheriff's Office (RCSO). Black empowerment and local chapters of the NA...
Feb 25, 2023
Hattiesburg woman arrested on human trafficking charge
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A Hattiesburg woman who was wanted in Hinds County has been arrested on a human trafficking charge. Officials with the Hattiesburg Police Department (HPD) said members of t...
Feb 25, 2023
Medical services flight crashes Nevada, killing 5
Correction: This article has been updated to correct the reported time of the crash. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A pilot, a flight nurse, a flight paramedic, a patient, and a member of the patient's family are...
Feb 25, 2023
Purvis couple welcomes quintuplets at UMMC
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Purvis couple welcomed the birth of quintuplets at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson on Thursday, February 16. Haylee and Shawn Ladner welcomed i...
Feb 24, 2023
Man claims to find noose inside Terry home
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - For many, building your very own home is a dream come true. However for one local man, he said it's become a nightmare after he found a noose on his property in Terry. Christop...
Feb 24, 2023
Silver Alert issued for 30-year-old Noxubee County man
NOXUBEE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for Kenneth Gray Reed, 30, of Macon. Reed is described as a white male, five foot eight inches tall, ...
Feb 24, 2023
Body of missing Leake County man found in Carthage
CARTHAGE, Miss. (WJTV) - The body of a missing Leake County man was found by members of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) on Friday, February 24. Breezy News reporte...
Feb 24, 2023
Man sentenced for sex crimes against two children in Hinds County
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was sentenced after pleading guilty to multiple sex crimes committed against two children. Craig Moore, 39, was indicted in 2020 of four counts of sexual battery and...
Feb 24, 2023
5th suspect arrested for 15-year-old's death in Claiborne County
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A fifth suspect was arrested in connection to the shooting death of 15-year-old Jeremiah Howard in September 2022. According to investigators, Howard was shot during a...
Feb 24, 2023
Most Clinton leaders against medical marijuana being sold in city
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Many of the City of Clinton's aldermen and Mayor Phil Fisher are asking Clinton residents to vote "no" on allowing medical marijuana to be sold within city limits. Their main m...
Feb 24, 2023