Category Archives: WJTV
MEMA launches new app to report severe weather damage
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) launched its new MEMA mobile app to assist citizens in reporting severe weather damage. The free app is available to download o...
Feb 17, 2023
5 ex-officers charged in Tyre Nichols case plead not guilty
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- The five former Memphis Police officers charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Tyre Nichols were arraigned in court Friday morning. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emm...
Feb 17, 2023
GPS data from Alex Murdaugh's car presented in murder trial
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) - The jury in Alex Murdaugh's murder trial will continue hearing evidence Friday about his September 4, 2021, roadside shooting in a botched suicide-for-hire scheme. ...
Feb 17, 2023
Memphis officers to appear in court in death of Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Five former Memphis police officers are making their first court appearance Friday on murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols. Tadarrius Bean, De...
Feb 17, 2023
GALLERY: Lincoln County mobile home damaged during storm
LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - When severe storms moved through Mississippi on Thursday, a mobile home was destroyed in Lincoln County. Water discharge continues to decrease at Barnett Reservoir The h...
Feb 16, 2023
Gov. Reeves says Jackson is 'murder capital of the world'
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - During a news conference to announce a slew of infrastructure projects throughout the state, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) said the City of Jackson was the "murder capital of ...
Feb 16, 2023
Federal inspection shows Jackson Zoo is understaffed
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A routine inspection by the federal government at the Jackson Zoo led to a citation saying the facility is understaffed. According to a report by the United States Department o...
Feb 16, 2023
Water discharge continues to decrease at Barnett Reservoir
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) said they are continuing to decrease the discharge at the Barnett Reservoir. They said decreases will b...
Feb 16, 2023
Ridgeland man arrested for sexual battery
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - A Ridgeland man was arrested on Wednesday, February 15 and charged with two sex crimes. Woman accused of stabbing fianc to death in Rankin County Officials with the Ridgeland...
Feb 16, 2023
Woman accused of stabbing fiancé to death in Rankin County
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies arrested a woman after she allegedly stabbed her fianc to death. Sheriff Bryan Bailey said the incident happened on Audubon Circle in Rankin County...
Feb 16, 2023