Category Archives: WJTV
Ex-officer texted photo of Tyre Nichols to others: Memphis Police
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) - One of the fired former police officers accused in the Tyre Nichols beating allegedly took a photo of Nichols as he lay on the street, and sent it to six other people, includin...
Feb 07, 2023
Witness heard 30 shots in fatal Jackson shooting on Ridgeway Street
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Emotions remain high in Jackson after a man was shot and killed inside a vehicle on Monday. Authorities said 34-year-old Nikita Bennett's two-year-old son was inside the vehicl...
Feb 07, 2023
Man arrested for 2017 homicide outside Vicksburg apartment complex
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested in connection to a 2017 homicide that happened outside a Vicksburg apartment complex. Police said 25-year-old DeAnthony Smith, of Vicksburg, was arrested o...
Feb 07, 2023
Senate passes bill to create board for Jackson's water system
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A bill passed in the Mississippi Senate that would create a nine member regional board to oversee Jackson's water system. The Jackson Delegation in the Senate called Senate Bil...
Feb 07, 2023
Watch Biden's State of the Union address and GOP response
(NewsNation) - During his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Joe Biden touted his four-part agenda focused on ending cancer, tackling the mental health crisis, helping veterans and be...
Feb 07, 2023
More Memphis police officers to face charges in Tyre Nichols case
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) - Seven more Memphis Police officers will be issued a "statement of charges" for policy violations in the Tyre Nichols case, the city's chief legal officer said Tuesday. That wou...
Feb 07, 2023
Crane fire leads to temporary closure of I-20 in Warren County
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced the eastbound lanes of Interstate 20 at U.S. 61 in Warren County have been closed. According to...
Feb 07, 2023
Pedestrian hit, killed by vehicle in Adams County
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Adams County deputies are investigating after a pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle. The Natchez Democrat reported the incident happened on Morgantown Road on Monda...
Feb 07, 2023
Two killed in Sharkey County trailer fire
SHARKEY COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two people were killed in a trailer fire in Sharkey County early Tuesday morning. Search underway for man who fell off barge in Adams County Vicksburg Daily News reporte...
Feb 07, 2023
Mississippi Match 5 jackpot soars to $900,000
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Match 5 jackpot continues to soar! The estimated jackpot for the Tuesday, February 7 drawing is now $900,000. Single lucky player in Washington state wins $747 ...
Feb 07, 2023