Category Archives: WJTV
Florida mass shooting leaves 10 injured
LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) - Florida police are investigating a shooting that left 10 people injured Monday afternoon. Investigators said the shooting happened around 3:43 p.m. in the city of Lakeland, whi...
Jan 30, 2023
Man pleads guilty in 2019 Jackson murder case
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man pled guilty to the 2019 murder of Andante Nelson and an unrelated drive-by shooting that happened in 2018. Police said Nelson pulled up to his home on Utah Street when he...
Jan 30, 2023
Seventh officer in Tyre Nichols case relieved of duty
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) -- Memphis Police say a seventh officer was relieved of duty for his involvement in the confrontation with Tyre Nichols but did not name the officer. MPD released a statement Mon...
Jan 30, 2023
State capital mayor: Plan for courts is like apartheid
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Legislation that would create a separate court system run by unelected judges in part of Mississippi's capital city is racially motivated, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said...
Jan 30, 2023
Governor Tate Reeves delivers State of the State address
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) delivered his State of the State address on Monday, January 30, 2023, from the Mississippi State Capitol. Bills aim to crack down on crime in Mis...
Jan 30, 2023
President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies in May
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy...
Jan 30, 2023
Man wanted for fatal shooting of Belhaven delivery driver
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police are asking for the public's help in locating a man who they said was involved in the shooting death of a delivery driver in the Belhaven area last November. Man ...
Jan 30, 2023
Bill Waller Jr. will not challenge Gov. Tate Reeves in 2023
Bill Waller Jr., the former chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court who waged a strong 2019 primary challenge of Gov. Tate Reeves, will not run again in 2023, he told Mississippi Today. "After ...
Jan 30, 2023
Judge strikes down request to try Linda Frickey's accused carjackers as individuals, will be tried as adults
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - Four teenagers accused of the New Orleans carjacking last year that led to the dismemberment and death of 73-year-old Linda Frickey appeared in court again on Monday for a pre-tri...
Jan 30, 2023
Man killed after crashing into tree in Hinds County
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 21-year-old was killed after crashing into a tree in Hinds County on Monday, January 30. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said officers responded to t...
Jan 30, 2023