Category Archives: WJTV
Tupelo mother arrested in death of 5-year-old
TUPELO, Miss. (WJTV) - A mother has been arrested in connection to the death of her five-year-old child in Tupelo. Police said Brianna Young, 27, was arrested for two counts of felony child abuse and ...
Jan 18, 2023
Man, woman charged in death of woman's husband in Claiborne County
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man and woman face murder charges in Claiborne County after investigators said the woman's husband was killed. According to Vicksburg Daily News, the incident happen...
Jan 18, 2023
Data shows rise in Mississippi kids being sickened by eating edibles
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Poison Control Center said there has been an increase in calls regarding children who have found and eaten marijuana-laced candies and chocolates...
Jan 18, 2023
Expungement clinic to be held in Adams County
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Center for Justice will host an expungement clinic in Adams County on Saturday, January 21. The clinic will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Ada...
Jan 18, 2023
MPD: 97-year-old woman attacked in sleep by granddaughter
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Police say a 97-year-old woman had deep gashes to her leg after her granddaughter kicked her repeatedly while she was in bed. Stacie Denton, 40, was charged with abuse of a vulnerabl...
Jan 18, 2023
Sheriff: Missing Tennessee woman, ex-husband believed to be dead
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- The search is still on for a missing mother of two from Haywood County and the man suspected in her disappearance, but the county sheriff believes the couple is no longer aliv...
Jan 18, 2023
Mississippi lawmakers work to revive ballot initiative process
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Efforts to revive the ballot initiative process in Mississippi have begun in the 2023 session with bills filed in the House and the Senate. Since the Mississippi Supreme Court ...
Jan 17, 2023
Three wanted after break-in at Fondren's Swell-O-Phonic
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A store in Fondren was burglarized by three unidentified individuals. Swell-O-Phonic officials said the incident happened around 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 17. They said the...
Jan 17, 2023
Parts of Byram lose water after line break
BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) - Employees at businesses around Byram said they haven't had water for nearly over a week. Those businesses include KFT, Raising Cane's, and MEA Medical Clinic. The businesses lost...
Jan 17, 2023
Woman indicted in 2021 Hinds County crash that killed mother, infant
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The woman accused of causing a crash that killed a mother and infant in Hinds County has been indicted by a grand jury. Prosecutors said Beth Ann White was indicted on fou...
Jan 17, 2023