Category Archives: WJTV
Two arrested in Jackson County suspicious death case
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A man and a woman were arrested in Forrest County in connection to a Jackson County death investigation. Cody O'Neal was found deceased at the Red Roof Inn on Cook Road ...
Jan 12, 2023
1 dead, 1 injured in shooting at I-55 gas station in Jackson
UPDATE: JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police said one of the victims died due to his injuries. Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart identified the victim as 31-year-old Steven Nichols. Nichol...
Jan 11, 2023
Mississippi governor orders TikTok banned from state devices
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) ordered Mississippi departments and agencies to ban TikTok from all state-issued government devices and the state's network. The directive was an...
Jan 11, 2023
Jackson wastewater hauling business pleads guilty to Clean Water Act violation
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A wastewater hauling business based in Jackson pled guilty on Wednesday to illegally discharging industrial waste into the Jackson sewer system. Prosecutors said Partridge-Sibl...
Jan 11, 2023
Black Caucus pushes to revive initiatives, expand Medicaid
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus will push this year to revive an initiative process, ease the restoration of voting rights for former inmates, expand Medicaid, provide o...
Jan 11, 2023
Mississippi confirms 14th COVID-19 pediatric death
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, January 11, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) confirmed the 14th COVID-19 death in Mississippi in a child under the age of 18. Since the first cas...
Jan 11, 2023
Body found in Jackson house fire identified as missing woman
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found after a house fire. Jackson man arrested for fatal shooting of Crystal Springs teen The house fire oc...
Jan 11, 2023
Jackson man arrested for fatal shooting of Crystal Springs teen
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. (WJTV) - Crystal Springs police said they arrested the final suspect in the shooting death of a teenager at a gas station. Police said Icesarion D. Barnes, 25, of Jackson, was a...
Jan 11, 2023
More than 3,000 Madison customers under boil water notice
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison leaders announced parts of the city have been placed under a precautionary boil water advisement. According to city leaders, the advisement affects customers east of Cr...
Jan 11, 2023
Woman wanted for questioning in Jackson County death
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A warrant was issued for a woman in connection to the death of a man whose body was found inside a Jackson County hotel. Jackson County deputies said they are searching ...
Jan 11, 2023