Category Archives: WJTV
More than $7 million recovered for Mississippi consumers in 2022
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) Consumer Services Division recovered more than $7.3 million for consumers in 2022, which is nearly a 90 percent increase over money r...
Jan 10, 2023
First cases of contagious fungal infection reported in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The first cases of a highly contagious, antibiotic-resistant fungal infection have been reported in Mississippi. Leaders with the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC...
Jan 10, 2023
Man accused of shooting 4-year-old in McComb arrested
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies announced on Monday that the man who was wanted for shooting a four-year-old was arrested. Escaped Hinds County inmate captured in Texas Investigators said ...
Jan 10, 2023
Alternating ramp closures announced for I-20 in Warren County
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced there will be temporary ramp closures on Interstate 20 in Warren County. Appeals court halts ...
Jan 10, 2023
Escaped Hinds County inmate captured in Texas
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - One of the Hinds County detainees who escaped from the Raymond Detention Center was captured in Dallas County, Texas. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said 31-year-old Tyl...
Jan 10, 2023
Former Brookhaven Animal Control officer arrested for fraud
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - A former Brookhaven Animal Control officer was arrested for a second time. The Daily Leader reported Rebecca A. Brock was arrested on Friday, January 6 by Lincoln County dep...
Jan 10, 2023
Teen injured in high-speed chase involving Jones County deputies
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies said a 16-year-old boy was seriously injured during a chase. The incident happened on Interstate 59 on Monday, January 9. Man dies after crash on Hig...
Jan 10, 2023
Two big jackpots remain unclaimed in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Two big lottery wins remain unclaimed in Mississippi. A $500,000 winning Powerball ticket matched all five white ball numbers, but not the Powerball number. ...
Jan 10, 2023
Shuwaski Young announces run for Mississippi Secretary of State
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Democrat Shuwaski Young, of Philadelphia, announced he will run for Mississippi Secretary of State. "I'm running for statewide office because Mississippi needs a public officia...
Jan 10, 2023
Man arrested after chase on Highway 80 into Clinton
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Pearl police arrested a 48-year-old man after a chase into Hinds County. Christian Lloyd Dennington (Courtesy: Pearl Police Dept.) Greg Flynn with the City of Pearl said police...
Jan 10, 2023