Category Archives: WJTV
Two teens charged with armed robbery in Yazoo City
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two teenagers who are accused of robbing a Yazoo City gas station at gunpoint were arrested and charged with armed robbery. The Yazoo Herald reported the robbery happened on...
Dec 22, 2022
Silver Alert issued for 23-year-old Jackson woman
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) has issued a Silver Alert for 23-year-old Kiajuana Keunya Nakedra Levy of Jackson. MBI officials said she is five feet and three i...
Dec 22, 2022
One killed in officer-involved shooting at Richland Walmart
RICHLAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) are investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that happened at the Richland Walmart. According to MBI, the shoo...
Dec 21, 2022
Hosemann outlines plan for 2023 Legislative Session
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R-Miss.) shared his goals ahead of the 2023 Legislative Session. Hosemann said healthcare is a priority ahead of the session. Many rural hospital...
Dec 21, 2022
Body found on Castle Hill Drive in Jackson
UPDATE: JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police believe the person whose body was found on Castle Hill Drive was a natural death. The coroner said there was no blunt force trauma to the body. Investiga...
Dec 21, 2022
Joint funeral held for fallen Bay St. Louis police officers
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WJTV) - The two officers who were shot and killed outside a Bay St. Louis motel on December 14 were laid to rest on Wednesday, December 21. The joint funeral for Sgt. Steven Robi...
Dec 21, 2022
Emmett Till and his mother honored with congressional medal
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House unanimously passed a bill Wednesday to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager murdered by white supremacists in the 1950s, and...
Dec 21, 2022
Ukraine 'alive and kicking,' Zelenskyy tells Congress
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, where he addressed a joint meeting of Congress to thank the U.S. for it support and rally legi...
Dec 21, 2022
Jackson shelters open overnight due to freezing temperatures
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - With an arctic cold front moving into Mississippi on Thursday, December 22, shelters in Jackson will open their doors to those in need. The following shelters will be open duri...
Dec 21, 2022
Woman shot, killed on Woody Drive in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a 17-year-old after a woman was shot and killed in Jackson. The shooting happened on Woody Drive on Monday, December 19. Hinds County Coroner Sharon Gri...
Dec 21, 2022