Category Archives: WJTV
Two wanted for shoplifting in Missouri arrested in Mississippi after chase
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Michigan man and a Florida woman were arrested after a chase in Madison. Police said officers were patrolling the retail shopping area of Grandview Boulevard just before 3:00...
Dec 13, 2022
Radio host recalls seeing Mississippi State coach Mike Leach before death
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) -- Tragedy and shock are gripping the sports world following the death of Mississippi State's head football coach. The university said 61-year-old Mike Leach passed away Monday n...
Dec 13, 2022
Man barricades himself inside Pike County home after allegedly killing woman
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies arrested a man after he allegedly barricaded himself inside a home after shooting a woman. The incident happened around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December ...
Dec 13, 2022
How you can prepare for severe weather in Mississippi
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - With the threat of severe weather into the overnight hours and on Wednesday, officials with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) are encouraging Mississippians to t...
Dec 13, 2022
Mississippi St faces tough decisions following Leach’s death
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - No. 24 Mississippi State knows it is playing in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois on Jan. 2 in Tampa, Florida. That is one of the few solid things around the football progr...
Dec 13, 2022
LIST: School closures on Wednesday, Dec. 14
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Due to reports of possible severe weather, some school districts have canceled classes for Wednesday, December 14. The following school districts will be closed: Brookhaven Sch...
Dec 13, 2022
Natchez man sentenced for interstate drug trafficking operations
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Natchez man was sentenced on Tuesday to 116 months in prison for his participation in separate interstate drug trafficking operations, which distributed illegal drugs in the ...
Dec 13, 2022
$1.7 million returned to Mississippi families with unpaid child support
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Treasury and Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) returned $1.7 million in unclaimed money to families with unpaid child support. Leaders said ...
Dec 13, 2022
One injured after train hits car in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities are investigating after a train collided with a car in Jackson. The incident happened on Northside Drive on Tuesday, December 13. 1 arrested, 1 wanted after Capitol...
Dec 13, 2022
Sumrall fires officer who criticized town's leadership on Facebook
SUMRALL, Miss. (WHLT) - The Sumrall Board of Aldermen voted to terminate a police officer who was suspended during the summer for allegedly making a Facebook post that criticized the town's leadership...
Dec 13, 2022