Category Archives: WJTV
Former MS teacher charged with sexual battery
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A 25-year-old former school employee in Mississippi was charged with sexual battery involving a student, Tate County authorities confirmed. Karen Kile was arrested and charged on Dec....
Dec 12, 2022
Woman found in Pearl apartment believed to be dead for two weeks
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Pearl police are investigating after a woman's body was found inside an apartment. Gregg Flynn with the City of Pearl said the woman was found on Saturday, December 10, 2022. Mis...
Dec 12, 2022
Charles Barkley donates $1M to Jackson State for ALS research
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Charles Barkley, NBA Hall of Famer, announced he will donate $1 million to ALS research at Jackson State University (JSU), Bethune-Cookman University, and Alabama State Univers...
Dec 12, 2022
Pastor remembers woman killed by New Orleans Uber passenger
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - The New Orleans Uber driver who was allegedly killed by her passenger this week in Harvey is being remembered by her church family. It's the first Sunday Yolanda Dillion isn't sit...
Dec 12, 2022
Man wanted for Moselle shooting arrested
MOSELLE, Miss. (WHLT) - The man who was wanted in connection to a shooting that injured another man in Moselle was arrested. Jones County deputies said William Parker was shot in Moselle on Job R. Lan...
Dec 12, 2022
Mississippi State's Mike Leach listed in critical condition
Mississippi State coach Mike Leach was hospitalized in critical condition Monday, the day after what the university called "a personal health issue" at his home in Starkville forced him to be airlifte...
Dec 12, 2022
Abandoned skating rink catches fire in Jones County
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Crews responded to a fire at a former skating rink in Jones County on Monday, December 12. Officials with the Jones County Fire Council said volunteer fire department crew...
Dec 12, 2022
Texas coach Chris Beard arrested on family violence charge
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Chris Beard, who coached Texas Tech to the 2019 NCAA championship game and was hired away by Texas with expectations he'd elevate his alma mater to the same elite level, was arres...
Dec 12, 2022
Slain teen 'loved life,' mom says before killer's execution
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Leesa Gray was a 16-year-old girl who found joy in her church youth group, sang in the school chorus and quietly stood up for teenagers who were bullied by their peers, according...
Dec 12, 2022
Person rescued from car after crash on Terry Road
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Rescue crews responded to a crash off Terry Road after a person became trapped inside a vehicle. Man killed after vehicle collides with tree in Terry The car was going westboun...
Dec 11, 2022