Category Archives: WJTV
Man shot, another arrested after shooting in Bolton
BOLTON, Miss. (WJTV) - One man is in critical condition, and another is behind bars after a shooting in Bolton on Friday, December 2. Officials with the Hinds County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) said the s...
Dec 02, 2022
Choking newborn saved by Wesson police officer
WESSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A four-day-old child, who was choking, was saved by a Wesson police officer on October 24. Officials with the Wesson Police Department said the family called, stating a four-day...
Dec 02, 2022
Pike County escapee captured in Louisiana
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The man who escaped from a Pike County Sheriff's Office transport van has been captured. Investigators said Javier Kidd, 19, was captured on December 1 in Tangipahoa Parish...
Dec 02, 2022
Twelve Mississippi hospitals earn ‘A’ rating from hospital safety group
The nonprofit Leapfrog Group released its hospital safety grades for the fall of 2022, and 12 Mississippi hospitals - including the financially troubled Greenwood Leflore Hospital - receive...
Dec 02, 2022
Appeal denied for man convicted of Jackson rapper's murder
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man who was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Jackson rapper Lil Lonnie appealed his conviction and sentence, which was recently affirmed by the Mississippi Cou...
Dec 02, 2022
One injury confirmed during Tuesday's tornadoes
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is working with counties to assess damage from the severe weather and multiple tornadoes on November 29-30, 2022. Initially, th...
Dec 02, 2022
Two former MDOC officials indicted for excessive force against inmate
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Mississippi returned an indictment that was unsealed on Thursday, December 1 charging two former Mississippi Department of Corr...
Dec 02, 2022
Appeal denied for former JPS teacher convicted of sex crimes
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A former Jackson Public Schools (JPS) teacher who was convicted of sexual battery against a student was denied an appeal for a new trial or judgment notwithstanding the ve...
Dec 02, 2022
One killed, one injured in Tchula after shots fired into vehicle
TCHULA, Miss. (WJTV) - Holmes County authorities are investigating after one man was shot and killed inside a vehicle in Tchula. The shooting happened early Friday morning in the Gwen community. Accor...
Dec 02, 2022
Student found dead on Jackson State University campus
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A homicide investigation is underway after a male victim's body was found on Jackson State's campus. Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart said the victim, who has not be...
Dec 02, 2022