Category Archives: WJTV
What Mississippi forest visitors need to know during hunting season
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The National Forests in Mississippi will implement an order to improve safety for all forest visitors and align hunting rules with the State of Mississippi's hunting regulation...
Nov 21, 2022
Man pleads guilty in election commission fraud scandal
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Cedric Cornelius pled guilty in connection to the Hinds County Election Commission (HCEC) fraud scandal. Cornelius, a Hinds County resident, was indicted on multiple charg...
Nov 21, 2022
Teen hit by vehicle after shots fired at Vicksburg birthday party
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - A 15-year-old was struck by a vehicle after shots were fired outside a Vicksburg birthday party. Vicksburg Daily News reported the shooting happened just before 10:00 p.m. on...
Nov 21, 2022
How you can plan for Thanksgiving travel on Mississippi's roads
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) are encouraging Mississippians to drive safely this Thanksgiving. This year, AAA estimates that 49 million peop...
Nov 21, 2022
Hinds County Sheriff's Office to see pay raises
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Employees of the Hinds County Sheriff's Office can expect a pay raise soon. The Hinds County Board of Supervisors approved the new pay scale in a 5-0 vote. Deputies will n...
Nov 21, 2022
MDOT receives $4 million to help widen Lakeland Drive
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - In the past Legislative Session, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) was allocated $4 million to assist in preconstruction activities on a project to widen Stat...
Nov 21, 2022
Madison County supervisors approve expansion of Lost Rabbit
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Madison County Board of Supervisors approved the final phase of a project to expand the Town of Lost Rabbit. The Northside Sun reported the supervisors approved the final p...
Nov 21, 2022
2021 Jackson triple homicide remains unsolved
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A shooting in Jackson that left three men dead in 2021 remains unsolved. Jackson police found three men dead at a home at 2635 Pinebrook Drive on April 16, 2021. They had each ...
Nov 21, 2022
Police: NM State player lured, ambushed leading up to shooting at UNM campus
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KTSM) - New Mexico State Police released more information regarding a deadly shooting and subsequent homicide investigation on Sunday. Police say that about 3 a.m. on Saturday, Nov....
Nov 21, 2022
Silver Alert issued for missing Rankin County man
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for Joe Causey, of Pearl. Causey, 69, is described as five foot six inches tall, weighing 170 pounds, ...
Nov 21, 2022