Category Archives: WJTV

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman was found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of another woman during a road rage incident in Jackson. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens said Ch...

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson County deputies announced a man was arrested a day after he fled during a chase. On June 4, 2026, investigators said deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop...

Officers with the Hammond Police Department are investigating a shooting that left a woman dead on Thursday, June 4.

SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The 17-year-old accused of killing a couple during a standoff in Simpson County appeared in court on June 5, 2026. According to the court, Cordarius Laray Hobbs, of Mend...

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities announced the 14-year-old who escaped from the Rankin County Juvenile Detention Facility in Pelahatchie will be tried as an adult. According to the Rankin Cou...

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County deputies are investigating after a man was found fatally shot in a vehicle. The incident occurred on Pinehaven Drive near Kickapoo Road on June 4, 2026. Hinds...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi lawmakers are considering consolidation within K-12 schools. Lawmakers on the House Select Committee on Consolidation met with the Mississippi Department of Educati...

SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Simpson County community is mourning the loss of Billy and Carol Blair, who were killed during a standoff that ended with the arrest of 17-year-old Cordarius Hobbs. ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A crash caused delays on Interstate 220 in Jackson. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), the crash occurred on I-220 North before the West Capitol ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Following confirmation by U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the detection of the New World screwworm (NWS), in a bov...