Category Archives: WJTV
Both suspects arrested after deadly Oxford hit-and-run
This story has been updated to reflect new information. MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Two people have been arrested following a deadly hit-and-run in Oxford, Mississippi over the weekend. Oxford Police said that t...
Oct 17, 2022
Visitation announced for late Greenville police officer
GREENVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Visitation and funeral arrangements for Myiesha Stewart, a Greenville police officer who was killed in the line of duty, have been announced. MBI investigates officer-involv...
Oct 16, 2022
Ole Miss student killed, another injured after hit-and-run
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - One University of Mississippi (UM) student is dead and another was injured after being hit by a car behind Oxford City Hall on Sunday, October 16. Officials with the Oxford Poli...
Oct 16, 2022
Mississippians enjoy last weekend of state fair
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Hundreds of people were out at the Mississippi State Fair Saturday night to join in on all the fun before it wraps up Sunday. People spent all day at the fair enjoying the ride...
Oct 16, 2022
Octoberfest returns to Jayne Avenue Park
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jayne Avenue Neighborhood Association's Octoberfest makes its first return since the pandemic. Families came out to celebrate Octoberfest at Jayne Avenue Park. There was li...
Oct 16, 2022
WellsFest raises $63K for the Good Samaritan Center
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - WellFest organizers and Wells United Methodist Church presented a check worth $63,000 check to the Good Samaritan Center, a local nonprofit that helps families in crisis. MSDH ...
Oct 16, 2022
Fire damages historic Afro-American Hospital
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - Crews responded to a fire at the first hospital for Black people in Mississippi, the Afro-American Hospital of Yazoo City. The Yazoo Herald reported the hospital opened in 1...
Oct 16, 2022
Suspect charged with murder of Yazoo County woman
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - A suspect was charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found near a boat ramp in Yazoo City on Saturday, October 1. Yazoo County Coroner Ricky Shivers said the body...
Oct 16, 2022
Man found shot, killed in truck on Lynch Street
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating a homicide that happened near Newton and Lynch Street. Jackson man faces charges after multiple carjackings Deputy Police Chief Deric Hearn sai...
Oct 16, 2022
Jackson man faces charges after multiple carjackings
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Jackson man is facing multiple charges in connection to a series of carjackings that happened on Tuesday, October 11 in Jackson, Vicksburg and Warren County. The Vicksb...
Oct 15, 2022