Category Archives: WJTV
Hinds County declines to apply for ARPA funds
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Administrator Kenneth Wayne Jones said the county did not apply for the most recent round of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. In this rounds, cities and coun...
Oct 05, 2022
Crews inspect Mississippi State Fair rides ahead of opening
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 163rd Mississippi State Fair will open on Thursday, and safety crews are hard at work inspecting rides. Organizers said safety is top priority, and crews were working on We...
Oct 05, 2022
Man injured in possible road rage shooting on I-55
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot on Interstate 55 in Jackson. The shooting happened on I-55 northbound near the Pearl Street exit. Police found a white Nis...
Oct 05, 2022
14-year-old charged after fatal shooting on Stuart Street
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police said a 14-year-old was arrested after a fatal shooting on Wednesday. Rankin County woman accused of stabbing roommate Police said the unidentified teen shot and ...
Oct 05, 2022
Chaney calls for regulation amid hospital-insurer dispute
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi insurance commissioner says lawmakers should consider more regulation on insurance network procedures as a dispute continues between the state's largest insurance...
Oct 05, 2022
Rankin County woman accused of stabbing roommate
FLORENCE, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies arrested a woman after they said she stabbed her roommate Wednesday morning. The incident happened in 200 block of Central Avenue in the unincorporated ...
Oct 05, 2022
Three men arrested on separate drug charged in Laurel
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - Laurel police arrested three suspects in separate drug cases this week. On October 3, an officer conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of 5th Street and 16th Avenue. Du...
Oct 05, 2022
Man arrested after dogs found with injuries in Madison
Warning: The following pictures may be disturbing to viewers. MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison police arrested a man for animal cruelty during a traffic stop. On October 4, an officer stopped a vehicle...
Oct 05, 2022
Court filing claims suspect in MS murder held in jail illegally
This story initially stated that Tim Herrington filed a lawsuit against the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department. It has been corrected to reflect that a motion was filed, not a lawsuit. MEMPHIS, Ten...
Oct 05, 2022
Human remains to be exhumed on UMMC campus
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A team of archaeologists should begin exhuming human remains this month on the campus of the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). This is part of the years-long&nbs...
Oct 05, 2022