Category Archives: WJTV

Woman gets life for murder of Lamar County man
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A woman who was found guilty of murdering a Lamar County man in 2018 was sentenced on Friday, September 23. The family of Thomas Burns, 54, reported him missing when they ...
Rachel Hernandez Sep 26, 2022

11 A.M. UPDATE: Hurricane Ian gains strength, Tampa Bay still in cone of uncertainty
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Ian strengthened into a hurricane on Monday morning and is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane as it nears Western Cuba Monday night, the National Hurricane Cente...
Athina Morris Sep 26, 2022

JPD investigate break-in at gas station
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)-Jackson police are investigating a break-in at Fondren Fuel on Lakeland Drive. Police said the incident happened before 4:00 Monday morning. 12 News will continue to follow this ...
Erika Bibbs Sep 26, 2022

Ian now a hurricane heading toward Cuba, Florida
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Ian strengthened into a hurricane on Monday morning and is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane as it nears Western Cuba Monday night, the National Hurricane Cente...
Athina Morris Sep 26, 2022

Man dies in two-vehicle crash in Copiah County
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is investigating a crash that killed a 75-year-old man. The two-vehicle crash happened on Highway 28 in Copiah County on Sunday, Sept...
Erika Bibbs Sep 26, 2022

MBI investigates officer-involved shooting near Mayes St.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving Capitol police. According to MBI, the shooting happened near East Mayes St...
Erika Bibbs Sep 26, 2022

Texts: Favre also sought welfare money for football facility
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - After Mississippi spent millions of dollars in welfare money on Brett Favre's pet project, a university volleyball arena, the retired NFL quarterback tried two years la...
The Associated Press Sep 25, 2022

Four die in head-on crash on U.S. 61 in Issaquena County
ISSAQUENA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two adults and two teenagers died in a head-on crash that happened on U.S. 61 in Issaquena County on Saturday, September 24. Hazlehurst woman dies in crash on Highway ...
Rachel Hernandez Sep 25, 2022

Hazlehurst woman dies in crash on Highway 28
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Hazlehurst woman died in a single-car crash on Highway 28 in Copiah County on Sunday, September 25. Woman dies in crash on U.S. 61 in Adams County Officials with the Mi...
Rachel Hernandez Sep 25, 2022

Rihanna to headline the next Super Bowl halftime show
NEW YORK (AP) - Rihanna will take center stage at February's Super Bowl halftime show. The singer, who declined to perform in the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick,...
JAKE COYLE, Associated Press Sep 25, 2022
