Category Archives: WJTV
MHP responds to 3 fatal crashes during 2022 Labor Day Enforcement Period
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) concluded the 2022 Labor Day Holiday Travel Period at midnight. According to MHP, troopers issued a total of 10,026 citations, made 270 arr...
Sep 06, 2022
Yazoo County man killed during fight over stolen bicycle
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Yazoo County deputies are investigating a homicide that happened on Monday, September 5. Yazoo County Sheriff Jake Sheriff said deputies received the call about the shooti...
Sep 06, 2022
Mississippi jet fueler denied bond in theft of small plane
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - A man charged with stealing a plane that he didn't know how to land will remain behind bars, denied bond by a judge who took a dim view of his lawyer's promise that he w...
Sep 06, 2022
Eliza Fletcher's body found; Abston charged with murder
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The body of Eliza Fletcher was found Monday night in South Memphis, Memphis Police confirmed on Tuesday morning. Police officially identified a body found on Victor Street as the miss...
Sep 06, 2022
Woman jumps from car to escape alleged kidnapper; suspect arrested
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) -- "I thought he was going to kill me." That's what a Washington family was told after they woke up to a distressed woman yelling and trying to get inside their house early Sat...
Sep 06, 2022
Silver Alert issued for Yalobusha County man
YALOBUSHA, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 57-year-old Otey Neal Dahl, of Yalobusha County. Dahl is described as six-foot two-inches tall, weighs...
Sep 06, 2022
Eliza Fletcher's body identified
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee said Tuesday they had found the body of a Memphis woman abducted during a pre-dawn run, confirming fears that Eliza Fletcher was killed after she was for...
Sep 06, 2022
Travelers: Water crisis not good for Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson's ongoing water woes have made headlines across the United States. WJTV 12 News asked travelers at the Jackson airport, as they arrived, about their perceptions on the ...
Sep 05, 2022
Jackson leaders react to governor's criticism on water crisis
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson's water crisis has been years in the making after decades of neglect at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility. On Monday, Governor Tate Reeves said the basic work to...
Sep 05, 2022
Jones County deputy attacked by dog during arrest
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A Jones County deputy returned to service after being attacked by a dog while making an arrest. Deputies said they responded to a call about a fight Sunday night on Townsh...
Sep 05, 2022