Category Archives: WJTV

ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Adams County deputies announced a sex offender was arrested after he exited a bus in Natchez. Deputies had been searching for Anthony Darnell Owens, 60, after he failed to...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced that Mississippi will invest more than $100 million in economic development, infrastructure improvements, workforce training, tourism a...

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The climate phenomenon is expected to "continue for the next month or two," national forecasters said in an update Thursday.

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A pedestrian was killed during a hit-and-run in Hinds County, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP). The incident occurred on Interstate 20 West near the 27-mi...

LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 30-year-old man was arrested in Lincoln County in connection to the shooting death of his brother. The Daily Leader reported Jared Tyrae Vaughn was charged with first-...

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Authorities responded to a crash involving a school bus and a log truck in Jones County. The crash occurred on Highway 84 East at the intersection of Magnolia Road on Dece...

The social media app Bluesky restored access to its platform this week to Mississippians over the age of 18, partially reversing an August decision to block access for all users in the state in respon...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The DeSoto County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday it is launching a campaign for Memphis criminals to stay out of DeSoto County. "Over the last several years, DeSoto C...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Some Mississippi lawmakers want to tie funding to the state's universities and colleges based on student success. In a joint universities and colleges meeting, House and Senate...