Category Archives: WJTV

YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Yazoo City Medium was found unresponsive. The incident happened at the facility in Yazoo City just before 8:30 p.m. o...

A suspect has been apprehended after a shooting at Kentucky State University left one person dead and another in critical condition on Tuesday.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was hospitalized after a house fire in Jackson. The fire occurred in the 300 block of Queen Isabella Lane around 11:00 a.m. on December 9, 2025. According to officials, b...

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Rankin County house fire is under investigation for arson. The fire occurred at a home on Burch Road in Rankin County on December 9, 2025. "The vehicle was a total loss...

MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - McComb police identified the suspect accused of shooting a man in the back of his head. Police said they're searching for Wilton "Skeeter" Williams III, 18, in connection to the...

Only one ticket was able to win a $1 million prize in Monday's drawing.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-Miss.) announced Phase 2 of Operation Robocall Roundup, which is a multistate effort by the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force to crack down on ...

SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Forest Municipal School District announced a student died over the weekend. Brystol Marie Johnson was a student of Forest High School. "During this difficult time, we ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - There will be temporary lane closures on Interstate 55 in Jackson. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), the two left lanes of I-55 South between Pe...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Mississippi man is now in jail facing child sex charges, according to the Oxford Police Department. Paul Petach, 57, is charged with two counts of enticement of a child to meet for...