Category Archives: WJTV

MSDH reports 1,732 new COVID-19 cases
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mississippi has been increasing over the last few weeks. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported there were 1,7...
Kaitlin Howell Jul 12, 2022

Man arrested for injuring 4 in shooting on Fairway Street
UPDATE: JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police said Donald Sherrod, 18, turned himself in to authorities. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for a man who injured four people, includ...
Kaitlin Howell Jul 12, 2022

Casey White charged with murder of Vicky White
(NewsNation) - Casey White, the inmate who escaped from an Alabama jail in April, has been charged with murder in the death of the corrections officer who helped him leave. Corrections officer Vicky W...
Cassie Buchman Jul 12, 2022

$1K reward offered in case of missing University of Mississippi student
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to a missing University of Mississippi student being found. Oxford police said they are working ...
Biancca Ball Jul 12, 2022

Former New York teacher accused of raping 13-year-old
FULTONVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - In late June, Kristin M. Bellinger, 39, turned herself in to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office investigators after a warrant was issued for her arrest. The warrant ca...
Harrison Gereau Jul 12, 2022

Man who escaped custody captured in Jones County
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - The man who was wanted for escaping custody in Jones County was captured on Tuesday, July 12. Investigators said Cody Saulters was captured on Highway 84 East near Eastvie...
Kaitlin Howell Jul 12, 2022

Tractor-trailer driver injured in crash on Highway 49
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is investigating a crash that injured a tractor-trailer driver. The crash happened just before 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 12 on Highway 49 ...
Kaitlin Howell Jul 12, 2022

Brothers charged after shooting, killing teen in Horn Lake
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- Two brothers are facing serious charges after a teen was shot and killed in Horn Lake, Mississippi over the weekend. Horn Lake Police say Ryan Turberville, 17, was found shot multiple...
Autumn Scott Jul 12, 2022

Watch: Jan. 6 hearing aims to tie Trump to rioters
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) - The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is expected to probe ties between former President Donald Trump and the far-right extremists who stormed the ...
Sydney Kalich Jul 12, 2022

Ridgeland police officer passes away
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Ridgeland Police Department is mourning the loss of a 20-year veteran law enforcement officer, Sgt. Ray Daniels. He passed away at home Sunday, July 10. "Sgt. Ray Daniels was a...
Cianna Reeves Jul 11, 2022
