Category Archives: WJTV
Jan. 6 panel calls Trump plan to block election illegal
(NewsNation) - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol detailed Thursday then-President Donald Trump's last-ditch effort to salvage the 2020 election by pressurin...
Jun 16, 2022
Woman released, not charged in Hattiesburg shooting
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A woman who was taken in to custody by Hattiesburg police after a shooting on Monday, June 13 has been released. Investigators said a man was shot in his leg following a do...
Jun 16, 2022
Abbott baby formula plant shuts down again due to flooding
STURGIS, Mich. (WOOD) - Just days after reopening baby formula production, the Abbott facility in Sturgis, Michigan, is once again stopping production. In a statement posted to its website, Abbott cit...
Jun 16, 2022
Suspects accused of using stolen credit cards in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) and Vicksburg police are asking for the public's assistance in locating suspects involved of theft at the Country Club Golf Cour...
Jun 16, 2022
Mother allegedly killed by son on Lakewood Drive in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A 21-year-old is in custody for allegedly killing his mother. Dekarius Funches (Courtesy: JPD) According to JPD officer Sam Brown, the mother, 42-year-old Latasha Funches, was ...
Jun 15, 2022
Two Adams County men wanted in church burglary
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Adams County deputies are searching for two men wanted for burglarizing a church on Tuesday, June 7. According to investigators, Mark Sturdivant and Kevin Paul Martin alle...
Jun 15, 2022
Two injured in shooting on Canton Street in Terry
TERRY, Miss. (WJTV) - Terry police are investigating a shooting that happened on Canton Street. Police Chief Michael Ivy said the shooting happened after 9:00 p.m. on Monday, June 13. According to Ivy...
Jun 15, 2022
Jackson police seek answers in stabbing death of 73-year-old man
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are looking for answers after an elderly man was found stabbed to death at his home. Police said Herbert McCombs, 73, was found dead under his garage on Raymond ...
Jun 15, 2022
Person escapes Jones County house fire with help from deputy
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A Jones County deputy helped a person escape from a house fire on Wednesday, June 15. The fire happened at a home on Pittman Road around 1:00 p.m. Firefighters said the ga...
Jun 15, 2022
Flags to fly at half-staff in honor of Meridian police officer
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) declared June 16 as a day of mourning and directed all flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Meridian Police Officer Kennis Croom. "Missis...
Jun 15, 2022