Category Archives: WJTV

Dianne Black wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Mississippi's 1st Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dianne Black wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Mississippi's 1st Congressional District. She will face Republican Trent Kelly in the November General Election. Black defea...
The Associated Press Jun 07, 2022

US Rep. Kelly wins Republican primary
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Republican Rep. Trent Kelly Mississippi has defeated Mark D. Strauss in the party primary north Mississippi's 1st Congressional District. Kelly was first elected to Congress in 2...
The Associated Press Jun 07, 2022

Jackson City Councilman pushes for holding facility
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson City Councilman Vernon Hartley, Ward 5, said the city is in dire need of a holding facility to help address crime. Hartley said it's important that the city try to aid ...
Marie Mennefield Jun 07, 2022

Jackson police chief briefs council on violent crime
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson leaders believe many of the homicides in Jackson are the result of interpersonal disagreements. Jackson Police Chief James Davis said the issue is not police visibility...
Marie Mennefield Jun 07, 2022

Two plead guilty in Nigerian fraud scheme
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, two defendants in a Nigerian fraud scheme pled guilty to conspiracy in U.S. District Court in Natchez According to court documents, Edafe Onoetiyi, 34, of Nigeria, ...
Jaylan Wright Jun 07, 2022

4 arrested for prescription fraud after chase in North Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) and other agencies were involved in a chase on Monday across Northeast Mississippi that ended in the arrest of four suspec...
Biancca Ball Jun 07, 2022

18-year-old in custody after chase from Madison to Jackson
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison police announced an 18-year-old who was wanted after a chase turned himself in to the department. Man arrested on drug charge in Adams County Police said Xavier William...
Biancca Ball Jun 07, 2022

City of Madison unveils historic signs on Main Street
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Madison unveiled historic signs on Main Street on Tuesday, June 7. Leaders unveiled a total of six historic signs. They said they wanted to make sure that the city ...
Malaysia McCoy Jun 07, 2022

Tupelo man arrested for sexual battery in Oxford
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - A Tupelo man was arrested in Oxford on a sexual battery charge. Former Clarksdale Public Utilities cashier accused of embezzlement Oxford police said they arrested Branson Gilli...
Biancca Ball Jun 07, 2022

VIDEO: Men dodge cars, lose shoes during fight on highway
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) - A chaotic scene unfolded on Interstate 270 in Ohio on Saturday, after two men got into a fight in the middle of active lanes of traffic. "After eight years of being a truck driv...
Mark Feuerborn Jun 07, 2022
