Category Archives: WJTV

Byram police arrest three at "ATV Chop Shop"
BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) - Three men were arrested after Byram police discovered stolen property on Thursday, May 12. Police said they responded to a disturbance call at Savage Off-Road Performance on East...
Rachel Hernandez May 20, 2022

Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon held in Madison
MADISON, Miss. (WJTV) - An event to celebrate Officer Appreciation Week was held at Georgia Blue in Madison on Friday, May 20. The 3rd Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon was sponsored by Ran...
Richard Lake May 20, 2022

Title 42 must remain in place, judge rules
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- A federal judge in Louisiana ruled Friday that the Biden administration must continue expelling migrants at the border under Title 42. Invoked at the start of the cor...
Fernie Ortiz May 20, 2022

Miniature horse recovering from dog attack in Fondren
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A miniature horse is recovering after being attacked by a pair of dogs in Fondren. The owners said the dogs are still on the loose. Buttercup was attacked three weeks ago while...
Thao Ta May 20, 2022

Contraband lands four Lincoln County inmates in ER
LINCOLN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Four Lincoln County Jail inmates were taken to an emergency room after consuming contraband on Friday, May 20. The Daily Leader reported the inmates were taken to the em...
Rachel Hernandez May 20, 2022

MSDH issues Health Alert for monkeypox
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), along with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), issued a Health Alert for the monkeypox virus. Clusters of monkeypox cases ...
Rachel Hernandez May 20, 2022

Suspect wanted for stealing jewelry at local outlets
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Ridgeland police are asking for the public's help to identify a person involved in multiple jewelry thefts at retail outlets in the metro area. Courtesy: Ridgeland Police Dep...
Biancca Ball May 20, 2022

Two children injured in possible Jones County DUI crash
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A man and two children were injured in a rollover car crash in Jones County on Friday, May 20. Deputies said the crash happened around 11:25 a.m. near the Highway 590 inte...
Rachel Hernandez May 20, 2022

Court dismisses death row inmate's execution request
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, May 20, the Mississippi Supreme Court dismissed death row inmate Blayde Grayson's request for his execution date to be set immediately. Grayson filed the request in ...
Rachel Hernandez May 20, 2022

Woodville shooting suspect captured in New Orleans
WOODVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - The man wanted in connection to a murder in Centerville and a shooting in Woodville was captured in New Orleans. The Natchez Democrat reported Jaccory Carr, 24, was arrested ...
Kaitlin Howell May 20, 2022
