Category Archives: WJTV
JSU player cut from Indiana Fever
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Wednesday, May 4, the Indiana Fever team announced on Twitter that Ameshya Williams-Holliday was waived from the team. The Jackson State University (JSU) women's basketball ...
May 04, 2022
Mom hit man with car after she told 911 she found him naked in bed with daughter
LUBBOCK, Texas -- The Lubbock Police Department arrested Orlando Delmer-Ortiz, 29, Tuesday for a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Police were called in August to Central Lubbock for the...
May 04, 2022
Meteorite chunks fall to the ground after fireball was seen in several states
(NEXSTAR) - After a fireball was seen blazing across the sky last week, bits of meteorite have been discovered on the ground in the South, NASA said. The agency shared a photo of one such meteori...
May 04, 2022
2nd case of West Nile reported in Adams County for 2022
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Health Department (MSDH) announced the second case of West Nile virus in Mississippi for 2022 was reported in Adams County on April 21. How to prevent mos...
May 04, 2022
Byram bartender accused of serving minors alcohol
BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) - Byram police arrested a bartender for allegedly serving minors alcohol at a restaurant. 4 arrested after contraband delivered to Raymond Detention Center Byram police said they r...
May 04, 2022
Jones County man arrested after drug bust on Cactus Drive
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies arrested a man on Tuesday, May 3 after conducting a search warrant at a home in the Calhoun Community. Deputies said they arrested Vince Collins, 59,...
May 04, 2022
Teens accused of Linda Frickey carjacking plead not guilty in arraignment
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - Four teenagers appeared in a full courtroom Wednesday morning following the fatal carjacking of New Orleans area woman Linda Frickey. The four suspects, John Honore (17), Briniyah...
May 04, 2022
NOFD: 8 fire trucks and 24 firefighters attack fire on Steamboat Natchez Tuesday night
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - The New Orleans Fire Department began investigating a fire that broke out on Steamboat Natchez Tuesday night. According to NOFD, the fire was reported shortly after 8 p.m. The fir...
May 04, 2022
4 arrested after contraband delivered to Raymond Detention Center
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones announced four people were arrested after investigators received information about contraband being delivered to the Raymond Detention Cen...
May 04, 2022
Ag commissioner addresses crime in Jackson after Mississippi Mudbug Festival shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson held a news conference on Wednesday, May 4 to address crime in Jackson. This comes after the deadly shooting at...
May 04, 2022