Category Archives: WJTV
Brandon leaders vote to allow liquor stores in city
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Brandon Board of Aldermen voted to allow liquor stores in commercially zoned areas in the city. The Board voted on the decision during a meeting on Monday, May 2. Visit Jac...
May 03, 2022
Man arrested for sexual assault in Oxford
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Oxford police arrested a man after receiving a report about a sexual assault. Bathrobe bandit steals $14k diamond ring from jewelry store Police arrested Adam Michael Prewett, 4...
May 03, 2022
Florida motorcyclist killed in Warren County crash
WARREN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is investigating a crash that killed a 69-year-old Florida man on Tuesday, May 3. The crash happened just after 11:00 a.m. on Highway...
May 03, 2022
Pike County deputies warn parents about edibles after bust
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies warned parents about edibles containing THC after a bust on April 30, 2022. The Pike County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division assisted the Mississipp...
May 03, 2022
Man arrested on multiple charges in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies arrested a man on multiple charges after a traffic stop in McComb. Body found inside home on Baker Street in Jackson Deputies stopped Kevin Butler Jr. ...
May 03, 2022
Visit Jackson celebrates National Travel & Tourism Week
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Visit Jackson will celebrate National Travel & Tourism Week May 1-7, 2022, with multiple activities in the city. The week's highlight is the Capital Area Tourism Summit, be...
May 03, 2022
Your questions about the Supreme Court and abortion answered
(NewsNation) - A leaked draft opinion suggests the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. The draft was made public by Politico in a...
May 03, 2022
Trial date set for Jones County couple accused of killing 6-month-old girl
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A trial date has been set for a Jones County couple accused of killing a six-month-old girl in 2019. The Laurel Leader Call reported the trial for Brandon Gardner, 26, and...
May 03, 2022
Madison County opts-out of medical marijuana dispensaries
MADISON, COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Madison County supervisors voted 3-2 on Monday, May 2 to opt-out of allowing medical marijuana dispensaries. Madison County handling Gluckstadt's public works, roads Ho...
May 03, 2022
Biden blasts 'radical' Roe draft, warns other rights at risk
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday blasted a "radical" Supreme Court draft opinion that would throw out the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling that has stood for a half century....
May 03, 2022