Category Archives: WJTV
Governor addresses shooting at Mississippi Mudbug Festival
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) held a news conference on Monday, May 2, 2022, to address the violence that took place at the Mississippi Mudbug Festival in Jackson on Saturday,...
May 02, 2022
347 new coronavirus cases, 2 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported 347 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with two additional deaths. The new cases were repo...
May 02, 2022
Jackson mayor addresses shooting at Mudbug Festival
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba addressed the deadly shooting that happened at the Mississippi Mudbug Festival on Saturday, April 30. The mayor said many of those involved in t...
May 02, 2022
'We will capture them'; Lauderdale County Sheriff provides update on search for missing inmate, employee
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) - Lauderdale County officials provided an update on the search for a missing inmate and corrections director Monday morning. Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton ann...
May 02, 2022
Suspect wanted for shooting Brookhaven child
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - Brookhaven police are asking for the public's help in locating a person wanted for allegedly shooting a child. Clinton police identify suspect in homicide on Hannah Drive Th...
May 02, 2022
Body found on side of Hinds County road
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said work crews discovered a body on the side of a road on Monday, May 2, 2022. According to Jones, deputies responded to the scene at Jackson-...
May 02, 2022
Clinton police identify suspect in homicide on Hannah Drive
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Clinton police are working to find a 55-year-old man in connection to the homicide that happened on Sunday, May 1. Police said William Ervin Edwards, also known as Polo or Napo...
May 02, 2022
Alabama cornerback arrested in Jones County
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Alabama cornerback Eli Ricks was arrested in Jones County, Mississippi, on Sunday, May 1. According to the Jones County Sheriff's Office, Ricks was arrested by the Mississ...
May 02, 2022
Body located in river near Crescent City Park identified as missing 15-year-old
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - A body was found in the Mississippi River near the New Orleans Bywater area, NOPD confirmed on Monday morning. WGNO responded to Crescent City Park where crews from NOPD and Harbo...
May 02, 2022
VIDEO: Deputies detain 2 suspects at Mudbug Festival
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - New footage shows Hinds County deputies detaining suspected shooters at the Mississippi Mudbug Festival on Saturday, April 30. Two suspected shooters were detained. Deputi...
May 02, 2022