Category Archives: WJTV
Jackson police warn of jury duty scam
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are warning neighbors about a jury duty scam that's been reported in the area. Jury verdict partially reversed in Helen Harrion case Police said the scammer call...
Apr 30, 2022
Crews to begin replacing Mill Street bridge in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson Public Works Department will begin replacing the Mill Street bridge over Town Creek in downtown Jackson on Monday, May 2. Crews will close Mill Street from Griffith...
Apr 29, 2022
Chase on I-55 ends after driver crashes into 18-wheeler
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Memphis man was taken to a hospital after a chase from Holmes County to Madison County on Friday, April 29, 2022. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP), a ...
Apr 29, 2022
Man charged in connection to Oxford homicide
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Oxford police arrested a 33-year-old man in connection to a homicide that happened early Friday morning on Saddle Creek Drive. Police said they received a call from a neighbor a...
Apr 29, 2022
$278K Mississippi Match 5 jackpot claimed
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A total of $321,700 in prize money was collected by a half-of dozen winners Friday morning at the Mississippi Lottery Claims Center. Don C. of Carson collected his prize of $27...
Apr 29, 2022
Jury verdict partially reversed in Helen Harrion case
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Supreme Court partially reversed the jury verdict that found the City of Jackson liable for violating Ruth Helen Harrion's rights to due process. Harrion was ki...
Apr 29, 2022
Vicksburg leaders, Jacques' Bar reach agreement
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen and the owner of Jacques' Bar agreed to a resolution on Friday, April 29. The board and Refined South Restaurant Group LLC reached a...
Apr 29, 2022
Silver Creek evacuated after pipeline hit
UPDATE: LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The scene has been cleared. The Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC released a statement about the incident. This afternoon in Silver Creek, MS a local resident da...
Apr 29, 2022
Exclusive: Dr. Dobbs reflects on his position ahead of resignation
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs is resigning at the end of July. He spoke about the work he's done since starting his position in 2018 and his decision to resign. Dobbs s...
Apr 29, 2022
Louisiana deputies arrest Texas murder suspect; suspect's brother also in custody
WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- On Friday, April 29, 2022, Ouachita Parish Sheriff deputies received information that 22-year-old Demetrius K. Bradshaw, a murder suspect from Tarrant County, Tx., was ...
Apr 29, 2022