Category Archives: WJTV
6 Mississippi colleges receive Retool Your School grant
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Home Depot announced Jackson State University, Alcorn State University, Mississippi Valley State University, Tougaloo College, Rust College, and Coahoma Commun...
Apr 27, 2022
Video shows Alabama officer collapse on pavement after Fentanyl exposure
THOMASVILLE, Ala. (WKRG) -- A Thomasville police officer exposed to the dangerous drug Fentanyl collapses and nearly dies. That's according to Thomasville Police Chief Mitchell Stuckey who spoke with ...
Apr 27, 2022
Search for Florida murder victim's body stalls after murderer brought to Alabama
PIKE COUNTY, Ala. (WDHN) - The search for the body of a Florida murder victim continues after the investigation has been stalled. According to an investigator with the Pike County Sheriff's Office, th...
Apr 27, 2022
Silver Alert issued for 35-year-old Jackson man
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued a Silver Alert for 35-year-old Kelvin Deshawn Todd, of Jackson He is described as six feet two inches tall, weighs 225 poun...
Apr 27, 2022
Belhaven community on alert after home invasion
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Belhaven neighbors said they want Jackson police and community members to come together to stop the string of carjackings and home invasions in the area. "People might feel saf...
Apr 26, 2022
Jackson mayor holds town hall on garbage collection
Jackson, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba hosted a 'Trash Talk' town hall on Tuesday, April 26 for people to voice their opinions on the recent garbage dispute and Richard's Disposal's p...
Apr 26, 2022
Body found on Glen Erin Street in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a body was found on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. The body was found on Glen Erin Street. Deputy Police Chief Deric Hearn said the case is bei...
Apr 26, 2022
Nancy and Zach New plead guilty to bribery, fraud in welfare scandal
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, April 26, a change of plea hearing was held at the Hinds County Courthouse for Nancy and Zachary New in connection to Mississippi's sprawling welfare scandal. ...
Apr 26, 2022
Hattiesburg man arrested on drug, firearm charges
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Forrest County deputies recently arrested a Hattiesburg man on multiple drug and firearm charges. John C. Brewer, 35, was arrested on a warrant by the Forrest County She...
Apr 26, 2022
Pregnant mother killed in Marshall County shooting
MARSHALL COUNTY, Miss. (WREG)-- A pregnant mother of two is dead, and investigators say she was an innocent bystander in a shooting that happened in Marshall County early Sunday morning. Memories are ...
Apr 26, 2022