Category Archives: WJTV
Two men plead guilty to attempted murder in Yazoo City
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two men pled guilty to attempted murder and were sentenced in connection to an April 2020 shooting. The Yazoo Herald reported the shooting happened after an altercation at S...
Apr 23, 2022
Seminar for women business owners to be held in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The "Financial Empowerment & Awareness" educational seminar for women entrepreneurs will be held on Wednesday, April 27. The Enterprising Women of Color program with the Mi...
Apr 23, 2022
Man killed, two shot near Farish St. Park
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was killed and two others were shot near Farish St. Park after an altercation had reportedly occurred. Jackson police said Clinton Newsome was found dead on Mill Street n...
Apr 23, 2022
Endangered/Missing Child Alert issued for Scott County 7-year-old
SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) has released an updated photo of Serinity Pedro. Serinity Pedro (Courtesy: MBI) SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - An Endangered/Mi...
Apr 22, 2022
Wounded veterans learn horsemanship at fairgrounds
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Wounded combat veterans were on a mission at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds. Veterans saddled up to learn horsemanship by the end of the week. They'll be roping and working ...
Apr 22, 2022
Jackson State fans are ready for 2022 Spring Football Game
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson State football fans will get to the team make sports history on Sunday, April 24 during the spring football game. Hundreds of fans are expected to attend JSU's Fan Fest...
Apr 22, 2022
Nancy and Zach New plead guilty to bribery and fraud in state welfare case
Nancy New, a once prominent private school and nonprofit founder, and her son Zach New pleaded guilty to state criminal charges in Mississippi's sprawling welfare scandal on Friday. The 69-year-old fo...
Apr 22, 2022
Suspect in DC shooting that hurt 4 found dead, police say
Raymond Spencer (NewsNation) - The man police in Washington, D.C. wanted to speak to about a shooting that injured four people Friday is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, multiple law enforcem...
Apr 22, 2022
Brookhaven police investigating ATM thefts
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - Brookhaven police are investigating a string of ATM thefts that have recently occurred. 2 women charged with murder after body found in Clinton Police said the break-ins are...
Apr 22, 2022
Mississippi governor signs bill to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates, passports
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Friday, April 22, Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced he signed House Bill 1509. The bill bans public institutions and agencies from discriminating against individuals ...
Apr 22, 2022