Category Archives: WJTV
2 injured in natural gas pipeline explosion on BAFB
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (KTAL/KMSS) - Two people were injured Tuesday morning in a natural gas pipeline explosion on the East Reservation of Barksdale Air Force Base, according to base officials...
Apr 19, 2022
Louisiana prison guard arrested on excessive force charges
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A guard at Louisiana's maximum security prison is in custody after he allegedly used excessive force that left "scratches and scrapes" on an inmate who was being placed in rest...
Apr 19, 2022
How gas prices have changed in Mississippi in the last week
Average gas prices per gallon in the U.S. are up slightly from the weekend but down about three cents from one week ago.Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Mississippi and created free to use...
Apr 19, 2022
Man wanted for stealing catalytic converters in Brookhaven
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - Brookhaven police are working to find the man who allegedly stole catalytic converters at Region 8 on Highway 51 North. Police said the incident happened on Monday, April 18...
Apr 19, 2022
Marcus Spanevelo, Cassie Carli's ex-boyfriend, appears in court
MILTON, Fla. (WKRG) - Marcus Spanevelo, the only named suspect in the death and disappearance of Navarre's Cassie Carli, appeared in court in Santa Rosa County Tuesday morning. During his first appear...
Apr 19, 2022
Mother, son kidnapped at Dollar General store in Marshall County, MS
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- A Marshall County woman and her son are safe after they say they were kidnapped shortly after leaving a Dollar General near Chulahoma. The woman does not want to be identified, but ...
Apr 19, 2022
19-year-old arrested for crash that critically injured Pearl teen
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Pearl police arrested a 19-year-old man in connection to a crash that critically injured a fellow high school senior on prom night. The crash happened in the early morning hours ...
Apr 19, 2022
Phil Bryant discusses his nephew, favored welfare vendors, failures and successes
Before publishing its investigative series "The Backchannel," which reveals Phil Bryant's entanglement with Mississippi's welfare scandal, Mississippi Today sat down with the former governor to discus...
Apr 19, 2022
Louisiana Lt. Governor confirms break-in at home, says suspects planned to burn house down
JESUIT BEND, La. (WGNO) - Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says he is still assessing the damage after his house was broken into in Plaquemines Parish last week. The break-in happened on ...
Apr 19, 2022
PRCC worker saves fellow employee with Heimlich Maneuver
POPLARVILLE, Miss. (WHLT) - A workforce project manager at Pearl River Community College (PRCC) is being called a hero after he performed the Heimlich Maneuver on a fellow worker. The worker, Doug Tou...
Apr 19, 2022