Category Archives: WJTV
Griner's ordeal in Russia weighs on minds of teammates
PHOENIX (AP) - While the practice facility for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury was filled with laughter and the echoes of bouncing basketballs during the team's preseason workout, there was no denying the ...
Apr 19, 2022
Man, woman dead in murder-suicide at Jackson apartment
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Police are investigating after two people died in a murder-suicide in Jackson on Monday, April 18. The incident took place at The Park at Inverness Apartments on Ridgewood Road...
Apr 18, 2022
Teen wanted for felony auto burglary in Byram
BYRAM, Miss. (WJTV) - A 19-year-old is wanted in Byram on a felony auto burglary charge. Jackson police arrest several suspects in weekend operation Byram police are looking for Joshua Ocean Wells of ...
Apr 18, 2022
Man wanted for armed robbery of business in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for a man wanted in connection to an armed robbery. Former probation officer pleads guilty to embezzlement Police said the man entered a business w...
Apr 18, 2022
Trial set for Hinds County election commissioner, 2 others
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Trial dates have been set for those involved in an alleged Hinds County Election Commission scandal. The trial is scheduled for Monday, October 3, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. in the Hin...
Apr 18, 2022
Former probation officer pleads guilty to embezzlement
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - A former Mississippi Department of Corrections probation officer faces up to 80 years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of embezzlement for taking more than $4,0...
Apr 18, 2022
Jackson police arrest several suspects in weekend operation
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson Police Department's (JPD) Criminal Apprehension Team executed several search warrants over the weekend. Officers made several arrests and seized weapons and drugs. ...
Apr 18, 2022
Huey Magoo's restaurant opens in Pearl
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - The grand opening of the new Huey Magoo's restaurant was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Pearl Chamber of Commerce on Monday, April 18, 2022. Severe weather ha...
Apr 18, 2022
Dallas man arrested after chase from Brandon to Pearl
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Dallas man was arrested and charged with felony fleeing after a chase from Brandon to Pearl. Police said the chase happened around 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 18, 2022....
Apr 18, 2022
Hip hop pioneer DJ Kay Slay dies of COVID-19 at age 55
NEW YORK (AP) - Pioneering hip hop artist Keith Grayson, who performed as DJ Kay Slay and worked with top stars, has died of complications from COVID-19. Grayson's death at age 55 on Sunday was confir...
Apr 18, 2022