Category Archives: WJTV
Missing couple survived in car for 7 days before one died, other rescued
ESMERALDA COUNTY, Nev. (KLAS) -- Family members of an Indiana couple who had been missing for more than a week are trying to figure out how they got lost in Nevada's high desert. Beverly Barker surviv...
Apr 07, 2022
Jackson mayor blames Waste Management for delays in trash pickup
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - People across Jackson said their garbage has not been picked up in a timely-manner once Richard's Disposal began pickup up trash on April 1, 2022. According to Jackson Mayor Ch...
Apr 06, 2022
Jackson police arrest man for murder after confrontation over $5
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a 22-year-old man in connection to a homicide that happened on Friday, April 1. Police said Jaquanus Harvey McGee was arrested just before 12:00 p.m. on...
Apr 06, 2022
Victim identified in deadly shooting on Highway 80 in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police have identified the victim involved in a deadly shooting that happened Wednesday, April 6 on Highway 80. The victim has been identified as 43-year-old Nick Thoma...
Apr 06, 2022
3 wanted for shooting 71-year-old woman in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are working to identify three suspects wanted for an armed robbery and for a shooting of a 71-year-old woman. MBI investigates officer-involved shooting outside ...
Apr 06, 2022
‘You stuck your neck out for me’: Brett Favre used fame and favors to pull welfare dollars
Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre had a way with Mississippi government officials. Whether the football star was looking for funds to boost a startup company that he thought would make him rich or an...
Apr 06, 2022
Mississippi man extradited in 30-year-old murder case
DOBSON, N.C. (AP) - A Mississippi man arrested for the murder of a woman whose body was found on an interstate 30 years ago has been extradited to North Carolina, authorities said Wednesday. The N.C. ...
Apr 06, 2022
Yazoo City man convicted of raping daughter
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Yazoo City man was convicted of six counts of statutory rape on Tuesday, April 5. MBI investigates officer-involved shooting outside Madison restaurant A Yazoo County Circ...
Apr 06, 2022
Man, woman accused of manufacturing meth in Pike County
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies and agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) arrested two suspects accused of manufacturing meth. Investigators said a search warrant was ...
Apr 06, 2022
Teacher raise, tax cut top issues in Mississippi session
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi legislators have finished their busiest session in years after enacting the largest teacher pay raise in a generation and setting the state's largest-ever income tax ...
Apr 06, 2022