Category Archives: WJTV
Neighborhood services manager position approved
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Jackson City Council approved the creation of a neighborhood services manager position. Car crashes into Clarion Ledger building The Northside Sun reported the ordinance wa...
Mar 12, 2022
One dead after car crashes into Clarion Ledger building
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One person died after car crashed into the side of the Clarion-Ledger newspaper building around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 12. The driver, Kathryn Blakenship, was arrested. S...
Mar 12, 2022
Man arrested in Yazoo Co. jail contraband bust
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was arrested after deputies allegedly caught him throwing over fifty pounds of drugs and other contraband over a Yazoo County Correctional Facility fence. The Yazoo ...
Mar 12, 2022
Yazoo Co. man arrested in connection to church arson
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Yazoo County man was arrested in connection a fire that happened at a local church. The Yazoo Herald reported Jacob Potter, 32, was charged with arson of church property...
Mar 12, 2022
Teen in critical condition after being shot in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A teen is in critical condition after being shot around 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 11. $15,000 reward offered in homicide case of SMCC official Jackson police said the teen was...
Mar 12, 2022
Anonymous tip opens sexual assault case in Natchez
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - An anonymous tip submitted to Natchez High School led to the arrest of two people. Natchez police said the tip was in reference to a possible sexual assault. An investigation r...
Mar 12, 2022
Bridge in Yazoo County reopened
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WJTV)- Leaders with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced that a bridge in Yazoo County is now reopened as of Friday, March 11. New lanes open to traffic on ...
Mar 11, 2022
Woman dies in officer-involved shooting at Raymond Detention Center
RAYMOND, Miss. (WJTV)-A woman is dead after a shooting at the Raymond Detention Center (RDC) on Friday, March 11. The shooting involved at least three deputies and an unidentified female, according to...
Mar 11, 2022
Special judge appointed in case against Jackson mayor, councilmembers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Supreme Court has appointed Senior Status Judge and former Supreme Court Justice Jess H. Dickinson to preside as a special chancery judge in Chokwe Antar Lumumb...
Mar 11, 2022
Jackson airport expected to see increase in travelers for Spring Break 2022
JACKSON, Miss (WJTV) - The Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) leaders anticipate a significant increase in passenger traffic during the 2022 Spring Break travel period, which being...
Mar 10, 2022