Category Archives: WJTV
Russians besiege crucial Ukrainian energy hub and seacoast
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian forces battled for control of a crucial energy-producing city in Ukraine's south on Thursday and gained ground in their bid to cut off the country from the sea, as Ukraini...
Mar 03, 2022
Belhaven community talks crime with public officials
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - For months, people in the Belhaven community have suffered from a string of armed carjackings. On Wednesday, they held a town hall and talked with public officials about how to...
Mar 02, 2022
Animal activists react to "Buddy's Law" dying in the State Capitol
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Tuesday was the deadline for bills to pass out of committee during the 2022 Legislative Session. One major bill did not make it out was Senate Bill 2261, known as "Buddy's Law....
Mar 02, 2022
Fate of Hinds County jail in federal judge's hands
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - While Hinds County awaits the final decision from the federal court on the jail consent decree, Sheriff Tyree Jones said he will not stop working to make sure the Hinds Co...
Mar 02, 2022
Child abuse suspect arrested in Jones County
UPDATE: JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies said Tyrice Austin, 22, turned himself in to the Jones County Sheriff's Department Thursday morning. He was booked into the Jones County Adul...
Mar 02, 2022
Preteen girls arrested, accused of torturing girl at sleepover
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect that the case is taking place in juvenile court. LOGANSPORT, Ind. (WXIN) -- Two 12-year-old girls were arrested and one was charged in connection ...
Mar 02, 2022
3-year-old boy dies in Mississippi apartment fire
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) - A 3-year-old boy was killed in an apartment fire in Mississippi, and four firefighters were burned while trying to save him, a fire chief said. The fire happened Tuesday eveni...
Mar 02, 2022
Five victims injured in stabbing at popular college bar, 'The Boot' on Mardi Gras morning
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)- On Mardi Gras morning Tulane Police Officers say a fight erupted when the security at "The Boot" bar on Broadway and Zimpel Streets wouldn't let a customer inside. He then stabbed ...
Mar 02, 2022
Jackson mayor discusses bribery accusations over garbage contract
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - As the Jackson City Council tries to come to an agreement on a garbage contract, the current contract with Waste Management will expire on April 1, 2022. Earlier this week, Jac...
Mar 02, 2022
Mississippi Miracles Radiothon helps provide hope for children's hospital patients
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Since 2001, the Mississippi Miracles Radiothon has raised more than $7 million to help Children's of Mississippi. "This hospital saved one of our boys' lives. What do you say t...
Mar 02, 2022