Category Archives: WJTV

Adams County man sentenced for 2018 homicide
ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - After 20 minutes of deliberation, an Adams County jury convicted a man for his role in a 2018 homicide. Judge Debra Blackwell sentenced Montreal Brown to serve 70 years in...
Kaitlin Howell Feb 10, 2022

Man arrested for business burglary in Copiah County
UPDATE: COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Investigators said Glenn Loyd, Jr., was arrested on Thursday, February 10. COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Copiah County deputies are searching for a man wanted for...
Kaitlin Howell Feb 10, 2022

Sale of Junior Champions benefits 4H programs
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 57th annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo is taking place at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds on Thursday, February 10. The Sale of Junior Champions happened in ...
Biancca Ball Feb 10, 2022

1,661 new coronavirus cases, 53 additional deaths in MS
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 1,661 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 53 additional deaths. The new cases were...
Kaitlin Howell Feb 10, 2022

2 teens arrested after threats to Natchez High School
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - Natchez police arrested two teenagers after bomb threats were reported at Natchez High School this week. 3 arrested after Jones County traffic stop Police said the threats were...
Biancca Ball Feb 10, 2022

Mississippi has worst life expectancy, new federal report finds
(NEXSTAR) - A report released Thursday found life expectancy in the U.S. can vary wildly based on which state you were born in. The data, analyzed by the National Center for Health Statistics, found H...
Alix Martichoux, Nexstar Media Wire Feb 10, 2022

3 arrested after Jones County traffic stop
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Jones County deputies arrested three suspects after a traffic stop Wednesday night. Investigators said a deputy observed a Nissan Murano crossing into oncoming traffic on ...
Kaitlin Howell Feb 10, 2022

ATF agents use new tech to track criminals in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - The rising rate of violent crimes is troubling to everybody. And federal law enforcement agencies are working with their local counterparts to try to make our streets and neighbor...
Aaron S. Lee Feb 10, 2022

Biden faces possible trucker threat
(The Hill) -- President Joe Biden is facing the possibility of truck driver protests mirroring those in Canada over vaccine mandates that would come as the administration works to combat supply c...
Alex Gangitano Feb 10, 2022

Massive sinkhole creating health problems for Jackson neighbors
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Anger and pain are just a few words some neighbors are using to describe the living conditions on one Jackson street in Ward 7. "It's sad. It is pathetic that we can't get any ...
Jailen Leavell Feb 09, 2022
