Category Archives: WJTV
2,065 new coronavirus cases, 93 additional deaths in MS
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 2,065 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 93 additional deaths. The new cases were...
Feb 08, 2022
Dixie National Rodeo events for Feb. 8
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 57th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo is being held in Jackson until Sunday, February 20. All events are held at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds. The schedu...
Feb 08, 2022
Berry's owner says employee stole food from business
MAGEE, Miss. (WJTV) - A Berry's Seafood and Catfish House employee was arrested after the restaurant owner said he caught the person stealing food on Friday, February 4. Carroll Berry said he arrived ...
Feb 08, 2022
Man shot, killed on Dixon Road in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A man died after a shooting that happened on Dixon Road in Jackson on Monday, February 7. Man, teen injured in Simpson County shooting Officer Sam Brown said Victor Caldwell, 4...
Feb 08, 2022
Missing Brookhaven man last seen in Louisiana
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) - Brookhaven police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing man. Father, son accused of shooting at FedEx driver in Brookhaven They said 78-year-old Amile Degen...
Feb 08, 2022
Hal's St. Paddy's Parade & Festival set for March 26
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Organizers with the Hal's St. Paddy's Parade & Festival announced the event will be held in March 2022. The parade was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pand...
Feb 08, 2022
Kidnapped toddler believed to be traveling with grandmother, NOPD reports
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - Police in New Orleans began searching for a young child who was reportedly taken by his grandmother early Tuesday morning. NOPD reports 2-year-old King-Josiah Holmes was taken by ...
Feb 08, 2022
Texas mom finds missing daughter in New York City after 2-month search
THE BRONX (WPIX) -- The Texas mother of a New York City woman missing for two months found her 31-year-old daughter on Monday afternoon. "She was with a Honduran family," Noemy Brinson said about her ...
Feb 08, 2022
Supporters across the country raise money for Ridgeland Library after controversy
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - People from across the nation are rallying together to raise money for the Ridgeland Public Library. In January without warning Ridgeland Mayor Gene Mcgee withheld designated...
Feb 07, 2022
Man shot at home on Dewey Street in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating a shooting that happened on Monday, February 7. Pelahatchie woman pleads guilty to murder-for-hire plot Police said an older man was shot at hi...
Feb 07, 2022