Category Archives: WJTV
Grieving Kelly makes emotional return to Colts headquarters
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis Colts center Ryan Kelly walked into the team's media room Thursday, stared into a computer screen and let the emotions tell his story. From the inspirational message h...
Dec 31, 2021
Hinds County Sheriff Jones plans to focus on reducing crime in 2022
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Recently elected Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones is making plans to tackle violent crime in the area after the deadliest year on record in 2021 for the City of Jackson Mo...
Dec 30, 2021
Madison County Schools employee charged with sexual battery, child exploitation in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a Madison County Schools employee for sexual battery and child exploitation. MHP officer involved in shooting in Woodville Police said Raphael McDonald,...
Dec 30, 2021
More than 500 people tested for COVID at Jackson church in a week
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - New Jerusalem Church in Jackson has experienced an influx of people seeking a COVID-19 test amid a new surge of cases. Testing sites have been backed up throughout the metro ar...
Dec 30, 2021
Reeves encourages Mississippians to get booster shot amid surge
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) is encouraging Mississippians to get a COVID-19 booster shot amid a surge of new cases. Mississippi health leaders discuss recent increase in COV...
Dec 30, 2021
Man killed after forcing himself into apartment, Biloxi police say
BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was found dead outside of a Biloxi apartment complex on Wednesday, December 29. Police said they were notified about the shooting when someone called 911 after hearing a g...
Dec 30, 2021
Man wanted in connection to Hattiesburg double homicide case
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police are searching for a man wanted in connection to a double homicide case from December 16. Police said Frederick Allen, 18, of Hattiesburg, is wanted for t...
Dec 30, 2021
Bicyclist dies a week after collision with car in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A bicyclist has died a week after a collision with a vehicle in Hattiesburg. Hattiesburg police said Christopher Hawthorn, 43, and a Toyota Sienna collided at the intersect...
Dec 30, 2021
MHP officer involved in shooting in Woodville
WOODVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened in Woodville on Thursday, December 30. According to the Mississippi Attorney General's Office, the sh...
Dec 30, 2021
4,885 new coronavirus cases, 11 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 4,885 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with 11 additional deaths. The new cases were...
Dec 30, 2021