Category Archives: WJTV
'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett convicted of staging attack, lying to police
CHICAGO (AP) - Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was convicted Thursday on charges he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself nearly three years ago and then lied to Chicago police ...
Dec 09, 2021
Former MDOC probation officer indicted on two more counts of embezzlement
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - On Thursday, State Auditor Shad White announced special agents from his office arrested former Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) probation officer Dendrick Hu...
Dec 09, 2021
City of Jackson releases proposed transit plan
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Jackson released its proposed ConnectJXN: Transit Plan to help improve JTRAN. New park opens at the LeFleur's Bluff Education and Tourism Complex in Jackson The pro...
Dec 09, 2021
Man charged with murder in Pike County shooting
PIKE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Pike County deputies arrested a man in connection to a deadly shooting. Investigators said the shooting happened just after 10:00 p.m. on December 8, 2021, on Fred Bacot Ro...
Dec 09, 2021
New park opens at the LeFleur's Bluff Education and Tourism Complex in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Thursday, December 9 for the opening of a new playground at the LeFleur's Bluff Education and Tourism Complex in Jackson. The playground w...
Dec 09, 2021
Fruit, veggie giveaway being held in Jackson, Canton
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The "Drive Through Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Giveaway" will be held in Jackson and Canton on Monday, December 20 at 10:00 a.m. The event will be hosted by the United Way of t...
Dec 09, 2021
U.S. Marshals arrest Grambling Homecoming shooter in Texas
TARRANT COUNTY, Tex. (KTVE/KARD) -- U.S. Marshals arrested 19-year-old Zyheim Butcher in Tarrant County, Texas on Monday December 6 on one count of First Degree Murder and one count of Attempted First...
Dec 09, 2021
745 new coronavirus cases, 5 additional deaths in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 745 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi, along with five additional deaths. This brings the st...
Dec 09, 2021
ERDC security officer dies in Vicksburg shooting
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The Warren County deputy coroner said a security officer died after shooting himself in Vicksburg on Thursday, December 9. Jackson police arrest man after 3 killed in State S...
Dec 09, 2021
Jackson police arrest man after 3 killed in State Street house fire
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police arrested a man after three men were killed during a house fire on Wednesday, December 8. The fire happened at a home on North State Street around 9:30 p.m. After...
Dec 09, 2021