Category Archives: WJTV
Former Rankin County deputy tax collector indicted for embezzlement
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, State Auditor Shad White announced special agents from his office arrested the former deputy tax collector in Rankin County. Tiffany Loftin was indicted for embezz...
Nov 04, 2021
Mississippi man sentenced to 25 years for sexual battery
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A 42-year-old man was sentenced on Thursday to serve 25 years for sexual battery. John A. Gardner will also have to register as a sex offender once he's released from cu...
Nov 04, 2021
Tchula two-year-old accidentally shoots himself in the face
TCHULA, Miss. (WJTV) - Tchula police are investigating after a two-year-old accidentally shot himself in the face at a home on Front Street. Mississippi man gets life in prison in killing of 5 people ...
Nov 04, 2021
Mississippi Raiders football team moving to Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Raiders, which is an arena league football team, is moving to Jackson. The team held a news conference on Thursday with Mayor Lumumba and Visit Jackson's Presid...
Nov 04, 2021
Two arrested after high-speed chase from Mississippi to Louisiana
SLIDELL, La. (WGNO) - Early Thursday morning, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office deputies were notified that Hancock County Miss., deputies were in pursuit of a stolen beige 2006 Toyota Highlander on...
Nov 04, 2021
One Black juror, 11 whites to hear trial over Ahmaud Arbery slaying
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (NewsNation Now) - A judge ruled that he'll seat one Black juror and 11 whites to decide the trial of the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery, despite prosecutors' objections that s...
Nov 04, 2021
381 new coronavirus cases in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting 381 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mississippi. No additional deaths were reported. This brings the s...
Nov 04, 2021
Mississippi man gets life in prison in killing of 5 people
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after he pleaded guilty Wednesday to shooting five people to death - one in 2016 and four in 2017. Court ...
Nov 04, 2021
Madison man pleads guilty to embezzlement
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Madison man pleaded guilty to embezzlement by a bank officer. According to court documents, Thomas K. Robb, Jr., 37, used his position as a loan officer at a bank to approve ...
Nov 04, 2021
Take a virtual tour for potential roads for Vicksburg National Military Park
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Thursday, the National Park Service (NPS) opened the second 30-day public comment period for the Vicksburg National Military Park: Parkwide Road System Study. From November ...
Nov 04, 2021