Category Archives: WJTV
EXCLUSIVE: Viral video of man pinning teen after fight at high school causes concern
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - A video showing what appears to be a grown man pinning a 14-year-old year old to the ground has gone viral on social media. The video was shot at Hanks High School, in east El ...
Nov 04, 2021
9-year-old special needs student shot getting off school bus in Lafayette; family says she has collapsed lung, but is recovering
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - A nine year old girl with special needs who was shot after getting off the school bus in Lafayette, is in stable condition. She was hit by gunfire, during an argument between t...
Nov 04, 2021
Ex-Raider Henry Ruggs yelled at police, hospital staff after fatal crash, records show
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III yelled at hospital staff and police as they tried to help him and investigate a fatal crash Tuesday morning, records obtained ...
Nov 04, 2021
Crisler, Jones to run-off in Hinds County Sheriff race
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - In the race for Hinds County Sheriff, neither candidates earned 51 percent of the votes-- this means we will have a run-off election to determine who will be the next sheriff t...
Nov 03, 2021
Canton police find man dead in backyard of home
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - One man died after a shooting in Canton Wednesday night. According to Canton police, 50-year-old Michael Winston died in the backyard of a home on Richards Circle. The shooting ...
Nov 03, 2021
Lyft driver describes struggle to survive attack in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Lyft driver who was kidnapped and shot seven times on Tuesday in Jackson is sharing her story while recovering from a hospital bed. Brandy Littrell recounts the attack mome...
Nov 03, 2021
JSU professor discusses getting inside the mind of criminals
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Statistics show recent crimes are happening more among the younger generation. To get inside the mind of a criminal, criminologists look at multiple reasons why individuals are...
Nov 03, 2021
Friends of injured Lyft driver in shock after shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An arrest was made after a Lyft driver was shot multiple times in Jackson on Tuesday. Police said the suspect, 17-year-old Dontarius Magee, confessed to the crime when he was b...
Nov 03, 2021
MSU Extension Service warns of chronic waste disease in whitetail deer
CORINTH, Miss. (WJTV) - A prion disease spreading through Mississippi whitetail deer populations has changed how herds are managed and may reduce the economic benefit of hunting in the state. Chronic ...
Nov 03, 2021
Watch "Mistletoe Marketplace" Preview Show on WJTV 12 News
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Junior League of Jackson will host its 41st annual Mistletoe Marketplace from November 3rd through 6th at the Mississippi Trade Mart. Shoppers can expect guest speakers, a ...
Nov 03, 2021