Category Archives: WJTV
Four charged with child neglect due to 'extremely dirty' living conditions
CENTURY, Fla. (WKRG) -- Four Century residents have been arrested and charged with felony child neglect after investigators found them and six minors living in neglected campers. Norman Tedder and his...
Oct 22, 2021
Congressman Bennie Thompson announces over $3M in funds to City of Winona
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)-United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $3,712,568 in funds through...
Oct 22, 2021
Morning 'Sip at Jurassic Quest
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)-Watch 12 News' Chloe Ortega and Jacob Lanier at the Jackson Convention Complex for the Jurassic Quest exhibit. The exhibit, known as the largest and most popular dinosaur attract...
Oct 22, 2021
Man who lived in house where alleged murder and rape occurred says he had no idea it was happening
EVANSVILLE, Ind (WEHT) - A woman was allegedly raped multiple times, and a man was beaten and strangled to death, all within less than 24 hours. Jason Harvey lived at the home where these atrocities t...
Oct 22, 2021
Alabama executes Willie B. Smith, intellectually disabled Black man, for 1991 murder
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- The State of Alabama has executed Willie B. Smith, an intellectually disabled Black man, for the 1991 murder of Sharma Ruth Johnson, the sister of a Birmingham police detect...
Oct 22, 2021
Man dies after being shot inside vehicle near Fortification Street in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot and killed early Friday morning. According to investigators, 20-year-old Jordan Walker was shot multiple times inside a ve...
Oct 22, 2021
Mother of two reported missing in Jackson found safe
UPDATE: JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Silver Alert issued for Kyla Barnett has been canceled, according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI). She has been located and is safe. JACKSON, Miss....
Oct 21, 2021
Sheriff: Alec Baldwin discharged prop gun on movie set that killed 1, injured another
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) - The Santa Fe Sheriff's Office says Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun that killed the photography director and wounded the director while filming near Santa Fe Thursday afterno...
Oct 21, 2021
12 News Investigates: Are Hinds County leaders complying with detention center consent decree?
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A recent attack on a detainee at the Raymond Detention Center and crackdowns at the facility are once again being called into question. Is Hinds County falling in line wit...
Oct 21, 2021
How to protect your kids from COVID-19 while trick-or-treating
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Even though COVID numbers are down, health experts warn Mississippi is not completely in the clear just yet. The number of new COVID-19 cases each day is decreasing nationwide....
Oct 21, 2021