Category Archives: WJTV
Recent carjackings alarm Jackson drivers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson neighbors said they're concerned about an increase in carjackings. Investigators said there were four carjackings on Monday, and the suspects who are committing the cri...
Oct 19, 2021
Hinds County sheriff's race is two weeks away
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - November 2nd is election day for Hinds County, and there will soon be a new sheriff and constable. Crime is the number one thing pulling many out to vote this time around....
Oct 19, 2021
Mother speaks out after daughter killed at Jackson nightclub
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Alicia Brown, 24, was shot and killed during a shooting that happened at Club Rain in Jackson Sunday morning along with two other people. Brown was the mother of two children; ...
Oct 19, 2021
Child tax credit: Why some might get a smaller payment in October, November, December
CLEVELAND (WJW) - If you're wondering why your advance child tax credit payment was smaller in October, a technical glitch first reported in September could be to blame. You can expect the glitch to i...
Oct 19, 2021
Jackson man sentenced to 17 years for possessing a firearm
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Tuesday, a Jackson man was sentenced to serve 17 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as an armed career criminal. According to court documents, Darius D. Wright...
Oct 19, 2021
Lawsuits filed against City of Jackson over drinking water
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Lawsuits have been filed against the City of Jackson and other former and current government officials due to the city's drinking water. The lawsuits claim the city's water had...
Oct 19, 2021
Two plead guilty in 2020 homicide outside Canton Sportsplex
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two men pleaded guilty in connection to a homicide that happened in Canton on December 18, 2020. Prosecutors Dario Robinson was shot and killed in the parking lot of the...
Oct 19, 2021
Blood pressure medication recalled over risk of cancer-causing impurity
(NEXSTAR) - Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. is voluntarily recalling a blood pressure medication that possibly contains high levels of a cancer-causing impurity, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Ad...
Oct 19, 2021
Candidates for Hinds County sheriff to debate at Jackson State
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with Jackson State University (JSU) announced the College of Liberal Arts' Department of Political Science will host a debate between Hinds County sheriff candidates. T...
Oct 19, 2021
Report: Jackson dumped 6B gallons of partly treated sewage
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi's capital city dumped more than 6 billion gallons (22.7 billion liters) of partly treated sewage into a river in 2020, seven years after signing a federal court agree...
Oct 19, 2021