Category Archives: WJTV
Mississippi is set to execute a man convicted of raping and killing a college student
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student is set to be executed Wednesday evening at the Mississippi State Penitentiar...
Oct 14, 2025
Chronic Wasting Disease detected for first time in Prentiss County
PRENTISS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) announced the agency recently received a Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) positive test...
Oct 14, 2025
Third victim dies after shooting at Heidelberg High homecoming game
JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A third person has died in connection to the fatal shooting at Heidelberg High School's homecoming game on October 10, 2025. Heidelberg police said the victims were ident...
Oct 14, 2025
Fifth person charged in Leland mass shooting
LELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - The FBI announced a fifth arrest was made in connection to the mass shooting in Leland that killed six people. According to FBI agents, Terrogernal S. Martin, 33, was arrested o...
Oct 14, 2025
Man arrested for Vicksburg stabbing
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police announced a suspect was arrested for stabbing a man multiple times. Officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Washington Street on October 11, 2025, in r...
Oct 14, 2025
Canton School District cancels tailgating for homecoming
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Leaders with the Canton Public School District announced Canton High School will cancel its tailgating activities for the homecoming game on October 17, 2025. Officials said the...
Oct 14, 2025
Violence mars weekend celebrations in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A weekend meant for celebration across Mississippi was overshadowed by a series of violent incidents. In Jackson, an 11-year-old boy was shot at Mississippi Veterans Memorial S...
Oct 14, 2025
NHC continues to monitor Tropical Storm Lorenzo in Atlantic | Tracking the Tropics
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Little change is expected for Tropical Storm Lorenzo in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. Located about 1,330 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands, Lo...
Oct 14, 2025
20-year-old man killed in Copiah County shooting
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Copiah County deputies are investigating after a 20-year-old man was killed during a shooting. Investigators said they responded to the Copiah County Medical Center just ...
Oct 14, 2025
Woman shot in head while inside SUV dies: JPD
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police announced the woman who was shot in the head while inside a vehicle has died. Interim Jackson Police Chief and Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said someone fire...
Oct 14, 2025