Category Archives: WJTV

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Rankin County woman was sentenced to 37 months in prison for misusing Veterans Benefit Administration money entrusted to her to benefit a disabled Army Veteran. Accordi...

CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Court of Appeals overturned a life sentence for a Claiborne County man, who was convicted of possessing a firearm as a felon following a fatal shooting...

OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) - Prosecutors announced a second Venezuelan man with ties to the Tren de Aragua (TdA) international gang was sentenced for conspiracy to commit brank fraud. According to the U.S. ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A substitute teacher who taught at Hernando High School has been arrested on a child pornography charge, according to the DeSoto County District Attorney's Office. Authorities said Pr...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi lawmakers gained insight from a group about how the Rural Health Transformation Program is being used in other states. Lawmakers on health care committees in the Ho...

ADAMS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The man accused of killing his mother in Natchez appeared in court on May 28, 2026, for a hearing focused on his mental competency. The hearing for Zachary Jackson Jr. did...

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two Florida men were sentenced for their roles in a series of auto burglaries at the Burn Boot Camp in Madison. Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney John K. "B...

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Southaven Police Department (SPD) said it has arrested six individuals and is searching for another suspect stemming from a recent drive-by shooting. On Wednesday, officers say t...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A 25-year-old man pled guilty to second-degree murder in connection a fatal gas station shooting in Jackson. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens announced Genesis Moore w...