Category Archives: WJTV
2025 Mississippi State Fair opens gates to fairgoers
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 166th Mississippi State Fair opened its gates at 11:00 a.m. on October 2, 2025, at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson. The fair runs from October 2-13, 2025, and ...
Oct 02, 2025
Fourth teen arrested in death of Grenada High School student
GRENADA, Miss. (WJTV) - A fourth teenager was arrested in connection to the death of a Grenada High School student. The Yazoo Herald reported Ryan O. Spencer, was arrested by Grenada police on Septemb...
Oct 02, 2025
Vicksburg National Military Park reopens thanks to donor support
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The Vicksburg National Military Park (VNMP) will reopen for regular business hours on October 2, 2025. According to the Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park and Campai...
Oct 02, 2025
Husband held on $1M bond after wife found dead in Horn Lake home
HORN LAKE, Miss. -- A Horn Lake man is being held in the DeSoto County Jail on a $1 million bond, a month after his wife was found dead inside their home on Grove Lane. Eric Andre Brown was charged wi...
Oct 02, 2025
Man arrested for allegedly filming woman in Vicksburg tanning bed
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police announced the man, who allegedly put a hidden camera in a tanning booth, has been arrested. Police said they responded to Wyatt's Gym on Manor Drive on Septe...
Oct 02, 2025
Autopsy results released for man found hanging from tree in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Vicksburg police announced the cause of death for the man who was found hanging from a tree has been released. The incident occurred in a wooded area in the 4100 block of Was...
Oct 02, 2025
Mississippi State Fair food booths inspected for safety by MSDH
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The 2025 Mississippi State Fair will open on October 2, 2025, in Jackson. Officials with the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) said the agency has inspected all foo...
Oct 02, 2025
Mississippi congressional delegation on government shutdown
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The federal government shut down on October 1, 2025. Now, it's up to lawmakers to agree on a spending bill that would eventually reopen the government. "Historically, they last...
Oct 01, 2025
Man arrested for series of Brandon, Florence auto burglaries
BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - Brandon police announced a 25-year-old man was arrested in connection to a series of recent auto burglaries in Brandon and Florence. In the early morning hours of October 1, 20...
Oct 01, 2025
17-year-old arrested for Jackson shooting that killed 1, injured 2
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police announced a 17-year-old and his mother were arrested in connection to a shooting that killed a 19-year-old and injured two women. Detective Tommie Brown, with th...
Oct 01, 2025