Category Archives: WJTV
Canton mayor vows stricter laws after recent crimes
CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Two separate incidents have left residents in the City of Canton rattled. Police are investigating the death of Anderson Walker, 75, who was found dead on Trolio Street on Septe...
Sep 22, 2025
'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' returning this week, Walt Disney Co. announces
Video above: 'Jimmy Kimmel Live! audience member recounts being turned away shortly after the show was indefinitely preempted. (NEXSTAR) - Less than a week after indefinitely preempting "Jimmy Kimmel ...
Sep 22, 2025
Audit reveals improper spending by Mississippi nonprofits: State Auditor
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - State Auditor Shad White (R-Miss.) announced a report showed taxpayer funds were spent on employee salaries, gift cards and gym memberships by nonprofit organizations that rece...
Sep 22, 2025
Check your freezer: Shrimp sold in Mississippi recalled over radioactive threat
(NEXSTAR) - Over 85,000 bags of shrimp are being recalled for potential contamination, marking the latest products to be impacted by a radioactive threat. In a recall notice published Sunday, the U.S....
Sep 22, 2025
Mississippi absentee ballots available for November 4 election
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - According to the Mississippi Secretary of State's Office, in-person and mail-in absentee ballots are now available in county Circuit Clerk's Offices for the elections that will...
Sep 22, 2025
Cycle the Ride raises funds for American Cancer Society
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - For a ninth year in a row, Nucor Steel employees took on a challenging four-day bike ride from New Orleans to Jackson. The riders crossed the finish line on Sunday at the Ameri...
Sep 22, 2025
Memorial service for Charlie Kirk draws thousands in Arizona
(NEXSTAR) - Tens of thousands of supporters gathered Sunday in Arizona to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was assassinated in Utah earlier this month. Kirk, 31, was fatally ...
Sep 21, 2025
Attala County crash claims life of Ethel man
ATTALA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was killed during a crash in Attala County. The crash occurred on Highway 14 near County Road 5202 around 6:15 p.m. on September 19, 2025. Man injured in Jackson dr...
Sep 20, 2025
Man injured in Jackson drive-by shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police are investigating after a man was injured during a drive-by shooting in Jackson. The shooting occurred in the area of Robinson Street and Rose Street around 11:3...
Sep 20, 2025
Man arrested after chase ends in crash at Jackson golf course
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police announced that a man was arrested after a chase ended in a crash at a Jackson golf course. Bailey Martin, spokesperson for the Mississippi Department of Public S...
Sep 20, 2025