Category Archives: WJTV

Mississippi launches Rural Health Transformation Program Office
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced the establishment of the Mississippi Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Office and launch of the official Mississippi RHTP webs...
Sethanie Smith Apr 29, 2026

Mississippi students to be honored for stopping bus from crashing
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Five Mississippi middle school students will be honored for keeping their school bus from crashing after their driver passed out while on a four-lane highway. The Youth ...
Kaitlin Howell Apr 29, 2026

Bond set for woman charged in deaths of two Jackson students
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Bond has been set for the woman arrested in connection to the shooting deaths of two teenagers in Hinds County. During her initial court appearance on April 28, 2026, Milisen M...
Kaitlin Howell Apr 29, 2026

Man charged with trying to kill Trump at dinner took photo with knife in hotel: DOJ
The man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner and is accused of trying to kill President Donald Trump took a picture of himself in his hotel room just minutes...
The Associated Press Apr 29, 2026

Supreme Court rules on Voting Rights Act, striking down Louisiana map
The Supreme Court declared Louisiana's addition of a second majority-Black congressional district an unconstitutional racial gerrymander on Wednesday, a 6-3 decision along ideological lines that weake...
Zach Schonfeld Apr 29, 2026

'Never seen anything like this': Death of Natchez woman shocks community
Editor's Note: The details in this story may be disturbing to some readers. NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - The brutal crime of a son charged with killing his mother has sent shockwaves through the City of Na...
Byron Brown Apr 28, 2026

Probation revoked for Natchez man charged in shooting
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Natchez man will serve time in prison after investigators said he was involved in a violent shooting while on probation. Jalin Johnson is charged with attempted murder, two c...
Sethanie Smith Apr 28, 2026

Man sentenced for fatal Jackson gas station shootout
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A 30-year-old man, who was convicted in connection to a fatal shootout at a Jackson gas station in 2021, has been sentenced. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens said Chri...
Kaitlin Howell Apr 28, 2026

Rankin County storage worker charged with embezzlement
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Rankin County deputies announced a storage facility employee was arrested for stealing from the location. Investigator Tyler Burnell, with the Rankin County Sheriff's Off...
Kaitlin Howell Apr 28, 2026

Hosemann appoints businessman to Metro Jackson Water Authority Board
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R-Miss.) announced he appointed longtime Jackson businessman Sandy Carter as his representative on the nine-member Metro Jackson Water Authority ...
Tommy West Apr 28, 2026
