Category Archives: WJTV
JXN Water to launch webpage for account-related issues
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate issued an order focused on individuals using water service without having an account with JXN Water, according to officials. They said custome...
Sep 17, 2025
1 killed, 1 injured in Madison County crash
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - One driver was killed and another driver was injured during a crash in Madison County. The crash occurred on Highway 16 near Davis Road around 6:00 a.m. on September 17,...
Sep 17, 2025
Mississippi man gets 40-year prison term for sexual battery
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man pled guilty to sexual battery and gratification of lust in Rankin County. Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced that Sonny Jacob L...
Sep 17, 2025
Authorities discuss investigation into Delta State student's death
CLEVELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Delta State University Public Safety, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) and local law enforcement held a news conference on Wednesday to discuss the investigation...
Sep 17, 2025
Mississippi city reconsiders renaming street for Charlie Kirk
HERNANDO, Miss. -- The Hernando Board of Aldermen took up a proposal Tuesday night to rename a city street after slain political activist and commentator Charlie Kirk. The first vote to rename a city ...
Sep 17, 2025
Mississippi woman gets prison for $5M COVID relief fraud
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Mississippi woman was sentenced last Thursday to federal prison after defrauding a COVID-19 relief program of over $5 million. Lisa Evans, 42, of Olive Branch, Miss., has been sent...
Sep 17, 2025
Mississippi College suspends two employees for social media posts
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with Mississippi College in Clinton announced two employees have been suspended after "inappropriate statements" were made on social media. Mississippi College is awa...
Sep 17, 2025
Congressman calls for federal investigation into Delta State student's death
CLEVELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) has called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to launch an investigation into...
Sep 16, 2025
Former Mississippi hospital board member, employee arrested for fraud
SUNFLOWER COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A former North Sunflower Medical Center (NSMC) Board of Trustees member and his employee were arrested for submitting fraudulent invoices, according to the State Audit...
Sep 16, 2025
Coroner says no evidence of assault after body found hanging on MS college campus
CLEVELAND, Miss. - The Bolivar County coroner says a preliminary death investigation shows no sign of broken bones or evidence of an assault against a Delta State University (DSU) student whose body w...
Sep 16, 2025