Category Archives: WJTV

Driver arrested after crash near Jackson gas station
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police said a man was arrested after a crash near a Jackson gas station. Bailey Martin, spokesperson for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said officer...
Kaitlin Howell Aug 27, 2025

Young karaoke sensation to perform 'Chickenhead' with rapper Project Pat
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A nine-year-old girl who racked up millions of views with her karaoke rendition of Project Pat's 'Chickenhead' will perform on stage with the Memphis rapper on 901 Day, Sept. 1. Last...
Melissa Moon Aug 27, 2025

Video shows Austin Drummond attacking inmate in prison
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Dramatic video obtained by WREG appears to show Austin Drummond attacking a fellow inmate while incarcerated in a common area. Drummond is accused of killing a family of fo...
Shay Arthur Aug 27, 2025

Tennessee man sentenced in hit-and-run death of Ole Miss student
OXFORD, Miss. - Nearly three years after a University of Mississippi student was killed in a downtown Oxford hit-and-run, the man behind the wheel has been sentenced to prison. On Monday, Seth Rokitka...
Darian Randolph Aug 27, 2025

More questions remain after comedian killed in Southaven
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. - There are more calls for answers following the death of a comedian Reginald Carroll, who was shot and killed last week at a home in Southaven. Friends of Carroll's say the susp...
Shay Arthur Aug 27, 2025

2 children killed, 17 people wounded in shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school
(NEXSTAR) - Two young children are dead and more than a dozen others are injured after a gunman fired shots through the windows of a church at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis during a Wedn...
Addy Bink Aug 27, 2025

Teen killed in shooting after drag race event in Mississippi
COAHOMA COUNTY, Miss. - A 19-year-old from Como, Mississippi was shot and killed over the weekend following an altercation tied to a drag racing event, according to the Coahoma County Sheriff's Office...
Darian Randolph Aug 27, 2025

Man pleads guilty to killing Kansas City woman in Mississippi
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The man accused of killing a Kansas City woman and burying her body in a shallow grave in Mississippi pled guilty to first-degree murder. According to court documents, ...
Kaitlin Howell Aug 27, 2025

Man arrested in connection to Morton bank robbery
MORTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Morton police announced a man was arrested in connection to a bank robbery. According to police, James Miller, 25, was arrested on 7th Street around 5:00 p.m. on August 26, 2025...
Kaitlin Howell Aug 26, 2025

Cracker Barrel dropping new rebrand logo after backlash
(NEXSTAR) - In what may be one of the shortest rebrands in history, restaurant chain Cracker Barrel announced Tuesday it would be dropping its recently unveiled (and controversial) rebranded logo and ...
Russell Falcon Aug 26, 2025
